The Grey Panthers
13 April 2011, - Egton Bridge & Glaisdale
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9.5 miles

Explorer Map No OL27 - North York Moors (Eastern Area)

An excellent walk that takes in some great views of Glaisdale, - both of the village clinging to the side of the hill and the dale itself. The walk crosses the Beggar's Bridge, one of the best known 17th Century pack-horse bridges in the North York Moors.
Navigation is fairly straightforward, though it helps to have the 1 : 25,000 map to check field patterns occasionally.
There are three ascents (and corresponding descents) that will exercise one a bit, though they are not too severe.
Choose a fine day, and this is a walk to remember.

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Start from the car park by Egton Bridge Station (NZ80444 05361).
Head down past St. Hedda's church, then turn right along the minor road (Broom House Lane).
Follow the road, alongside the River Esk, until you pass Broom House Farm (a guest house and restaurant).
Take the signposted footpath on your left to Glaisdale. The path is diverted to avoid Limber Hill farm's farmyard, passing through a gate to the left of the farm to rejoin the minor road into Glaisdale.
Head down this road, then take the signposted footpath on your left to the Beggar;s Bridge.
Cross the bridge, then cross the river again on the pedestrian footpbridge. Turn right, and take the footpath to Carr End.
From here, take the minor road to Glaisdale.
When you meet the main street in Glaisdale, turn right and head uphill for a couple of hundred yards.
At Glaisdale's Green, turn left along the minor road, which soon becomes a farm track.
Continue on this track until you pass a small pond. Continue straight ahead at this point, rather than bear right along the track to Glaisdale Rigg.
Follow the track down to the minor road at Postgate Farm.
Turn right, and walk a short distance along the road until you come to the signposted footpath on your left to Plum Tree Farm.
Continue on field footpaths to Low Gill Beck Farm.
From here take field footpaths to Bank House Farm.
Just past this farm, take the footpath which ascends to Smith's Lane.
Turn left and walk a short distance along this minor road to take the field footpath down to Lodge Hill Farm.
From here, take the farm lane to first Butter Park Farm and then Delves.
From Delves, take the footpath that leads downhill in an Easterly direction, to eventually meet a farm track. Here turn left until you come to the minor road which brings you back to Egton Bridge.