10.2 miles.

Outdoor Leisure Map No OL30 - Yorkshire Dales, Northern & Central Areas

A walk through absolutely stupendous scenery, though it is essential to have good visibility in order to capitalise on the views.
The walk uses well defined tracks and footpaths, and there is little difficulty in navigation.
The footpaths can be muddy in places, and there are some significant gradients involved. However, the walk should present no problems to anybody who is reasonably fit.

For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above link.
(Overlay made with Version 5 of Memory Map)

Some new mapping software is now availabe which you may want to try, - QUO mapping. You can download the software for free from the link below, complete with demonstration maps. Having installed QUO, you can import and export Memory Map overlays. Thus YOU DON'T NEED Memory Map to use any of the overlays provided on the Grey Panthers website, - just use QUO!!

Start from the village of Bainbridge (SD93354 90335).
Walk along the A64 road in the direction of Aysgarth and cross the River Bain (CARE : TRAFFIC!). Just before the minor road on the right to Stalling Busk there is a footpath to Semerwater and Countersett at SD93579 89985.
Follow the footpath to the bridge at Countersett.
When you reach the bridge, turn left along the road. Just opposite Low Blean farm there is a footpath (at SD92334 87240) to Stalling Busk.
When you reach Stalling Busk, initially follow the road out of the village. However, at SD91709 85870 there is a walled lane (Bob Lane) which rises steeply to meet High Lane, a walled track. Follow High Lane, initially South but then in an Easterly direction past the field patterns of Shaw Gate.
Where High Lane meets Busk lane, - another walled track, at SD93434 83980, turn North North West into Busk Lane.
Follow Busk Lane all the way back to Bainbridge.