HERRIOT WAY | NORTH YORKSHIRE DALES | PART TWO | ASKRIGG, HAWES & GREAT SHUNNER FELL
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Join me and my good friend Steph as we take on day two of the Herriot Way, in the North Yorkshire Dales National Park.
If you haven't seen part 1, please check out my channel and watch that one first. Thank you.
We leave the village of Askrigg. The day's first leg is through rolling green pastures with small sections of woodland. We take a short detour to visit an amazing waterfall called Mill Gill. If you are on this trail, it is a must-see! From here, we continue through over the rolling fields passing quaint hamlets until we reach the town of Hawes, where we stop for lunch. It was about 8 miles to Hawes from Askrigg. It was a busy and vibrant town with plenty to see and do and many places to buy food.
Leaving Hawes, we began our slow ascent up towards the summit of Yorkshire's third-highest mountain, Great Shunner Fell. It rained, it was incredibly windy, and visibility was sometimes very poor. We trudged through the mud whilst skipping over the peat bogs, which there were plenty of due to the recent rainfall in the region. The weather forecast had got it wrong! We reached the summit around 5pm. Thankfully, the summit has a large winder breaker with built-in seating. We rested here for a while.
We descended towards Twaithe village. The descent felt like it was never-ending, a slow and steady plod, being careful not to get swallowed up in the bogginess of it all! It did stop raining, and the cloud lifted, presenting amazing and beautiful views of the moorlands. We made it to the road and into Thwaite village, which appeared nice, but everything was closed when we arrived. Approx ten minutes from Thwaite, we arrived at Usha Gap Campsite. A well-established campsite with great facilities. I would stay here again, £10 a night. I did not have a reservation, just turned up and pitched up. We paid in the morning at reception, which was fine. I get the impression they are used to hikers coming in at all times of the day. The staff were very friendly. Usha Gap campsite is not physically on the route but is about a ten-minute walk from Thwaite. Hikers doing the Pennine Way or the Coast to Coast trail also use this campsite. It's popular and family-friendly. I slept solidly that night. I didn't get up once, which is very unusual for me. This was the longest day on the trail, probably the toughest too! Probably should have followed the guidebook recommendations!
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Love Hawes, not been for a couple of years, so a good reminder to go again and remember the market day. Oh never been to Mill Gill waterfall before but looks a great little diversion to me, what an amazing sight! Talking about amazing sights the Dales looked amazing as well and you get some great weather to appreciate them (falling rocks apart). Ohhh I had to mention the weather :o( but it did lend to some very moody skies and scenery and the Muker wildflower meadows to Keld is one of Mrs Metalmans favourite walks every year. Great effort on doing 20 miles mind👋👋👋cheers Alan
The adventure continues!!! love to see it.
Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoyed part two ☺️
Long and tiring hike in a day. But with all those magnificent views ,sweet smiles is always on faces. Congratulations Racquel and Steph.
Hi ya! Thanks for tuning, in and glad you enjoyed this one. More to come shortly.
Oh, well done Rachel & Steph. That looked like really hard work xx
Hi Sue, this was toughest day on the trail. 16 miles is my comfort zone but known I could squeeze a few more miles out somehow. The sheep provided good entertainment near the end which boosted our moods when we were absolutely cream cracked! Thank you for watching 😀
Those waterfalls were magnificent, Rachel. Another epic day with epic views. 20 miles!!! And you still had a smile on your face. I did the Edale Skyline Challenge over 21 miles, and I was fit for nothing when I got to the end. Congratulations on a massive hike. Those squeeze gates were a bit squeezy. I'm loving the adventures and thanks for sharing.
Hi Chris, thanks for stopping by. I have your Edale vlog on my ‘watch later’ list. Looking forward to it. I wouldn’t mind have a pop at that one too. Might even consider a cheeky wild camp 🏕️ up on Kinder.
Have a great week and all the best 😀
@ramblingracheluk if I did it again, it would definitely be with a wildcamp on Kinder.
Hiya Rachel great footage when are u downloading part 3 me and partner doing this walk 13 September love to see the part
Thank you Rachel for part 2 0ff herriot way loved it.
Thanks Andrew, glad you enjoyed it 😎
Over 30km off-road with all your camping kit - excellent effort voth of you! Lovely views, and sure we all like a bit of wildcamping but campsites make plenty sense especially after a long day. Thanks for sharing the journey 👍
Amazing views
Great video, really captures that slog up Great Shunner! Epic but tiring day but we smashed it! 😊
Yes! Thank you! I think this was the toughest day of them all. But we did it and survived and managed to carry on. I loved the waterfall and Hawes and the mountain. We saw a lot in one day. What an honour. 🤩
Aren't you just happy when the weather forecast is not correct 😅 I would be really happy right now, honestly, so I could go and have a bike ride instead of watching the rain 😊
What a lovely small village again, these are the best part of the countryside there, would love to see this once!
Such a beautiful part of the country, great part two 😊
Hi 👋 thanks for watching. Have a great weekend ☺️
You did very well to cover 32km in one day! Well done Rachel and Steph!
Thanks 😊
@endurance-adventures , you are mighty welcome! I had no idea you are a CZcamsr too! Will check out your channel 😀! I love travelling and walking whenever I can but I am not yet rambling like Rachel 😄!!
@@LessonWorldTV thanks - all travelling and walking is good no matter how long - it's getting out that counts!
@endurance-adventures , awww that sounds very witty! Will keep that statement in my head for future use 😀!
26 Km in a day is my comfortable distance but I know from previous experience I can push a little further if needed. 32km or 20 miles is about my limit. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great week 😀
Hi 👋. Hiking and an active lifestyle is health.
It’s good for mind and soul too ☺️ Thanks for stopping by. All the best.
A lovely hike in the beautiful Dales. Glad you survived the sheep ambush😀Graeme
Ha, the sheep did boost our moods and made us smile towards the end of a very very long day. Thanks 😊
lovely part of the world....Hawes has always been a halting stop for us....Great shunner fell is a big fave of ours too.
I wish we had more time to explore Hawes, that will have to wait for another time. Thanks Steve 😀
a cool place to hike
Thanks ☺️
Good to see you again enjoyed this be safe always cheers
The sheep moment was very hilarious 😂!! I enjoyed this vlog.
This happened really late in the day and my brain had stopped working. It was quite fun seeing the sheep skip passed at speed. We avoid being caught in a stampede! 😝
Beautiful country. Lovely walk☺️
Yes, thank you 😊
6:40 start? What a great view to start the day! Those pinch gates are mental, not for anyone with a backpack thats for sure. Great bit of TLC, stunning waterfall! Nice brew with a view. Im a bit of a diva i need two green teas and one black coffee before i start my day, you would be at your second stop when i was ready to set off and start my day! Great news about the availability of toilets, i always film those! Two hours ahead of time for the rain, ggrrr. Great Shunner Fell is really impressive. The attack of the herd, what a great finish to the day! That was some miles, particularly with all that ascent too! 👍
Good morning; thanks for tuning in for part two. I'm not sure what it is, but I always wake up stupidly early when I go camping. Maybe it's the excitement of a day of hiking ahead of me. The forecast was way off all week, but we adapted. We had to. Despite being a very tiring day, we really enjoyed it.
Nice video Rachel. Thank you for sharing 👍
You’re welcome 😊
Sending my support
Cheers, thank you ☺️
Hi Rachel. Looks like you are having a fantastic time 😊 keep up the great work. Chelsea and Mike
Ay up me duck.
Your reply on Pt1 reminded me to continue watching this mini series. Enjoyed watching this. Twenty miles, phew no wonder you were wrecked at the end of the day, lol.
Reet, time to watch Pt3 👍🙂
Thanks. I’m a bit behind in maintaining the channel at the moment. Playing catch up at present. I do appreciate you coming back to see this particular trail. It really was a good’en. I’d recommend it. 🥹
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No worries. 🙂👍
A great part two Rachel. I've forgotten my toothbrush on trips before now too, so I know how it feels! 😅 Hawes is a lovely place, stayed there for a week in 2014 - you captured a shot of the B&B I was in actually, Herriots Guest House next to Herriots Cafe 😀 Good going on the mileage you did this day including your ascent of Great Shunner Fell 🙂👍
Thanks Patrick. This was the toughest day on the trail, but very rewarding despite the rain! Can't have it all though! Hawes is a lovely place, I wish I could have spent more time looking around. Great Shunner Fell certainly left a lasting impression on me, what a hike! Have a great week and all the best xx
Great part two 😊 a big trail day the waterfalls were beautiful, like the stone bridge. Never been up shunner before looks nice up there though. Aww nice sheep passing 😁
Thanks for tuning in Yasmin. I hope your having a good autumn hiking season ☺️
Absolutely love this area... beautiful! Stayed at Thornton Lodge in Thornton Rust in 2021, which was lovely, quiet, very comfortable, remote but not far from Hawes.
Sounds great! Yorkshire has so much to offer 😃
Beautiful countryside Rachel👍 That must have been a tough day with a full pack (not sure my old back would stand it thes days! 😂) You did look shattered at the end! All the best and see you soon👍☺
I just discovered your channel.
The views are stunning.
Greetings from Switzerland!!!
Hi Rachel
Quite historic/old buildings and stone arched bridge on your hiking trail
wowow, cozy charming town filled with stone walls 2:08
Memorable moments 3:46 I cannot describe this beauty of waterfall.
Such a beautiful country side view 9:25 the sky is gorgeous and the clouds are low..
Sorry about the rain coming down earlier..haha
Fabulous hike...Superb! Thank YOu rachel for making my day while I am coping the loss of the family member
This area looks so fabulous, those pretty clouds and so so cute sheep, glad you had wonderful hike 😍❤️👍👍
Thank you 🤗 I really enjoyed the views from Gt Shunner Fell, it was worth the hard slog in the rain too ☔️
Wow, well done Rachel and Steph. Twenty miles with fairly sizeable rucksacks, I think you earned the right not to do any more filming that evening. Bet you both slept like logs, hopefully logs with clean teeth!!🤣😂 I have a kit-list spreadsheet, four pages of A4, a bit of an epic to read through, but I haven’t forgotten anything recently.
Cheers
Graham
I’m guaranteed to forget at least one thing when I’m out hiking! I did pick up a toothbrush later that day lol! 😁 There’s no way I could cope without brushing my teeth for a week.