Oxenber Wood, Wharf Wood and Feizor Walk from Austwick in the Yorkshire Dales - 4k Walk

Walk Summary
This Oxenber Wood, Wharf Wood and Feizor walk from Austwick in the Yorkshire Dales takes approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes.
We leave Austwick by the Pennine Bridleway and then pass over the Flascoe footbridge heading up into Oxenber Wood. In April and May you are met with a beautiful carpet of bluebells with wonderful surrounding views.
Oxenber Wood is a designated site of special scientific interest and includes several areas of limestone pavement. As we exit Wharf Wood, there are views across in the distance to Pen-y-ghent on the horizon.
We then head along Feizor Nick track down into the hamlet of Feizor where you could stop off at Elaine's tearooms. Then from Feizor we follow the walled Pennine Bridleway back to Austwick, where you can try the Gamecock Inn or the Traddock if you fancy something to eat and drink post walk.
Full walk description, OS map showing route & GPX route download available on our website
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KITLIST - What to wear and take on your walk - my current items used/recommendations
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ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPPING APP There is a free version, but for price of a coffee/month you get unlimited OS maps on most devices/phones, with ability to import and export routes, save maps offline, aerial 3D & print A3/A4 maps
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WALKING BOOTS Unless very wet or winter walking, my preference is boots/shoes without ankle support - that's not for everyone though. Having used fell running shoes for many years, I prefer the lightweight feel.
INOV-8 Trailfly Ultra G300 Max: New to me in 2022, now the choice for 70%+ of my spring and summer walks. Training shoe cushioning, but fellshoe grip and stability - getting many best in test awards.
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INOV-8 Roclite G315 GTX - Waterproof and lightweight - they've been my mainstay for many years.
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SCARPA SL Activ - My winter walking boot - current pair now 7 years old
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INOV-8 Roclite G345 GTX - Lightweight, waterproof walking boot with ankle support
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WALKING JACKET The all year round essential for your walks and hikes.
Mountain Equipment Men's Lhotse Jacket - Main winter jacket
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Montane Pac Plus Jacket - Lightweight and waterproof
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Montane Gravity Gore-Tex Jacket
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RUCKSACK/BACKPACK
Osprey Talon 33 Daypack w4all.uk/xe7et
BASE LAYER
Rab Pulse LS Zip Baselayer Top - Longsleeve
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FLEECE
Inov-8 - Venturelite Mid Half Zip
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INSULATED JACKET
Rab Microlight Alpine ECO Down Jacket
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WALKING TROUSERS
Haglofs Rugged Flex Pant
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WALKING SHORTS
Montane Men's Terra Alpine Shorts
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Rab Women’s Lineal Hiking Shorts
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WALKING SOCKS
Bridgedale Ultra Light Merino Endurance Socks
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WATERPROOF OVERTROUSERS
Berghaus Maitland Overtrousers
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GLOVES
Rab Power Stretch Contact Grip Glove
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WALKING/FITNESS WATCH
Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar Multisport GPS Watch w4all.uk/xk11r
WALKING POLES
Makalu Lite Trekking Pole w4all.uk/2rz4y
COMPASS
Silva Expedition 4 Compass w4all.uk/7nvhj
HEAD TORCH
Petzl Swift RL Headtorch w4all.uk/5c4ct
WATER PURIFIER
LifeStraw Personal Water Filter w4all.uk/evdsy
MULTI-TOOL
Victorinox Explorer Pocket Knife w4all.uk/16ibg
POWER BANK
Venture 35 Battery Power Bank w4all.uk/ffj35
OVERNIGHT KIT
TENT 1-2 Man, 1.23kg, packs down very small
Terra Nova Laser Compact 2 Seam Tent w4all.uk/kt06u
SLEEPING BAG
Rab Ascent 700 Hydrophobic Down 3 SEASON Sleeping Bag
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COOKING
Jetboil MiniMo Personal Cooking System w4all.uk/r6m02
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
03:39 Flascoe Bridge
09:21 Start of Oxenber Wood
19:04 Entering Wharf Wood
23:32 Feizor Nick track
25:49 Entering Feizor
30:20 Meldings Barn
33:01 Austwick Bridge
34:25 Game Cock Inn Austwick
35:00 Elaine's Tearooms Feizor
35:43 Traddock Country House Hotel, restaurant and bar
36:14 OS Fly through

[@louisemason1085]

Great video, thanks for the inspiration for somewhere new to walk. Your videos are excellent!

[@walks4all]

Thank you - so glad you enjoyed…always good to get some positive feedback. Hopefully lots more to come…

[@markreed2140]

Great video Thank you 😊

[@walks4all]

Glad you enjoyed - always good to get some positive feedback 👍

[@Wanderer-vx9sf]

We did this walk last year. We were there for the weekend and did Ingleborough Saturday and wanted a short walk for the Sunday and this was ideal. An highly recommend the food in the Game Cock where we had a wonderful meal. Your video makes us want to go back again there this year - maybe Whernside this time first.

[@walks4all]

Glad you enjoyed. We do have a whernside walk video as well if you wanted to try that one 🙂 I must admit I've always enjoyed the food at and beer at the gamecock...

[@antheaczarna2878]

I’m travelling from Australia to Yorkshire in September/October and want to thank you for your fantastic videos. They are giving me some great ideas for different walks and the directions are so clear I’m not concerned about getting lost. Well, not overly concerned…😂
I’ve booked a falconry experience that meets near Elaine’s Tearooms, it was great to have it pop up mid walk!
I’ve got a couple of nights booked near the North York Moors National Park, do you have any recommendations for walks there?

[@walks4all]

Glad you enjoyed and hope you enjoy the falconry experience. I've no videos yet in the North York Moors national park - that is on my list to get a few done next winter. I guess it depends where you are staying, which side of the park and what types of walks you like. I've not done as many that way as the bulk of my walking has been in the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. Of the ones that I've done with buildings (well ruins!) to look at, there are a couple of nice circulars taking in Rievaulx abbey and Osmotherly and mount grace. I've done more of a moorland walk taking in the wainstones. If you are on the eastern side of the park, there are a lot of decent coastal walks in that area. Roseberry Topping is a bit of an iconic hill where you can alos take in captain cook's mnoument, it is not very high but stands out as no real other hills around. I have done a longer more rural walk from Goathland taking in mallyan spout and a roman road. Goathland is prob most famous for being used as aidensfiled, a fictional village that the tv series Hearbeat used. Hope that helps...

[@antheaczarna2878]

@@walks4all thanks so much!! I’m going to do a couple of coastal walks from Whitby. I’ve got five nights there, then a couple near Rosedale Abbey. I appreciate your suggestions, they give me a starting point for further research. I like the sound of the moorland walk and the wainstones… and the ruins… and just about everything, to be honest! I’m counting down the days. 😁

[@trevor4382]

Hi any cows on this walk ? Wife is a bit scared of them. thanks.

[@walks4all]

Hi, there can be. I’ve done a couple of times with no cows and once with. They were just before reaching the road that leads down to feizor.

[@Nastyswimmer]

Feizor is pronounced Fayzer

[@walks4all]

Thanks…I’ll try to pronounce it a bit better next time…