Pennine Way - Gargrave to Horton-in-Ribblesdale
This is the second of two days walking the Pennine Way, having walked from Hebden Bridge up to Gargrave on the previous day. Today the plan is to walk from Gargrave (where I have stayed overnight), up to Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Although, in the end I do skip the section heading over Pen-y-Ghent, with the walk having taken a little longer than expected - and to ensure that I catch my preferred train home, and not push into the final trains of the day. Making an early start on the way out of Gargrave, I head up through town, and then head up on a minor road, heading up north, passing numerous dog walkers on the way. After about half a mile following this path, I head off the road, and start heading through fields on a stretch that takes me through to Eshton Moor. Not far beyond here, I pass alongside the road, and meet up with the River Aire - which I will now follow up to Malham. It is a pretty river to walk along, and this section reminds me a lot of the section heading down from ...