A flock of peewits tumbled in the sky over Airedale, like us happy to be out on such a glorious day. The winter bleached grass shone gold, old stone barns dozed in the sun, while the stately dark blue River Aire glided through a landscape little changed in over two hundred years.
LOCATION: 3 miles south of Malham
START: Airton, roadside parking by village green
Grid ref: SD902593 Postcode: BD234AQ
DISTANCE: 5.5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - Yorkshire Dales South & West Landranger 103
REFRESHMENTS: Pack a flask, Town End Tea Room
EN ROUTE: Airton Mill, Pennine Way, Haw Crag, Bell Busk
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News