Newton Dale and Levisham - Wednesday 29th July

Here are the details for our next Wednesday walk.

Start and parking: Along village streets in Newton-on-Rawcliffe. Take the minor road out of Pickering that passes by the railway station and it is the first village you come to.

Time: 10am

Leader: Ali

Distance: Approx 7 miles

Time: 3 1/2 hours

Refreshments: Pubs at Newton-on Rawcliffe and Levisham. Cafe and pubs in Pickering.

This is a lovely easyish walk with 2 ascents and descents. We walk down to the North Yorkshire railway, cross it, then to Levisham and then past the lovely old church down into Newton Dale and walk along it back to the start. There is a little road walking around Levisham, otherwise on good paths and tracks.

Crackpots Mosaic Trail - Sunday 12 July

Date: Sunday, July 12

Leader: Martin

Start time: 10.30am - as the starting point is quite remote and not a particularly straightforward journey from York. There is plenty of potential to get lost on route to the start point! The following link will help

http://www.nidderdaleaonb.org.uk/Documents/Walks/CrackpotsMosaicTrail_web.pdf

Distance: 7 miles

Time: 4 hours

Level of difficulty: Moderate - with tarmac roads, gravel tracks, fields and a stream crossing

Refreshments: The nearest pub is the Queen's Head in Kirkby Malzeard. There are lots of cafes in Ripon.

It is known as the Crackpots Mosaic Trail. It's a seven-mile trail around part of Dallowgill, near Kirkby Malzeard in Nidderdale and is illuminated with 22 mosaics depicting local scenes and flora and fauna which might be encountered along the route.

It is best to come through the village of Kirby Malzeard towards the hamlet of Swetton on the Greystone Head road. Beyond Swetton you drive across Swetton Moor to a car parking area on the moor above Tom Corner Farm (SE 181727). It is about a couple of miles west of Kirkby Malzeard.

OS Explorer map 298 Nidderdale covers the area.