Walk Around Winster and Clough Wood

We decided to go for a village walk today because we said it would be damp and muddy, so Winster was picked and looked forward to a nice walk around the village on level compact surfaces. It was my turn to drive and we parked up in a free car park on the outskirts of the village. After we got booted up we walked onto a footpath that led us straight onto a sloping muddy track, so that was that!!!
It started off going downhill then across a stream then uphill through some rough pastureland into Clough Wood. We climbed through Clough Wood then dropped down to the stream again, after that it was a steady slog uphill for more than 300 feet, very tiring
When we got to the top of the hill we came across one of those Eco homes with a grass roof. From there we dropped down into Wensleydale and back along the road to the car at Winster.

Route around Winster

Rob messing about

Geoff reborn!!!

Ladder and chair up a tree, Rob says its something to do with the deer.

Geoff

Me, walking up a mud track

Geoff

Ike & Rob

Geoff

Geoff in the mud

Fungi

Geoff talking to a dog walker in the woods

Rob, Ike and Geoff

Geoff

This is the remains of Watts Shaft Engine House for the Old Mill Close Mine near Wensley.
We had our breakfast here.

Ike on top of the shaft

On the 300 foot climb to the top of the hill

This is all you see of the Eco house 

The house from the front

Heading down to the main road with Wensleydale in the distance.

Half naked lady taking a bath

On the way back into Winster the fields are covered in old lead mine workings.

This was only just over 3 1/2 miles but it was a lot of ups and downs in muddy conditions. The mist didn't lift all morning but we still enjoyed it.
See you next week