Hiking and walking in South Yorkshire and beyond

  Babs Boot 4th Eyelet  RFM Blue Line Walking with Theo 27/04/26 This is the 4th installment of our journey along the Dales High Way that we have called Babs Boot. Wharfedale is a beautiful part of Yorkshire although not very dramatic. The walk was well signposted and easy to follow revealing some interesting sights and some seasonal delights. This is a walk where there is no real flat areas so it was a good work out for the legs. We parked on the empty road at the bottom of Heber's Ghyll. Then we slogged up the wooded gulley, over several wooden bridges, past a couple of friendly dog walkers, with lots of bird song and the sound of water tumbling over the rocks. This was a very pleasant ascent to the moor but tough on the knees.  We reached the final bridge where Nev and I had stopped last week at the most western point of our walk. We scrambled up over the rocks to gain the correct path. The view from up here though not the top of the moor is still good. A Grouse gave u...