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Arrived Grassington – 15 miles from our starting point in Skipton. Total time 8hrs with a 1hr lunch stop. The weather is OUTSTANDING at 70 – 80F. It’s almost a little too hot. We started out in long pants and quickly broke out shorts, tees and sunscreen.

The hiking is very easy today wih mostly flat trails. We followed footpaths from Skipton, Embsay, Eastby and Bardon. We stopped at Bardon Tower which had a cafe for an early lunch. From there we took the ‘Dales Way’ a very popular LDP. So popular in fact that sections were paved 🙁

Lots of wildlife on the trails sheep, cattle, birds – we even saw trout swimming in the river.

Tomorrow we head for Buckden an easy 12.5 miles away. The days beyound look a little mire daunting with some lovely 20+ mile days.

Time for shower and then onto the pub for some rehydration 🙂