Section 2 of 2, Aislabie Walk
Mickley to Aldfield
9.4 miles (15.1 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SE 248 763. Finish: SE 256 689. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 326 m of climbing and 336 m of descent; highest point 163 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Mickley.
- Bus stop
- Mickley, 950 m from the start. Directions SE 256 769
Getting back
The section finishes at Aldfield.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre, 1.7 km away (Directions); a station (heritage railway), 7 km away (Directions).
Planning the Aislabie Walk
- Planning the whole trail: hackfall.org.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 25%, earth, rock and mud 22%, grass 9%, gravel and tracks 6%; the rest (38%) isn't recorded.
About 25% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 10 stiles, 1 kissing gate, 11 gates, 4 stream crossings.
Steepest climb: about 101 m in a kilometre (1 in 10), starting 1 mile in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Crown Inn, Grewelthorpe: 2.4 miles in. Food, seats outside.Queens Head, Kirkby Malzeard: 3.7 miles in. Seats outside.Galphay Inn: 5.5 miles in.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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