It was a lovely sunny morning when we set off from the rented cottage heading up the hill, through the village until the road turned into a cart track where we turned to the right, heading across fields and through farms towards Gawthrop, another scenic village perched on the side of the hill with great views towards the Lake District. There were also great views back towards Dent and Rise Hill as we walked through Gawthrop and towards the River Dee. We crossed the fields by Foulsyke Farm and joined the track by the river at Barth Bridge. From there, we followed the river only pausing to swat horse flies that were troubling us a little! We followed the track back towards Dent, passing the small campsite and reaching Church Bridge which crosses the main road from Dent to the railway station and Hawes via the narrow lanes.
At this stage we should have followed the Dales Way along the Dee, but instead traced the Keld, a small stream flowing from a number of nearby springs. We followed the track as far as Double Croft and then turned up the road to the right and reached the tarmac of Deepdale Lane which led us back to Dent and the comfort of the George & Dragon pub with its excellent Dent ales.
The George and Dragon, Dent
Dent Brewery
An OS view walk is below, courtesy of QUO digital mapping/OS
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