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Shawl Quarry Lane, LEYBURN, DL8 5BU

After running alongside the woodland for some distance, the path now enters Leyburn Shawl Plantation. From Leyburn the route runs west along the ridge of Leyburn Shawl before descending to Tullis Cote and, after crossing the railway, heading southeast toward the village of Wensley. After passing through Wensley the route is northeast across fields and, after recrossing the railway, returning to the starting point. About 5½ miles.

The path along the Shawl passes through woodland for much of its length, offering occasional views over Wensleydale.

The path continues to run along the ridge of Leyburn Shawl in Leyburn Shawl Plantation. From Leyburn the route runs west along the ridge of Leyburn Shawl before descending to Tullis Cote and, after crossing the railway, heading southeast toward the village of Wensley. After passing through Wensley the route is northeast across fields and, after recrossing the railway, returning to the starting point. About 5½ miles.

Much of the Shawl is well wooded, but gaps in the trees afford splendid views over Wensleydale, like this one towards Penhill.

The path heads across the field with Dale View in the distance. From Leyburn the route runs west along the ridge of Leyburn Shawl before descending to Tullis Cote and, after crossing the railway, heading southeast toward the village of Wensley. After passing through Wensley the route is northeast across fields and, after recrossing the railway, returning to the starting point. About 5½ miles.

Leyburn Shawl and its continuation Redmire Scar, are formed as an escarpment on the Main Limestone, and the public footpath follows the top of the outcrop to the west from Leyburn. This makes for a pretty much level walk, with splendid vistas over Wensleydale where the view is not obscured by trees, but the limestone, being underfoot and below a layer of soil, is mostly not visible. Here just the top of the bed pokes out of the field, just off the footpath. Behind the Shawl (ie. to the north), the limestone is being extracted by a large and noisy quarry, which, along with constant machine gun fire from Bellerby ranges further north again, rather spoils the tranquility of the walk. Probably Sundays are a better choice than midweek !

The path passes through a clearing in Leyburn Shawl Plantation. From Leyburn the route runs west along the ridge of Leyburn Shawl before descending to Tullis Cote and, after crossing the railway, heading southeast toward the village of Wensley. After passing through Wensley the route is northeast across fields and, after recrossing the railway, returning to the starting point. About 5½ miles.

Looking SE.

The photographer would be the first to admit that this isn't the best ever photo of a bridge, but to capture an image of the stone arch would involve either a 10m abseil down a rockface, or a longer route through head high nettles. [neither appealed] The bridge spans a narrow and deep cut through the limestone where once ran a railway line connecting Moor Quarry with the Wensleydale line below.

The path continues to run on the field edge alongside the woodland of Leyburn Shawl Plantation. From Leyburn the route runs west along the ridge of Leyburn Shawl before descending to Tullis Cote and, after crossing the railway, heading southeast toward the village of Wensley. After passing through Wensley the route is northeast across fields and, after recrossing the railway, returning to the starting point. About 5½ miles.