21st April 2002... Redmire to Reeth 

 
  Again this walk was a popular attraction causing the coach to fill and, sadly, two members had to be turned away.

From Redmire we retraced our steps a little by heading east down little "green lanes" back to Preston-under-Scar. Then it was across the railway line and through Gillfield Wood before heading north and up out of Wensleydale observed, as we passed, by a group of bovine onlookers.

 
     
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And then it was across the Army Firing Range...as you do, and on to Broomber Rigg and the mineworkings on Preston Moor
Looking across the landscape of deserted lead mines we can still see our old friend Penhill on the other side of Wensleydale.
 
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As we arrived at the top of Redmire Forest (462m) we got our first sight of Swaledale in the distance.
 
Then off again across more than enough burnt heather until...
 
There was Swaledale....

As we looked across Cogden Heugh we could see the village of Grinton and beyond it our destination, Reeth.
Down a wooded path to Grinton, and on past the church.
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Job well done...
Reeth in in the very heart of Swaledale Click here to see where we are now. 
Across the meadows by the side of the Swale,
Reeth is a few minutes away. Time for a pint and a last look as the shadows lengthen and we get on the
coach to return to Bradford.