10 walkers were welcomed to start the walk from Settle on a bright sunny morning after a lot of over night rain with one new face in the group, Mark Rawes from Clitheroe.

We left the car park towards the outskirts of Giggleswick from where we climbed to the top of the old quarry to reach Giggleswick Scar and the path to Feizor where we tookadvantage of the good weather to sit outside at Elaines cafe for a

coffee stop.

From here we followed the walled track towards Austwick but then turning right to pass the junction to  Oxenber and Wharfe wood to pass through Jop Ridding and then turning right onto the Dales High Way taking us around the perimeter of the wood, shortly passing

to the left of Smearset Scar and our lunch stop at Stainforth force waterfall. Unfortunately we did not see any Salmon leaping possibly due to the amount of water coming over the waterfall.

After a toilet stop in the Stainforth car park we crossed the stepping stones over Stainforth Beck to join the Pennine Bridleway up to Cattrigg force turning right again to Upper Winskill.

After a stretch on a stony track we were back on Limestone paths to Victoria cave and onwards to Sugar Loaf, Lambert Lane and the old Reservoir that used to supply Settle with a panoramic view of Settle whilst approaching this point.

We then walked through Upper Settle and back to the finish at the car park,thanks to everybody for attending on a day of good weather which everybody appreciated.

Some of us enjoyed a drink at the end with the originator of the walk Stormin Norman Thomas.