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[Closed] Wild Boar Fell in the Yorkshire Dales - Worth a Go?

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Hi,

Anybody ridden the bridelway on Wild Boar Fell in the Dales? Is it best from east to west or west to east? What sort of surface is it: grass or rocky trail?

OS map of it [url= http://www.getamap.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/?key=o4uYzBKFhr_hPBIil90t2g2 ]click me[/url]

Was very close to it at the weekend but didn't have time to give it a go.


 
Posted : 28/02/2012 3:22 pm
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Some clues here...

http://www.bogtrotters.org/show_album.php?album_id=510


 
Posted : 28/02/2012 3:46 pm
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Wow looks amazing....

On goole earth the path looks like a well worn in one, not a grassy wonder. Maybe I will avoid that then.

Thanks martinhutch


 
Posted : 28/02/2012 3:51 pm
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That's the ridge not necessarily the BW. Gives you an idea though. I'm sure someone will be along who's ridden it recently though.


 
Posted : 28/02/2012 4:05 pm
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rode it West to East last September on a very wet and wild day (A683 - long slog up thru mist to High Dolphinsty - Outhgill - Wharton Fell - lovely pint in Fat Lamb)
The descent east from High Dolphinsty is really good, fast & muddy in some parts, rocky and rutted in other. Typical Dales terrain - lots of grass covered limestone so keep your wits about you


 
Posted : 28/02/2012 4:17 pm
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Rode it East to West at the end of a long ride from Long Preston on the Pennine Bridleway last year.

Short and a bit of pushing up to High Dophinsty, fast and longish, easy but not without interest to Stennerskeugh.

Reckon it'll be middlin' to good either way around 🙂


 
Posted : 28/02/2012 4:30 pm