Upper Riccal Dale
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.51 mi
- Elevation gain
- 505 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 505 ft
- Max elevation
- 637 ft
- TrailRank
- 26
- Min elevation
- 218 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 38 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1613
- Uploaded
- May 10, 2023
- Recorded
- May 2023
near Pockley, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
This is a circular tour based on Pockley and designed to see the daffodils in Upper Riccal Dale.
I parked near the entrance to a footpath and then walked up to the footpath that leads into the Dale. There is on-road parking at various spots in the village.
The initial route is downhill on what I suppose is a farm-track. I ignored the first footpath on the right and continued into the wood to cross the River Riccal on a footbridge. The path here at times is not that distinct, but eventually it brought me to the main forest track where I was able to head northwards to where the main clumps of bluebells are. However, there are smaller clumps to be seen en-route.
The main bluebell drifts are at the junction of High and Low Tun Ways.
After admiring the bluebells, I continued on Low Tun Way until I turned off on a footpath to the right leading down to the river, which I crossed again on a footbridge.
The route then goes across a field and passes by Hasty Bank Farm, where it picks up a farm-track to climb up out of the valley.
When the path leaves the wood, it is possible to continue along the outside of the wood back to Pockley. That route probably has more of visual interest than the quiet road back to Pockley that I decided to use. The going was easy, but boring. However, returning to the car by the village did enable me to see the lovely thatched cottages that enhance the village.
I parked near the entrance to a footpath and then walked up to the footpath that leads into the Dale. There is on-road parking at various spots in the village.
The initial route is downhill on what I suppose is a farm-track. I ignored the first footpath on the right and continued into the wood to cross the River Riccal on a footbridge. The path here at times is not that distinct, but eventually it brought me to the main forest track where I was able to head northwards to where the main clumps of bluebells are. However, there are smaller clumps to be seen en-route.
The main bluebell drifts are at the junction of High and Low Tun Ways.
After admiring the bluebells, I continued on Low Tun Way until I turned off on a footpath to the right leading down to the river, which I crossed again on a footbridge.
The route then goes across a field and passes by Hasty Bank Farm, where it picks up a farm-track to climb up out of the valley.
When the path leaves the wood, it is possible to continue along the outside of the wood back to Pockley. That route probably has more of visual interest than the quiet road back to Pockley that I decided to use. The going was easy, but boring. However, returning to the car by the village did enable me to see the lovely thatched cottages that enhance the village.
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