Burnsall to Appletreewick

There are some routes I walk and run very often, and some I’ve never been along, and sometimes these places are right next to each other. This was a walk along a stretch of the River Wharfe which I’ve never explored before, despite walking basically all around this area otherwise.

The walk was between the villages of Burnsall and Appletreewick, and then a bit beyond the latter. I started from Burnsall, which has a little carpark by the river on the side where most of the village is. From there, I went up to and crossed Burnsall Bridge.

On the other side, I continued along the road until I reached a gate on my right which leads into a field that is sometimes used as a carpark. It wasn’t open for that today; it’s mostly a summer thing, when people can park up and spend the day by the river.

Hebden to Burnsall

When I was in my teens my family would often go for a round walk between the villages of Hebden and Burnsall. I’ve walked and run in this area quite a bit more recently, but hadn’t done this walk in years prior to a couple of weeks ago. I think I used to start from a different spot, which added some length to the walk, but I can’t say exactly where that was.

Coming towards Burnsall, there’s a spot with a bit of space for parking just before a painted sign for the village, where a path comes off the road. It’s not a lot of space, and I was prepared to start from Burnsall instead – the beauty of a round walk – but that didn’t turn out to be necessary.

The path is a pleasant one leading to a long set of steps that goes down to the side of the River Wharfe. I turned left at the bottom, passing a throne carved out of a tree stump that doubles up as a money tree.