Walk: 10:45 to 13:45 - 5.5 miles and 587ft of ascent
At last some great weather; we awoke to find cloudless skies and lots of sunshine; and the bonus of a temperature of around 11c with a light breeze which all pointed to a great day to go for a walk. Such a change to what had gone beforehand this week but this time of year you just take what the weather serves up and make the most of it.
We didn't want to travel far today so were looking for a local walk and Donna found one on a website this morning. Just a short drive to the outskirts of Scalby and then a steady walk, mainly on the flat but with a nice rise up through Raincliffe Woods.
So a 10 minute drive along the lanes and we parked the car on the western edge of Scalby, then took the gate next to the bridge on Hackness Road and headed down onto the well trodden Tabular Hills Walk to take us along the North Beck Drain. This drain was built to take flood water from the Derwent River all the way to the sea at Scalby Mills. It was pressure from farmers in years gone by after their fields kept flooding, that forced the local landowner at the time to build this drain; and looking at the markers along the banks of the drain they suggests that it rises considerably when the rain is draining down from the hills.
The path beside the man-made drain took us about 2 miles until we reached the Mowthorp Bridge where we picked up the road over towards Raincliffe Woods. Our walk on Tuesday had taken us into these woods, but in the opposite direction to today's walk. This time we headed north-east on the direction of Throxenby, taking us along paths through the woods. We stopped for lunch along this stretch, and whilst eating, Donna heard a knocking sound. Looking up there was a Woodpecker high up in the trees. We watched and listened for a while until I decided to change lenses so that I could get a good photo. But as you might guess, as soon as I had the telephoto lens on the camera the Woodpecker had flown off. Never mind, next time...
After another mile or so we dropped down towards Throxenby Mire, then picked up the road back towards Scalby. The sun was still shining and the views across the valley were stunning; lots of greenery mixed with red and brown tinges as the leaves had turned on many of the foliage. A great time of year.
We headed back to the cottage for a couple of hours and a reviving shower before heading into Scarborough to spend and hour around the harbour. Our route took us along Marine Drive, and the bonus of a high tide sending waves over the sea walls. Lots of people there with their camera's hoping to catch that special picture without getting a soaking, and of course some that did get a soaking. We stopped for a short while, then parked up nearer the harbour and spent some time on the piers and took a seat at our favourite spot near the lighthouse so we could just watch time pass us by.
Just after 6pm we set off back to the cottage, but it would have to be North Bay Fisheries on route to get fish and chips to take back for our evening meal. A great end to an enjoyable day.
At last some great weather; we awoke to find cloudless skies and lots of sunshine; and the bonus of a temperature of around 11c with a light breeze which all pointed to a great day to go for a walk. Such a change to what had gone beforehand this week but this time of year you just take what the weather serves up and make the most of it.
We didn't want to travel far today so were looking for a local walk and Donna found one on a website this morning. Just a short drive to the outskirts of Scalby and then a steady walk, mainly on the flat but with a nice rise up through Raincliffe Woods.
So a 10 minute drive along the lanes and we parked the car on the western edge of Scalby, then took the gate next to the bridge on Hackness Road and headed down onto the well trodden Tabular Hills Walk to take us along the North Beck Drain. This drain was built to take flood water from the Derwent River all the way to the sea at Scalby Mills. It was pressure from farmers in years gone by after their fields kept flooding, that forced the local landowner at the time to build this drain; and looking at the markers along the banks of the drain they suggests that it rises considerably when the rain is draining down from the hills.
The path beside the man-made drain took us about 2 miles until we reached the Mowthorp Bridge where we picked up the road over towards Raincliffe Woods. Our walk on Tuesday had taken us into these woods, but in the opposite direction to today's walk. This time we headed north-east on the direction of Throxenby, taking us along paths through the woods. We stopped for lunch along this stretch, and whilst eating, Donna heard a knocking sound. Looking up there was a Woodpecker high up in the trees. We watched and listened for a while until I decided to change lenses so that I could get a good photo. But as you might guess, as soon as I had the telephoto lens on the camera the Woodpecker had flown off. Never mind, next time...
We headed back to the cottage for a couple of hours and a reviving shower before heading into Scarborough to spend and hour around the harbour. Our route took us along Marine Drive, and the bonus of a high tide sending waves over the sea walls. Lots of people there with their camera's hoping to catch that special picture without getting a soaking, and of course some that did get a soaking. We stopped for a short while, then parked up nearer the harbour and spent some time on the piers and took a seat at our favourite spot near the lighthouse so we could just watch time pass us by.
Just after 6pm we set off back to the cottage, but it would have to be North Bay Fisheries on route to get fish and chips to take back for our evening meal. A great end to an enjoyable day.
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