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A circular
walk from Dunsop Bridge to Newton

The walk starts in Dunsop Bridge just to the left of the post
office. A straight tracks leads to cottages, 20 yds after which
the FP is found on the right over a stile and up the steep bank.
After the next stone stile a steady walk uphill leads direct
to Beatrix. Follow the tarmac road around Beatrix and at the
second house take the left of the two double gates. The track
leads to Back of Hill Barn, after which bear slightly left.
A gentle walk downhill over two stiles leads to the crossing
over Rough Syke and then straight uphill to Rough Syke Barn.
 The
walk continues to a ladder stile; a second similar stile is
met with a little further on. Follow the track which after a
short while turns sharp right. Keep straight on through the
wooden gate when the track turns sharp left. The path leads
direct to Gamble Hole Farm. Aim just to the left of the farm,
go through the farm gate, and carry straight on. At the end
of the first field bear left into the second field and walk
diagonally to the far left hand corner to meet the road. The
FP carries on across the road and goes over a beck. On ascending
the other side bear right; the path now goes through a series
of fields down hill to Newton.

From the Parkers Arms walk down the road and find the start
of the path on the right after crossing the bridge over the
Hodder. The path follows close to the bank of the Hodder and
then over a series of stiles and fields to emerge on the road
just to the left of the house at Foulscales. A short walk on
the road leads to a farm track on the right just after the last
barn. A FP sign is seen on the right a little way along this
track; the path leads to a footbridge over the Hodder, across
sheep pasture to a stile just to the right of Knoll Wood, and
then onto the road.  The
FP starts again after a short walk down the road past Boarsden
and just to the right of the cottage. The path leads downhill
to the Hodder and follows the north bank of the river ending
in the road leading to Thorneyholme Hall. Turn right to the
car park in Dunsop Bridge. |