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Taking the lower of the two onward paths, carry on up the valley to enjoy some spectacular views into the ravine before rejoining the main trail. After some 800m, bear left at successive forks, following signs to Strid Shop and Car Park. The path climbs to a break in the trees that reveals a last dramatic view along the valley before returning you to the car park.

The legendary Strid

WALK 2

Barden Moor

StartHalton Moor (SE 038555)Distance5.5 miles (8.9km)Total Ascent250m (820ft)Time2hr30TerrainGood tracks throughout. Note that dogs are not allowed on the Barden Moor Access Area.MapsExplorer OL2 – Yorkshire Dales (Southern & Western areas)RefreshmentsNoneToiletsNoneParkingRoadside car park at start

This walk offers a great opportunity to experience the wildness of the open moors without having to stray off the beaten track, perhaps its only drawback being an uphill finish.

BARDEN MOOR

From an abrupt ridge that curves round in a splayed horseshoe between Rylstone and Burnsall, Barden Moor falls as a vast, shallow fold towards the River Wharfe. Gathering sustenance from the bleak uplands, a lively beck once tumbled uninterrupted along its length, but the 19th-century expansion of the Yorkshire mill towns changed all that. The fact that they are founded on limestone saved most of the Dales valleys from exploitation as reservoir sites, but here the underlying stone is impermeable grit. Bradford Corporation built two reservoirs, the first opening in 1874 and the second, higher up the valley, just nine years later, a 22-mile (35km) aqueduct carrying the water to the town. Even in those days, municipal engineering was not simply a matter of utilitarian function and beside the upper dam the grand Gothic statement is the manager’s baronial hall.