Malham to Horton - Part One

Our walk on the 17th was organised by Oxfam and was the first time The Q Team - Rich Smethurst, James Robertson, Ady Stokes and myself - had walked together.

The planned route was the 2nd leg of the 100km challenge starting at Malham and finishing at Horton-in-Ribblesdale, taking in Malham Cove, Malham Tarn, Fountains Fell and Pen-y-Ghent. This is arguably the most scenic but demanding parts of the course.

James, Rich and Ady at Malham Visitor Centre. Unfortunately we were over an hour late getting started. Because of this the Oxfam guides decided we would not go up Pen-y-Ghent.

First up was Malham Cove:


A long trek to the top:


Looking back at the limestone pavement and top of the Cove:

From there onto Malham Tarn: