We are the West Riding Area Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
From the car park we have an uphill walk before turning off and heading over fields to reach the hamlet of Thornthwaite. From here we follow Padside Beck then another uphill road walk before making our way across more fields to join the Six Dales Trail which we follow down to the village of Padside. We then take the footpaths which bring us to the East side of Thruscross Reservoir where we join the track back to the car park. A lunch stop will be made at a suitable spot along the way.
The walk is mainly across fields and farmland with sections of road walking in between. There are lots of stiles to cross with the possibility of encountering cattle in some fields. In the village of Thornthwaite we shall be crossing the famous packhorse bridge which is thought to date back to the 15th century and was a packhorse route between Ilkley and Fountains Abbey.
Thruscross Reservoir Car Park - please note this is now a paying car park.
