Thornton Le Dale

Walk Description

1. From the car park, head out to the duck pond
2. Continue out of the duck pond, to the road and head right
3. You will meet the main road running through Thornton-le-Dale, head right along this
4. Cross the road and look for the footpath on the left before Thornton beck, follow the path
5. At the end of this, head left on Priestmans Lane
6. Follow the lane and look for a footpath on the right, before Thornton beck
7. Take the footpath and follow it along Thornton beck
8. Ignore any footpaths breaking off to the right, keep walking on the footpath that keeps you closest to the beck
9. The footpath joins Ellerburn Road, head right here
10. At the end of this road a footpath continues, follow it along
11. Continue on this footpath, look for the first footpath to your right to head over the beck
12. Head right again once you’re on the other side and follow the path back
13. Continue to stay on the path closest to the beck, ignoring paths off to the left – taking you back to Ellerburn Road
14. Head left on Ellerburn Road
15. Take the footpath on the left that you originally came up
16. Follow this path down the side of the beck, back to Priestmans Lane
17. Head left down Priestmans Lane and look for the footpath on the right
18. Take the footpath alongside Thornton beck once more
19. Then head right when you join the road and then left, back to the car park