Carperby, through remains of lead mining and stone quarrying,  Askrigg (two pubs), meadows alongside the River Ure, the route of a former railway and back into Carperby.

This is a good one for those who aren’t too keen on climbing. There’s a bit of a climb at the start, but after that it’s dead easy.

There’s an honesty box for parking at the Village Hall in Carperby, just down the road from the Wheatsheaf, where James Herriott, the vet who invented the Yorkshire Dales, spent his honeymoon. That was almost 70 years ago – hopefully they’ll have changed the sheets.

Walk along the road to Redmire for a short distance, and bear left. The road turns into a track as it climbs away from the village, and near a sign that says there’s a sewage works somewhere, turn left through a blue metal gate and follow the track that contours west beneath Ponderledge Scar.

This becomes Oxclose Road, still a track, as it first passes former lead mines (don’t be tempted to explore the shafts and tunnels, they are dangerous) and then a quarry where massive stone slabs have been left behind.

Stay on the track as it begins to curve north west, and about three miles from Carperby, you’ll pass an old barn on the left, below which there’s a house.

Follow the track down a dip, and as it curves right again, look out for a stile on the left that gives access to a path taking you through a wood and across fields to Newbiggin. Follow the track down into Askrigg.

The Crown Inn is the first pub you’ll see, with the King’s Head and ther White Rose opposite each other in the square a few hundred yards further on.

Paved path across fields from Askrigg to the River Ure (left) and later the path follows the route of the former railway to Hawes and beyond.

Refreshed, head out of the village with the church on your right, and look out for a signpost on your left taking your between the houses towards Aysgarth and Worton Bridge. Cross some fields diagonally on a flagged path, and when you reach the bridge over the Ure don’t take it – instead, turn left, cross the road and exit on the right over a stile to follow the river to Nappa Mill.

Here the path is well signed, sometimes following the route of the former Wensleydale Railway as it goes east. There are several routes back to Carperby from here … one staying between the old railway and the river as they both head for Aysgarth. About half a mile before the famous Aysgarth Falls, look out for a path on the left that takes you to the minor road, and follow it into Carperby. Alternatively, head for the visitor centre at Aysgarth, and before you get there take a left and head north on a footpath into Carperby.

The other return route forks left to West End Farm and Woodhall, where you take a path with the minor road on your left, cross the road as the path leaves it, and leave it again on the left at a car park and picnic site, following the path back to Carperby.