Buckden Pike Gallery |
 Leave Buckden Car Park and head for Rakes Wood |
 Looking back at Buckden from Rakes Wood |
 View across Wharfedale to High Combe Stoop |
 You may bump into Blair and Cameron |
 Upper Wharfedale and Hubberholme are over to the left |
 Follow the dry stone wall off to the left and through the gate |
 Take the Buckden Pike FP sign and ascent diagonally across several fields |
 Superb views across upper Wharfedale |
 Its not too late to turn back to The White Lion at Cray |
 or continue to ascent to the next rise for even more awesome views |
 Mind you don't fall down a (snow filled) shake hole |
 Julie struggling up a steep slippy section |
 We won't be the first to the top |
 Julie almost at the top! |
 View of Deepdale from Buckden Pike summit |
 It's very cold at the summit, not T-shirt weather |
 Julie's Buckden Pike (702m) summit pose |
 Walk along the ridge top to the Polish RAF crew Memorial Cross |
 The Memorial Cross |
 Follow the dry stone wall as it descends the ridge |
 First view of Starbotton at the base of the tributary valley |
 Veer to the right of the tributary valley to descend |
 Descending the tributary valley spur - superb valley views again |
 Follow the track down to Starbotton |
 Excellent Log open fire welcome is essential as its freezing on the top |
 The Fox and Hounds - outstanding Yorkshire Dales Pub |
 Take the green lane back to the River Wharfe |
 Cross the footbridge and turn right |
 Follow the Dales Way back to Buckden |
 Steve at Buckden Bridge - watch out for Dippers! |
 View of Rakes Wood from opposite side of Wharfedale |
 Buckden Village Green |
 On a completely different day a couple of months later... |
 Richard, Bramble and I went up Buckden Pike in T-shirts |
 and visited the Polish air crew memorial |
 and down the valley to Starbotton |