Lady Anne's Way - Hawes to Thwaite Bridge (final)

 Saturday 3rd October 2026

The last  of Lady Anne's Way in day walk sections.

I used The Little White Bus for the second time leaving my car at Moorcock Inn and boardng the 09:27 to Hawes for a walking start at 09:50. There was only one other passenger.

This LDP is certainly worthwhile with a mixture of country walking on easy going Yorkshire Dales sheep pasture and olden day tracks, and then higher ground again on old established tracks in the middle sections, and all in the best of Yorkshire Dales scenery. *

Today's section had all that, but the last two miles on the switchback A 684 with long stretches of uphill was tedious and hardgoing for me. A bit of an anticlimax. Suffice to say that is not actually part of LA's Way but it was necessary for logistical reasons. 

I only discovered the bus service for these last two sections and it may have been incorporated for others if I'd known.

Leaving the A684 just out of Hawes

Disused railway. I went under towards Appersett

Widdale Beck bridge at Appersett

Following the River Ure from the bridge at Appersett

LA's Way after a short section on the A684 to start the steepest ascent 

on the whole route. That enabled me to join my walk 

from Thwaite Bridge on 5th July last year: Click to view post

On the ascent, steeper than it looks.
 Last year's walk gave me the idea of mopping up this LDP being inspired by
 a woman backpacking the route that I met high up on the old rack.

Here I met my previous walk and turned left through the gate to follow the path back down to Thwaite Bridge,and the sapping two miles dodging traffic back to Moorcock Inn.

Looking back at the tough ascent. I was quite pleased with my performance

 

Back at Thwaite Bridge.

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Click to enlarge. 

Light Blue = LA\s Way. Blue = today. 

Red flags = previously researched parking spots

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 I write "Yorkshire Dales" to incorpoate the whole area which may include parts of other counties.

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