W22: Arkengarthdale And The Heggs-Castle Renaturing Project - Discovery Walk

Leave Station car park 9.30am. Start at parking opposite Reeth School DL11 6SP (GR: SE 034 992, What3Words: ///inert.holidays.roadblock) at 10.00am. 8 Miles. Moderate. 7 Following an early sell out in 2024 we repeat this opportunity to take part in a guided tour led by of the one of the landowners of the Heggs-Castle renaturing project. The project isa 200-acre collaborative scheme by 3 landowners to increase biodiversity and to develop a naturalmethod of flood management. Starting from Reeth we walk up the beautiful valley of Arkengarthdale to Heggs Farm to begin the tour. Afterwards the route continues north, crossing the beck to the largely lost hamlet of Arkle Town, and highlighting two further renaturing sites. We make a steady climb up Calver Hill (487m) to enjoy the views of the Swale and Arkle valleys before descending back to Reeth.Supported by: The Heggs-Castle Renaturing Project