Day 11 High Force to Dufton

 We left the high force hotel a little bit of luxury for us  

We  returned along the path to the point on the Pennine Way that we left last night. Soon we arrive at the immense high Force waterfall which is a magnificent display power and white water. It was probably less impressive than it is often due to the Dry Spell, it usually has a double waterfall is only one side was falling today but still mighty impressive, here’s just a few of the pictures we took

,soon we cross the river Tees at Cronley Bridge where the landscape changes and we are between rising cliffs

We now walk along the boulder strewn ankle twisting margins of the river of falcon Clints tricky terrain to walk on.

Occasionally we get to a boggy bit and have boardwalks which seem like a treat. 

Eventually we made it to a huge waterfall called cauldron snout

We now have a rocky scramble up the side of the thundering falls, very exciting

until we get just below Cow Green Reservoir , then passed through a farm yard climb along rasp Hill then walk through some very isolated and boggy areas open valley and follow Maize beck which is a delight

We cross the bridge and you realise how low the river level is

but quickly this becomes forgotten when we reach the highlight of the day. High Cup Nick suddenly dropped away from front of us in a textbook ‘U’ shaped , Valley rimmed with strata of hard rock, from the head of the valley maize beck trickles down this impressive scooped out bowl of a valley it was a genuine feast for the eyes. The photos don’t do it justice. It was a little bit windy but we still could not help stand and admire.

We walk along the side of the valley 

we then had 4 miles along an old track all downhill with superb panoramic views

into Dufton , where we had a swift pint in the Stag Inn

from here we transferred to Appleby for our B&B Bondgate House where we had a lovely reception. we walked to the local pub for a meal a fantastic hard day. Todays route was 17.5 miles

We may be slow but are determined to complete this very tough challenge 

We now prepare ourselves for the tough day to follow.