Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
When you reach the narrow lane at Acres, turn left and, taking care
against approaching traffic (some of which may be four-legged and en
masse ), walk up to Sunbiggin farm, and there head east for Stony Head
farm, where the lane surrenders to a broad green track enclosed between
walls (signposted 'Bridleway to Sunbiggin Tarn'). The track ends at a gate,
after which it crosses heather moorland. Keep going for about 200m to a
track junction, and here branch right, heading south, towards the Howgills
that form the undulating southern skyline. When, a short way on, the track
forks, keep left, and at the next track junction, now with Sunbiggin Tarn
in view, turn right through another spread of heather dotted with gnarled
hawthorns. Follow a wide track out to meet a road at a signpost.
Now there is a choice of two routes, which may well be influenced by
weather conditions. One way - the now recommended route - makes use
of a line not lawfully available at the time of the first edition of this topic;
the other simply takes the road to the left and then heads south through
Mazen Wath. The latter, though longer, is the wiser option in poor visibility
(this road option is given below).
Sunbiggin Tarn
Recommended Route
On meeting the road, go right - southwest and apparently heading away
from Robin Hood's Bay - to cross Tarn Sike bridge. Now continue along the
road for a further 200m, then leave it for a clear track southwards through
heather. Just southwest of a boggy hollow created by Tarn Sike, the path
meets a cross track. Here turn left, heading roughly east, with Sunbiggin
Tarn easing into view once more.
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