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East Gill Force, Keld
As Crackpot Hall is approached, ignore the path climbing left towards it, and descend,
right, on a broad track continuing easily to join the River Swale below, near the foot of
Swinner Gill. A clear, broad path now escorts the river out towards Muker.
Approaching Ramps Holme Bridge the path forks, one branch ascending left, the oth-
er continuing ahead to the bridge. Take the path towards the bridge but, unless bound
for Muker, keep on past it to another fork (both directions being signposted 'Gunner-
side', though that to the left makes use of a minor roadway, and avoids the walk along
the river). Take the right branch and continue to the first of many - very many - gated
(and ungated) squeeze-stiles, to the right of a barn.
And on it goes - meadows, walls, barns, squeeze-stiles, buttercups and daisies in a
seemingly endless succession until, at the end of one pasture, the path having rejoined
the Swale, it leads on to a broad farm track, with a narrow riverside path dropping to
the right. Take the riverside path, through the inevitable squeeze-stile, until the river,
and a wall on the left, close the meadow down at a stile, giving on to a narrow path
into woodland above the river. At a gate the path descends once more to the riverside.
Near Ivelet Bridge the river flows languorously beneath walled fields rising to the dis-
tant summit of Blea Barf. Climb, by a gate, to Ivelet Bridge. Ivelet Bridge is a fine,
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