unrated)About Crosscliff View Trail
A short easy access trail to the viewpoint at Crosscliff. There are excellent views over Langdale Forest and the surrounding area including 'Blakey Topping' a pudding basin shaped hill of ice age origin. The route also passes Dargate Dikes, ancient earthworks of unknown origin.
PLEASE NOTE - Crosscliff View Trail is fully open but please beware that there are hanging branches over head.
How to get there:
Crosscliff View Trail can be started from Crosscliff in Dalby Forest. Thornton-le-Dale is the nearest town or village.
Crosscliff is signed off the forest drive about 7 miles from the visitor centre and about 1 mile south of the north eastern toll point.Follow stone road for about two thirds of a mile to Crosscliff.
OS Grid Reference: SE 857875
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
What's on in Dalby Forest
June
- Animals Intuition Tuesday 10 April 2012
Friday 8 June 2012
Saturday 11 August 2012
Friday 2 November 2012 - Big Jubilee Forest Picnic Sunday 3 June 2012
- Dalbyology Sunday 10 June 2012
- In Search of the Nightjar Friday 15 June 2012 to Saturday 16 June 2012
- Dalby Open Air Concerts Friday 29 June 2012 to Saturday 30 June 2012
July
- Papermaking for All Wednesday 11 April 2012
Friday 27 July 2012
Friday 24 August 2012
Wednesday 31 October 2012 - Comitatus - The End of the Roman Empire. Saturday 7 July 2012 to Sunday 8 July 2012
| Crosscliff Facilities. |
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Trail waymarking:
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| Length of trail: half miles |
| Approximate time of trail: 20 minutes |
| Open or closed: open |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
Contact: |
| Recreation Manager 01751 472771 e-mail: yorkshirefd@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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