Sunnydale

This is a lovely local walk – I always enjoy it and today was going to be no exception.  It was nice and warm with no need for coats and the ground was dry so there wouldn’t be any muddy parts, and good company Gail and Monica were with me.

Heading off Green end Road passing a large stone aquaduct on the right. 

  At a fork in the road we turned left then right on a good track heading away, as the track swings to cross the beck we continued on to the Sunnydale Reservoir.  Crossing the dam and up a steep we turned off to the left into a small woodland path.

 Along here is a small dam on the right, a family of ducks were dabbling there.  We continued on the path on the wood top to eventually come to a small waterfall at Sweet Well Dike.

Continuing on the path we came onto a cart track dropping towards some farm buildings, here we turned right to emerge onto Ilkley Road.  We turned left down to the crossroads. We continued down the road Past the chalets at the Park to go left down to some cottages  then dropping down again to the little hamlet of West Morton.  All this area reminds me of Dad.  He grew up in this area and I often wonder if he walked the same paths I do now.

 We went through stiles to an enclosed path which took us down to Carr Lane here we turned right to reach the canal and join the towpath taking us back to our starting point.

What a lovely leisurely Saturday saunter of 4 ½ miles.  Thoroughly enjoyed it.