Burnsall Riverbank Walk

How to walk the Burnsall Riverside Circular

Directions:

1. Beginning at the Red Lion Pub next to Burnsall Bridge, take the path leading between the pub building and the bridge and then turn left. The path follows the edge of the river (which is on your right), and is easily identifiable. The path between the Red Lion Pub and Loup Scar is wheelchair and pushchair accessible.

2. After around 3/4 of a km, you will see that the river flows through the rocky sides of Loup Scar. Here, is a popular swim spot! This is the end of the puschair/ wheelchair friendly route, from this point head back to Burnsall Bridge.

3. Follow the path as it heads uphill to the top of the scar, and then descends to the top end, then continue along the riverside path as it head through a gate and then over a footbridge. Cross the footbridge and continue until you see the suspension bridge.

4. Before you reach the suspension bridge, there is a signpost on the left heading through a fence, saying Bridleway to Thorpe Lane. Head through the gate in the fence, then steeply upwards through the young plantation. The path heads upwards and diagonally to the right. At the top, there is a further gate. Continue through that.

5. As you enter the field at the top (there is a sign for cattle, but we are yet to encounter any) continue straight on. There are some rocks at the side of the path, and you are at this point heading in a general south westerly direction. Use the power line pole to head you in the right direction. The path passes this on the right as it gets to another gate in the wall up ahead.

6. Pass through the gate (signposted public bridleway), then continue straight on, keeping the wall to your left hand side. The path follows it closely all the way to the road between Burnsall and Linton.

7. Carefully cross the road, to the one directly opposite. You will see a stone sign pointing to Thorpe. You need to take this extremely quiet road for less than half a mile, until you see the signposted footpath on your left, pointing back towards Burnsall (it says Burnsall 1 1/4 miles).

8. Turn left and head through the gate onto a walled track and continue until you see a metal gate with a hand gate next to it at the end. Turn right and head down the hill to the footpath sign and gate at the bottom of the field.

9. The path continues along the perimeter fence of a small wooded area, then crosses open field to a small gate in the wall. It then leads you down and across a bridge over a stream heading up the bank on the opposite side. The path now continues in a straight on direction, heading through two further gates in walls, passing a large tree on your right, the finally joining up with the dry stone wall on your left and through a final gate onto a walled track.

10. Cross the track to the gate in the wall on the opposite side and continue along the wide grassy path, you will be able to see Burnsall in the distance. The path continues to head in the direction of Burnsall crossing a further six stone gated stiles and then a wooden stile, all the while keeping on in a straight on direction.

11. After the wooden stile, there is another little walled track to cross. Head to the stone stile in the wall directly opposite, and continue across the next two fields. In the final field, you will see an electricity station, and the path back into Burnsall is to the left of that.

12. At the road, turn right and you will find yourself back at the packhorse bridge where you began!

Last walked in March 2024

PUSHCHAIR AND WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY WALK

1. Follow Point 1.

2. Once you have reached the riverside at Loup Scar and Wilfred Scar then you can turn round and head back to the pub.