Langcliffe, Stainforth and Catrigg Force

Five and a half miles and around three hours: the Ribble Way north through riverside meadows to the packhorse bridge at Stainforth, then the steep stony climb of Goat Scar Lane to Catrigg Force, and a high return across Winskill with the whole of Ribblesdale below. Start at Langcliffe village green a mile north of Settle, where there is limited roadside parking and a bus from Settle station; the alternative is the pay-and-display car park in Stainforth, which fills early at weekends. The beck at Catrigg and the Ribble both give a drink and there is a safe shallow paddle at Stainforth Bridge, but sheep graze the whole route so keep the dog on the lead, the viewing path at the top of the fall runs along an unprotected lip, and the meadow section is crossed by a run of narrow stone squeeze stiles that a Labrador simply will not fit through.