Pennine Way Day Seven - Horton to Hawes

Distance: 13.5 miles
Ascent: 550m
Weather: wind and rain
Unidentified brown mammals: 1

Yesterday's walk was quite zigzagged, and the end of the day was almost southbound. Today was pretty much a straight path north north west towards Hawes.

It rained and the wind blew. The paths were good on the whole, a bit muddy at times. Again we are in an area of pot holes and caves, with lots of Shake Holes and places with the word Hole in their name. We also visited Dismal Hill and Rottenstone Hill.

Half way through the day, the Pennine Way joins the Dales Way, along the High Cam Road, which is the highest Roman Road in England. There were fossils in the rocks shaped like nuts and bolts and some interesting geology, mostly involving holes in the ground.

We had a short lunch break and after something to eat, and getting wrapped up warmer (had fun getting into my KitKat with mittens on, in a gale) felt much better.

We came down across the fields into Hawes, where we are staying at The Bulls Head Hotel. We had dinner at Crockett's Restaurant which was very nice, with a bottle of wine, and were very sensible and went back to the room for a hot chocolate rather than going to the pub.