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  We
stayed the night at Raisgill, just across from the
delightfully-named Yockenthwaite, and dined that evening just down
the valley at Hubberholme.
The villages mentioned are in Langstrothdale, the
natural extension of Yorkshire's Wharfedale. The last village in
upper Wharfedale is Buckden, after which the fell is named, and
from where we started our walk.
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  We
crossed Buckden bridge and took the "Dales Way"
footpath down the western side of the valley. This is a most
pleasant pathway, at times a riverside route, at others a
deep walled lane.
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Descending the steep western flank of the Pike, we joined
another ancient way, the track from Buckden over Stake Moss
towards Bainbridge. Turning right onto this path, we very
soon arrived at the hamlet of Cray where, finding the pub
open, we adjourned for refreshment.
We now headed westwards across the limestone shelf
which marks the head of Wharfedale to Scar House, there cutting
downwards to Hubberholme, and back along a little more of the Dales
Way to return to Buckden and the car. An excellent day!
Books and maps:- The walk illustrated is shown in its
entirety on both maps -
and
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; "Yockenthwaite")
; "Crow and Trees, Raisgill, near Yockenthwaite")
; "Field barn")
; "Tree rings")
; "Buckden bridge")
; "Buckden")
; "The deep walled lane")
; "Starbotton from the start of the Walden Road")
; "Above Starbotton")
; "Peaty pool and the view to Wensleydale")
; "The view to Nidd Head")
; "Great Whernside")
; "Cray")
; "Buckden, seen from the limestone shelf after leaving Cray")
; "Hubberholme")