I can’t begin to guess just how many times I have been up
Nicky Nook. Just 40 minutes drive away from me, it was once me and my kids ‘go
to’ walk, in all seasons. The kids are older now, but still come along occasionally.
But guess what? It’s a fine, fine walk and it is the kind of walk you can make
as long or as short as you want.
It is near to Scorton in Lancashire’s Area of Outstanding
Beauty, The Trough of Bowland. If you drive up Tithe Barn Lane just as you enter
Scorton and then turn left on Higher Lane and drive along this narrow road to
what is obviously the start of the hill, and park anywhere you can find, you
then put on the rucksack and boots and start heading up.
But you can start in Scorton itself if you like.
It is quite a steep little walk to begin with, getting the
blood pumping, but the walk to the top and the trig point won’t take you too
long. You can then carry on along to a wall then turn right to the reservoir or
walk straight across for a longer day. I chose the latter this time, with Jake
in tow. I then found a bench to eat cheese sandwiches, enjoying the day as Jake
nicked some of the cheese. I then got up, turned left and through trees,
passing the reservoir and streams to my left. This is a pleasant walk and quite
a nice cool down on a hot day. Turn right over a stile, then back onto the main
road. This is a peaceful road walk to where you parked the car. A short but
rewarding walk…
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