| Date ... | Saturday, 10 January 2009 |
| Distance ... | 5.50 miles |
| Ascent ... | 1170 feet |
| Time ... | 2 hours 45 mins |
| Weather ... | 2ºc, fresh NW winds, dry, cloudy with some sunny spells |
| Summits ... | No summits climbed |
| Start ... | Gunnerside village - roadside parking (SD950982) |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº30 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº92 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Swaledale Walks by Paul Hannon (ISBN 1870141393) |
The route map of our walk
Heading out of Gunnerside village
Looking back on Gunnerside village
The boulder strewn Gunnerside Beck
One of the many old field barns on the eastern slopes in the lower part of the gill
Walking through the rough pastures in the lower part of the gill
The ruins of the Sir Francis dressing floor
The ruins of the Sir Francis mine
Looking across the gill to the frozen waterfalls in Botcher Gill
Heading further along the gill towards Bunton mines
The remains of the 'Bunton' mine
Walking along the frozen stream to the ruins of Blakethwaite mine
Sheena and Tim at the ruins of the old peat store, the old smelt mill can be seen on the hill in front
A very wintry view down the gill
Looking back on the remains of the old peat store and smelt mill
Tim was having great fun in the snow!
As we headed back along the western side of the gill the snow had become very icy
Frozen waterfalls in Botcher Gill
Returning to Gunnerside village at the end of the walk