Leaving the car park, we pass Ripley Castle on the right and the church on the left to join the Nidderdale Way. After Hollybank Wood we leave the Nidderdale Way heading North, then North-West making for Whipley Hall then on to Burnt Yates for our coffee stop. Leaving Burnt Yates, we head towards Brimham Rocks, turning left into a field just before the sign. We then follow this path, across fields, towards Dinmore House, over the dismantled railway, crossing the river Nidd at New Bridge then Birstwith House. We continue on good paths and across fields until we reach the end of Reynard Crag Lane where we turn left and head down the hill. There is no obvious stopping place for lunch (it’s a moveable feast) but there are good grassy verges here which would make a good lunch stop if the weather is fine. The pub stop is approximately ¾ into the walk. After lunch, we go through a wooden gate on to a grassy track with Gormires Wood on our right. We head towards Hampsthwaite turning before the village to join the Medieval Way. We go through the churchyard and turn right for about 400 yds to reach our pub stop, The Joiners Arms. Suitably refreshed, we retrace our steps briefly to pick up our path following the river Nidd on the left which will eventually take us under the bridge and up the lane. We turn left and follow the road to join the main road which we cross and follow the path back into Ripley. This is a moderate walk, with a few uphill pulls, mainly on good paths and across fields. There are several stiles to cross and many gates, plus one set of steps.