30: Mountain Bike Trekking Around Malham, Taking In Nearby Gordale Scar And Malham Tarn
From here it is downhill on double track into Kilnsey Village with its distinctive overhanding rock, Kilnsey Crag. Turn left onto the Broad and after a half mile or so on the B6160 leave left onto a minor, unclassified road with the River Skirfare to your right coming down to the Upper Wharfe. Before long you come into Hawkswick Cote. The track on the left after the last houses brings you onto a rock-strewn, grassy track. If you feel like a detour climb up Cote Hill, on to High Cote Moor for long views down into Street Gate. You deserve this break, having covered about seventeen and a half miles. Up on your feet again, and back at Street Gate T-junction make a turn left onto the surfaced road and down into Malham Village. If you still feel like another detour, turn left through the kissing gate to Malham Cove. You can sit on the grass, looking up at the cliff with its trickle of water.
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The Land Rover Discovery is built for a certain kind of person. It's built for the person who has a sense of adventure. A Land Rover driver loves to travel in the mountains and across rough terrain. They also need lots of space for people and cargo. If you're looking for something to fit your family or your extreme lifestyle, the Land Rover Discovery may be the right vehicle for you. The Discovery has features designed for an active lifestyle. Gradient Acceleration Control helps you drive on steep descents confidently. Terrain Response changes the settings of your car to fit whatever surface you're driving on. It has a large ground clearance as well as shorter front and back overhangs. This makes it easy to move around rocky terrains. Air suspension improves the smoothness of your ride which is usually a problem for off-road driving. The Discovery can even drive through water at a maximum of 700mm. It has a sensor that lets you know if the water isn't too deep. The Discovery has a towing capacity of 3,500kg. The Trailer Stability Assist supports the vehicle by keeping it under control while you're towing.
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