Leaving Malham Cove, you enter a dry limestone valley (a river submerged millennia ago), lined by the Ing Scar Crag and then you climb up a rocky stairway and over Langscar to the restored Nappa Cross at the foot of Grizedales Crags, on the flank of Kirkby Fell. The view back is to Malham Tarn and Pen-y-ghent. You can make a short detour up Kirkby Fell to appreciate the aspect of the Craven Fault – an ancient earthquake zone which was responsible for the crustal shifts that have resulted in today’s landscape. The path swings round under Attermire Scar, where in the 1840s an array of Roman and prehistoric artefacts were found in the local caves. By Warrendale Knotts you look down towards Settle and you may be able to make out the southern lakeland peaks. The trail then heads directly into Settle, another attractive market town with a range of accommodation. Continuing on the way, you cross the River Ribble towards Giggleswick and follows this delightful river all the way to Stainforth Bridge, by an impressive little cataract and then into Stainforth.