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Lottie Gibbons

'Scouse waterfalls' everyone from Merseyside has visited

If you're from Merseyside there's a high chance that you've spent a sunny day hiking at the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail.

This beauty spot offers some of the most spectacular woodland and waterfall views in the UK. The nature trail boasts over four miles of ancient oak woodland and surrounds the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.

It first opened in 1885 and the trail proved so popular that it made the history books in 1888 when over 3,500 people visited in one day alone. The first section of the trail follows the River Twiss through Swilla Glen, which is a limestone gorge.

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Walkers may spot a money tree, which is a trunk completely covered in coins for good luck. Two bridges then lead onto the first of Pecca Falls. There are five main waterfalls at this point, dropping 30 metres into plunge pools. The second fall and most famous is the 14-metre Thorton Force.

The trail climbs up to Twistleton Lane (Lottie Gibbons)

Many people stop at the viewing area to have a picnic before continuing their walk. The trail climbs up to Twistleton Lane and rewards hikers with a view of the Yorkshire Dales Three Peaks. The walk continues to an oak woodland and leads to Beezley Falls, which consists of three waterfalls side by side.

Three further waterfalls follow including Rival Falls, Baxengyhll Gorge and Snow Falls which lead to the picturesque Ingleton village.

Despite being nearly 75 miles away from Liverpool, Ingleton Waterfalls is viewed as a classic Scouse destination which is hugely popular with visitors from Merseyside. On Twitter, people refer to the trail as a "proper Scouse hike" while others say Ingleton is a "Scouse hill."

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