The Yorkshire Dales

Completely new guide to exploring on foot Yorkshire’s beautiful Dales, with the best walking both well-known and newly unearthed, from experienced writing team. This first volume covers the southern and western dales of Ribblesdale, Dentdale, the Howgills, Dentdale and Wharfedale. With over 40 of the best routes.

The Yorkshire Dales

South and West – Howgills, Dentdale, Ribblesdale, Airedale, Wharfdale

Author

Dennis and Jan Kelsall

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852844851

Availability

Published

Price

£12.00

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (1)
Sample Photos (6)

Seasons

Year round walking, but be properly kitted out on the tops in winter.

Centres

Skipton, Settle, Grassington, Kirkby Londsdale, Sedbergh, Dent, Grassington, Clapham, Malham

Difficulty

From gentle two-mile strolls to more strenuous day-long rambles

Must See

The individual character of each dale, wild fells, cosy villages, the traditional farming landscape, the Yorkshire Three Peaks route, Malham cove

Introduction

Evolution of the landscape
   Geological history
   Human settlement
   Industry and enterprise
   Farming in the Dales
Plants and wildlife
The Southern and Western Dales
The Yorkshire Dales National Park
Practicalities
   Navigation and maps
   Careful planning
   Clothing and footwear
   Food and drink
   Taking your car
   Leaving your car behind
Using this guide

The Walks

Part 1: Lower Wharfedale and Barden Moor
1    Bolton Abbey
2    Barden Moor
3   Simon’s Seat
4    Burnsall and Trollers Gill
5    Grassington and Grass Wood
6    Conistone

Part 2: Upper Wharfedale
7       Great Whernside
8       Kettlewell and Arncliffe
9       Buckden Pike
10    Old Cote Moor Top from Buckden
11    Buckden and Yockenthwaite
12    Horse Head and Langstrothdale
13    Oughtershaw Side

Part 3: Littondale
14    Arncliffe and High Cote Moor
15    Old Cote Moor Top from Arncliffe
16    Pen-y-ghent Gill from Litton
17    Litton and the River Skirfare

Part 4: Malhamdale
18    Airedale and Weets Top
19    Gordale, Malham Tarn and the Cove
20    Malham Cove and Pikedaw Hill
21    Mastiles Lane
22    Fountains Fell
23    Winterburn Reservoir
24    Cracoe Fell

Part 5: Dentdale and the Westerm Outliers
25    Great Knoutberry Hill
26    Wold Fell
27    A Walk into Deepdale
28    Great Coum
29    Dentdale
30    Calf Top and Middleton Fell
31    Barbon Low Fell
32    Gragareth and Great Coum

Part 6: Around Ribblesdale
33    Attermire Scar and Victoria Cave
34    Langcliffe and Catrigg Force
35    Plover Hill and Pen-y-ghent
36    Upper Ribblesdale along the Ribble Way
37    Ingleborough from Ribblehead
38    Whernside from Ribblehead
39    Gale Moor and the Source of the Ribble
40    Clapham and the Norber Boulders
41    Ingleborough from Clapham
42    Ingleton Falls
43    Kingsdale
44    The Yorkshire Three Peaks