Buckden Pike
702m (2303ft)
The Southern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England
The summit of Buckden Pike is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,802ft (549m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Buckden - Buckden Beck - Buckden Lead Mine - Buckden Pike - Fox Memorial - Starbotton Fell - Tor Mere Top - Cam Head - Starbotton Cam Road - Starbotton - The Dales Way - River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Buckden
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,766ft (538m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Buckden - Rakes Wood - Cow Close - Buckden Pike - Fox Memorial - Starbotton Fell - Tor Mere Top - Cam Head - Starbotton Cam Road - Starbotton - The Dales Way - River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Buckden
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Buckden Pike
Paul Roddam walked up Buckden Pike on February 5th, 2019 [with] Bri, Crawford, Samdog and Bowers [weather] Sunny
Mark Smith climbed Buckden Pike on November 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] Buckden [with] Nikki [weather] Beautifully Sunny - The route down the was very testing - muddy & badly eroded by cattle
Jeff Stott bagged Buckden Pike on August 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Buckden waterfall's [with] Shell [weather] Nice - Tough but great. A lot of effort, wasn't prepared for su (sunburn). Lots of boggy parts, turned knee going up near lead mine. Attacked by cow near end. Shell struggled. But achieved a fantastic completion. Hard route.
Tony Halliday hiked Buckden Pike on October 11th, 2020 [from/via/route] started & ended buckden car park circular [with] sally halliday jimmy boo and George our 3 dogs [weather] cloud cover but dry good visability & views - camped at kettlewell weather couldn't quite make its mind up a lot of rain Friday making the walk very boggy but more exciting
Allen Andrews summited Buckden Pike on June 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] From Buckden [with] On my own [weather] Sunny
Michael Naylor conquered Buckden Pike on April 3rd, 2019 [weather] Overcast
Simon Boddy scaled Buckden Pike on November 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Kettlewell [with] My girlfriend
Mark Price walked up Buckden Pike on September 22nd, 2018 [from/via/route] From Buckden then decending to starbutton returning via dales way [with] Shaun Dunmall, David Hill, Marek Kulek [weather] fair
Kevin Foster climbed Buckden Pike on July 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Buckden [with] Just me and my labrador Henry [weather] Light rain turning heavier for a while then clearing out by mid-afternoon then sunny. - This was actually my third visit to Buckden Pike this year & certainly the wettest! Previous visits had been from Starbotton via the Walden 'road' & a full length excursion up Waldendale from West Burton. Today was by the more 'traditional' route of Buckden Rake. I set off with high hopes after checking the forecast on the MWIS. The light rain would pass or so I thought. About half way up the weather took a turn for the worst & became a heavy downpour & the cloud dropped in. This wasn't in the forecast? Anyway, I didn't hang about at the summit & carried on through very soggy conditions to the Polish Memorial & on to the Walden 'road' & my escape route. I will be back though maybe to try the waterfalls & scrambling up Buckden Ghyll. I didn't fancy it today because I had Henry with me.
Iain Cocks bagged Buckden Pike on August 5th, 2017 [from/via/route] Buckden [with] Paul Smith, Dave Slater [weather] Wind & torrential rain - Wet to the skin
Mark Davidson hiked Buckden Pike on February 20th, 2005 [with] Mike [weather] Bit overcast but clear. Bit of ice on the Buckden Beck waterdalls
David Congreave summited Buckden Pike on August 8th, 2015 [from/via/route] Buckden
Tony Rogerson conquered Buckden Pike on January 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] Buckden Rake & Buckden Beck [with] John & Floss [weather] Low cloud
Peter Brent scaled Buckden Pike on September 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] Buckden, Buckden Rake, Cow Close, Summit, Memorial Cross, Walden Road, Starbottom, Buckden [with] Raymond Hepworth [weather] Sunny with a few clouds - Good 8.5 mile circular walk with stunning views, quite exhilarating.
Caroline Winter walked up Buckden Pike on August 8th, 2015 [from/via/route] Buckden, Rake, Cow Close, Buckden Pike, Memorial Cross, Tor Mere Top, Black Dike, Great Whernside, Hag Dyke, downer Gill Beck, Kettlewell [with] Friend [weather] Sunny & clear skies. Light southerly wind - My novice walker friend from school days met up to try this walking lark & she was like a sheep on the fells. I advised her that more subdued colours than vivid candy floss pink next time & collapsing a dry stone wall will not be looked on favourably!wetter underfoot than expected & quite a slog to the Pike, but maybe cause we had strayed from the route with chatting
Iain Taylor climbed Buckden Pike on December 6th, 2014 [from/via/route] Buckden car park SD 94247 77350
Darren Wilson bagged Buckden Pike on January 19th, 2013 [from/via/route] Kettlewell, Old Cote Moor, Buckden
Angela Moroney hiked Buckden Pike during 2012 [with] captain turner
Darren Mortimer summited Buckden Pike on January 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] Buckden [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Cold & windy with snow on the tops
Trevor Williams conquered Buckden Pike on October 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] Kettlewell [with] Paul [weather] Heavy rain on top
Ray O'hara scaled Buckden Pike on June 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] NY104 [weather] Lost in cloud from about 1500' - Good sold path all the way up. If you follow the sign by the summit that recommends progressing on the other side on the wall from the one on NY104, you will probably miss the memorial & Tor Mere Top & end up disappearing back off down to Buckden earlier than expected if you're not careful. I did.
Christine Shepherd walked up Buckden Pike on March 28th, 2011 [from/via/route] Buckden [with] Jenny [weather] Chilly but bright - This walk was accompanied by the sounds & sights of grouse performing their mating rituals! Climbed Buckden Pike again with a broken arm on 21.4.11!
Lee Senior climbed Buckden Pike on May 26th, 2012 [from/via/route] Did this as part of my walk from Gt Whernside- did a bit of scrambling at the end to cut off the corner of the path from Walden Rd -in effect I approached from the back off the Starbotton path [with] myself [weather] Glorious sun with stiff easterly wind - Amazingly quiet at this popular trig point even in good weather. The trig area will be very wet in unsettled conditions
Roy Bentley bagged Buckden Pike on December 3rd, 2011 [from/via/route] Same as Birks Fell route [with] On own [weather] As Birks Fell
Simon Neilson-Clark hiked Buckden Pike on November 13th, 2011 [from/via/route] Buckden falls then summit & then down the bridal path [with] Mrs H [weather] Mist & light rain poor visability - Follow stram up Scramble a bit too steep Good pull up to summit Bit wet under foot at the top. Got lost trying to get to Yockenthwaite
Philip Wilde, Patrick Rogozinski, Matthew Thomas, Steven Trow, Alison Tomlin, Tomasz B, Michael Rygol, Kevin Devine, Stephen Stott, Jeanette Coward, Paul Booth, John Edwards, Jo White, Chris Turner, Rob Barklamb, Linda Walker, Les Wrightson, Nick Bennett and Denis Mcallister have all walked, climbed & bagged Buckden Pike.
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