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Parson's Pulpit
538m (1765ft)

The Southern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England England

The summit of Parson's Pulpit is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record Parson's Pulpit as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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English Dewey
97th in England,
222nd in England & Wales

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English Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Parson's Pulpit walking UK Mountains in The Southern Dales Area The Yorkshire Dales National Park North Yorkshire, EnglandEngland

Parson's Pulpit Summit

Photo: Mark Kissipie

You can find Parson's Pulpit & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL2 Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western areas


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale


See Parson's Pulpit and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Parson's Pulpit and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Parson's Pulpit by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk ny134 Parson's Pulpit from Street Gate

Quiet hill far from the crowds of nearby Malham

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6.25mls (10km)
Ascent:902ft (275m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 4 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk ny172 Parson's Pulpit and Proctor High Mark from Street Gate

Quiet hills far from the crowds of nearby Malham

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.75mls (14km)
Ascent:1,162ft (354m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Parson's Pulpit Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Parson's Pulpit

Ruth Nolan walked up Parson's Pulpit on June 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] Street Gate, Malham Tarn [with] Family [weather] Cloudy, light breeze, dry

Mark Davidson climbed Parson's Pulpit on June 2nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Walk ny172 Parson's Pulpit & Proctor High Mark from Street Gate [with] Alone [weather] Baking hot - First proper walk after Covid-19 lockdown. It was good to be out.

Tony Rogerson bagged Parson's Pulpit on April 16th, 2016 [from/via/route] Mastiles Lane Proctor High Mark Parsons Pulpit [with] Caz Floss [weather] Sunny but chilly & breezy

Patrick Rogozinski has walked, climbed & bagged Parson's Pulpit.

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