Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6½mls (10.5km)
Ascent:	2,612ft (796m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk c336:

The Cross Keys  -  River Rawthey  -  Cautley Holme Beck  -  Cautley Spout  -  Cautley Crag  -  Great Dummacks  -  Little Dummacks  -  Calders  -  Bram Rigg Top  -  The Calf  -  Bowderdale Beck  -  Bowderdale Head  -  Yarlside  -  Ben End  -  The Cross Keys

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

3 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

3 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

2 Marilyns

2 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is The Calf at 676m (2218ft). The Calf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (118th highest in England, 201st highest in England & Wales)

The Calf is also known as an English Nuttall (157th highest in England, 268th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (37th highest in England, 642nd highest in the UK).

The summit of The Calf is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Calders at 675m (2216ft). Calders is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (119th highest in England, 202nd highest in England & Wales)

Calders is also known as an English Nuttall (159th highest in England, 270th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Bram Rigg Top at 672m (2205ft). Bram Rigg Top is known as an English Bridget. Bram Rigg Top was demoted from 'Nuttall' status in November 2016. It is now classified as a 'Bridget'.

Along the way you will also bag:

• Great Dummacks at 663m (2175ft). Great Dummacks is known as an English Bridget.

• Yarlside at 639m (2097ft). Yarlside is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (152nd England, 260th Eng & Wal), an English Nuttall (201st highest in England, 349th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (46th England, 704th highest in the UK).

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys

In no particular order . . .

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (5)

The trig point on the summit of The Calf

Photo: Christine Shepherd (686)

West Fell, Hooksey and the shoulder of Randygill Top from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (4)

Yarlside from the lower slopes of Great Dummacks

Photo: Graham Fleet (22)

The River Rawthey with Calders beyond from the Cross Keys footbridge

Photo: Graham Fleet (1)

An Andy Goldworthy 'Sheep Pen' in the valley below from the path between Little Dummacks and The Calf

Photo: Christine Shepherd (126)

The trig point on the summit of The Calf

Photo: Mark Davidson (93)

Bram Rigg Top

Photo: Graham Fleet (17)

Yarlside summit

Photo: Jez England (1)

The River Rawthey valley from Great Dummacks

Photo: Christine Shepherd (212)

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