Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at The Cross Keys, is 8 miles long and will take about 6½hrs. It is graded 7 (Hard).


Route outline for walk c330:

The Cross Keys  -  River Rawthey  -  Ben End  -  Yarlside  -  Kensgriff  -  Randygill Top  -  Bowderdale Beck  -  The Calf  -  Bram Rigg Top  -  Calders  -  Great Dummacks  -  Cautley Crag  -  Croonthard Brow  -  Cautley Holme Beck  -  River Rawthey  -  The Cross Keys



Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
4
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
4
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
2
Marilyns
Bridget
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.
  • Kensgriff at 574m (1883ft). Kensgriff is classified as an English Dewey (36th highest in England, 80th highest in England & Wales).

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You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


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

OS Explorer OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley


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

OS Landranger 98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys

In no particular order . . .

Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys - The track back from the summit of Calders

The track back from the summit of Calders

Photo: David Chesworth (4)

Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys - Harter Fell from the River Rawthey Valley just south of Cautley

Harter Fell from the River Rawthey Valley just south of Cautley

Photo: Mike Knipe (98)

Cautley Crag, Cautley Spout, Yarlside, Cautley Holme Beck, and Cross Keys from Great Dummacks

Photo: Graham Fleet (21)

*Arant Haw from (just below) Calders summit

Photo: Andy Malcolm (3)

Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys - The Calf summit trig point

The Calf summit trig point

Photo: Graham Fleet (16)

Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys - The magnificent view from The Calf in the Howgills after a full English and a stiff climb

The magnificent view from The Calf in the Howgills after a full English and a stiff climb

Photo: Paul Brown (3)

Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys - Bram Rigg Top

Bram Rigg Top

Photo: Graham Fleet (17)

Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys - Cautley Spout from Yarlside

Cautley Spout from Yarlside

Photo: Mike Knipe (35)

Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys - Yarlside summit cairn

Yarlside summit cairn

Photo: Graham Fleet (2)

Walk c330 Yarlside, Randygill Top, The Calf and Calders from The Cross Keys - The view from the summit of Lord's Seat (Whitbarrow Scar)

The view from the summit of Lord's Seat (Whitbarrow Scar)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (132)


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