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

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

A stunning waterfall - can be difficult in mist

Vital Statistics:

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

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys pdf

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).

You can find more walks near this one 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):

OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley

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

98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale

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

In no particular order . . .

The trig point on the summit of The Calf

Photo: Christine Shepherd (686)

The River Rawthey behind The Cross Keys near Sedburgh

Photo: Christine Shepherd (211)

The Calf trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (134)

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

Photo: Graham Fleet (4)

Harter Fell from the River Rawthey Valley just south of Cautley

Photo: Mike Knipe (98)

The River Rawthey valley from Great Dummacks

Photo: Christine Shepherd (212)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - West Fell, Hooksey, Randygill Top, Kensgriff and Wandale Hill from Yarlside

West Fell, Hooksey, Randygill Top, Kensgriff and Wandale Hill from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (3)

Yarlside summit

Photo: Jez England (1)

The track back from the summit of Calders

Photo: David Chesworth (4)

The Howgill Fells from Cautley Spout

Photo: Mike Knipe (39)

The trig point on the summit of The Calf

Photo: Mark Davidson (93)

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (5)

The cairn on the summit of Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (133)

The Calf summit trig point

Photo: Graham Fleet (16)

Cautley Spout - the waterfall at the top of Black Force, Carlin Gill

Photo: Mike Knipe (110)

My walking buddy Tony on The Calf in The Howgills in late May!

Photo: Billy Howson (1)

The cairn on the summit of Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (685)

The summit cairn on Calders

Photo: Graham Fleet (18)

Sickers Fell, Rowantree Grains and Arant Haw from Calders

Photo: Graham Fleet (19)

The summit cairn on Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (214)

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