Walk Tan Hill and Robert's Seat from Keld

Where The Pennine Way meets The Coast to Coast walk

This 11¼ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Keld in the Yorkshire Dales & will take you about 6¼ hrs to complete.

 

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Vital Statistics:

Walk No.: ny145
Length: 11¼ miles (18km)
Ascent: 2091 ft (637m)
Time: 6¼ hours
Grade: Walk Grade 6 (Moderate) Icon
Walk Type:High Mountains
Gear Needed:Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather

Route outline for this walk:

Keld  -  The Pennine Way  -  The Herriot Way  -  Kisdon Force  -  Black Moor  -  Stonesdale Moor  -  The Tan Hill Inn  -  Tan Gill  -  Stonesdale Beck  -  Thomas Gill  -  Robert's Seat  -  Pryclose Gutter  -  Ravenseat  -  Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk  -  Whitsundale Beck  -  How Edge Scars  -  Oven Mouth  -  Cotterby Scar  -  East Stonesdale Farm  -  The River Swale  -  Keld


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Mountains
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Wainwrights
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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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Outlying Fells
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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Robert's Seat at 549m (1801ft). Robert's Seat is known as an English Bridget.

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Herriot Way, an 88km (55 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Aysgarth Falls in North Yorkshire, England. The Herriot Way is waymarked by the occasional named post. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Herriot Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.


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

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park


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

OS Explorer OL30 Yorkshire Dales - Northern & Central areas


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

OS Landranger 91 Appleby-in-Westmorland


OS Landranger 92 Barnard Castle & surrounding area


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Tan Hill and Robert's Seat from Keld

In no particular order . . .

Whitsundale Beck at Ravenseat

Whitsundale Beck at Ravenseat

Photo: Bob Illingworth (18)

Whitsundale Beck near Keld

Whitsundale Beck near Keld

Photo: Bob Illingworth (21)

Stonesdale Beck near Tan Hill

Stonesdale Beck near Tan Hill

Photo: Bob Illingworth (14)

The River Swale at Keld

The River Swale at Keld

Photo: Bob Illingworth (23)

Thomas Gill Mea, West Stones Dale

Thomas Gill Mea, West Stones Dale

Photo: Bob Illingworth (16)

Entering Swaledale near Keld

Entering Swaledale near Keld

Photo: Paul Holroyd (16)

West Stones Dale from the Pennine Way on Stonesdale Moor

West Stones Dale from the Pennine Way on Stonesdale Moor

Photo: Bob Illingworth (10)

Sheepfold beside Stonesdale Beck

Sheepfold beside Stonesdale Beck

Photo: Bob Illingworth (15)

The River Swale near Reeth

The River Swale near Reeth

Photo: Susan Purver (2)


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