Walk Route Map ny153 Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) and Firth Fell from Buckden

Walk ny153 Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) and Firth Fell from Buckden

Stunning Wharfedale and Littondale

Vital Statistics:

Length:	12½mls (20km)
Ascent:	2,099ft (640m)
Time:	6¾hrs
Grade:

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Route outline for walk ny153:

Buckden - Rakes Wood - Buckden Rake - Cray Gill - Cray - Crook Gill - Todd's Wood - Scar House - Strans Gill - Strans Wood - Yockenthwaite - Horse Head (Horse Head Moor) - Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) - High Combe Stoop - Birks Fell - Birks Tarn - Firth Fell - Redmire Farm - Buckden

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1
English
Mountain

0
Wainwrights

1
English
Nuttall

1
English
Dewey

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

2
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Birks Fell at 610m (2002ft). Birks Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (177th highest in England, 312th highest in England & Wales)

Birks Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (249th highest in England, 435th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (50th highest in England, 749th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) at 609m (1999ft). Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) is also known as an English Dewey (1st highest in England, 2nd in England & Wales)

You will also reach the summit of Firth Fell at 607m (1992ft). Firth Fell is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Firth Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Along the way you will also bag:

Horse Head (Horse Head Moor) at 605m (1985ft). Horse Head (Horse Head Moor) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Horse Head (Horse Head Moor) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny153 Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) and Firth Fell from Buckden

In no particular order . . .

Cray Gill stepping stones

Photo: Gordon Reeves (2)

Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) summit Trig Point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (775)

Stepping Stones at The White Lion, Cray

Photo: Matt Waite (7)

Buckden Pike from the track above Cray

Photo: Alan Stancombe (3)

Yockenthwaite Bridge over the River Wharfe

Photo: Gordon Reeves (7)

Yockenthwaite Farm

Photo: Matt Waite (8)

Ruin in the lower slopes of Yockenthwaite Moor near Yockenthwaite village

Photo: Gordon Reeves (5)

Buckden from Todd's Wood

Photo: Matt Waite (4)

Pen-y-ghent from Horse Head Moor summit trig point

Photo: Andy Grimshaw (3)

Yockenthwaite

Photo: Christine Shepherd (776)

Buckden Moor from Firth Fell

Photo: Christine Shepherd (165)

Looking South West from Strans Wood

Photo: Matt Waite (6)

Birks Fell from Yockenthwaite

Photo: Andy Grimshaw (2)

Buckden Pike from Firth Fell summit trig point

Photo: Andy Grimshaw (4)

Yockenthwaite village

Photo: Gordon Reeves (8)

A lizard in the grass on the way down from Birks Fell

Photo: Christine Shepherd (168)

Bridge over The River Wharf at Yockenthwaite

Photo: Andy Grimshaw (1)

Yockenthwaite and Upper Wharfedale from Buckden Rake

Photo: Gordon Reeves (1)

Walk ny153 Sugar Loaf (Horse Head Moor) and Firth Fell from Buckden - Wharfedale featuring Buckden Pike, Buckden, Buckden Beck and Tor Mere Top from above Yockenthwaite village

Wharfedale featuring Buckden Pike, Buckden, Buckden Beck and Tor Mere Top from above Yockenthwaite village

Photo: Gordon Reeves (6)

Beautiful Wharfedale

Photo: Philip Hemsworth (2)

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