Route outline for walk ny202:
Settle - Constitution Hill - Attermire Scar - Victoria Cave - Stickdale Farm - Malham - Malham Cove - Limestone Pavement - Watlowes - Langscar Gate - Outside - Gorbeck - Jubilee Cave - Clay Pits Plantation - Settle
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The magnificent cliffs at Malham Cove are 70m (230ft) high.
Victoria Cave was (re)discovered in the 1830's. Since then, various archaeological 'digs' have turned up numerous artifacts from both the Iron Age & the Stone Age. A plaque at the cave entrance has more details.
The rusting old pieces of iron below Attermire Scar are in fact the remains of an army firing range target. You can quite clearer see where the shells have pierced the metal!
Limestone Pavement like the top of Malham Cove is comprised of Clints(ridges of rock) and Grykes (the deep fissures).
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
0 English Mountains |
0 Wainwrights |
0 English Nuttalls |
1 English Dewey |
0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
0 Marilyns |
1 Bridget |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Kirkby Fell at 546m (1791ft). Kirkby Fell is also known as an English Dewey (81st highest in England, 186th in England & Wales)
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Malham Cove at 319m (1047ft). Malham Cove is known as an English Bridget.
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