66 easy-to-follow circular walk route maps of all grades in The Southern Dales Area of The Yorkshire Dales
The Southern Dales Area of The Yorkshire Dales National Park is the area:
- Within the National Park south of the A684 from Sedbergh to Leyburn via Hawes, Bainbridge and Aysgarth
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Route Summary:
Yarnbury - Grassington Lead Mines - Duke's New Road (Track) - Hebden Beck - Cupola Corner - Deep Cut - Grassington Moor - Rather Standard Side - Sleet Moor - Rather Standard End - Henstone Band - Meugher Dike - Meugher Drive - Meugher - Friar Hood - Sandy Gate - Sandy Gate Pike Shelter - Mossdale - Mossdale Shooting Lodge - Mossdale Beck - Mossdale Scar - Bycliffe Road (Track) - Bycliffe - Kelber - Seeds Hill - Green Hill Pasture - Back Pasture - Downs Pasture - High Barn (ruin) - New Pasture Edge - Yarnbury
Route Summary:
Wharfedale - Bolton Abbey - The Dales Way - The River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Pickles Beck - Stead Dike - Posforth Gill - Black Sike - Bolton Abbey Aqueduct - Barden Bridge - Bolton Abbey Aqueduct - The Strid - Strid Wood - Cavendish Pavilion - Sand Holme - Bolton Priory - Bolton Abbey - Wharfedale
Route Summary:
Wharfedale - Barden Bridge - The River Wharfe - Wharfedale - The Dales Way - The Strid. Strid Wood - Waterfall Cottage - Posforth Gill - Valley of Desolation - Laund Pasture Plantation - Smithyman Nook - Carncliff Top (Earl Seat) - Nanny Crag - Truckle Crags - Simon's Seat (Wharfedale) - Dalehead Farm - Eastwood Head - Howgill Lodge - The Dales Way - The River Wharfe - Barden Bridge - Wharfedale
Route Summary:
Street Gate - Great Close Plantation - Great Close Scar - Middle House Farm - Low Midge Hills - High Midge Hills - Middle House - Out Pasture - Middle House Hill - Dew Bottoms - Parson's Pulpit - Lee Gate High Mark - Rabbit Rock - Proctor High Mark - Tommy High Pasture - Mastiles Lane - Street Gate
Route Summary:
Street Gate - Great Close Plantation - Great Close Scar - Middle House Farm - Low Midge Hills - High Midge Hills - Middle House - Out Pasture - Middle House Hill - Dew Bottoms - Parson's Pulpit - East Great Close - Gordale Beck - Street Gate
Route Summary:
Settle - Constitution Hill - Attermire - Attermire Scar - Warrendale Knotts - Victoria Cave - Clay Pits Plantation - Blua Crags - Settle
Route Summary:
Settle - Constitution Hill - Attermire - Attermire Scar - Victoria Cave - Clay Pits Plantation - Upper Winskill - Catrigg Force (waterfall) - Stainforth - Langcliffe - Settle
Route Summary:
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
Route Summary:
Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Force Gill - Grain Ing - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Ivescar Farm - Ribblehead
Route Summary:
Ribblehead - (The Old Hill Inn) - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough - Simon Fell - Park Fell (Ribblehead) - New Close Farm - Ribblehead - Gunnerfleet Farm - Ivescar Farm - Broadrake Farm - Ellerbeck Farm - Jingle Pot - Chaple-le-Dale - The Old Hill Inn - Ribblehead
Route Summary:
Ribblehead - (The Old Hill Inn) - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough - Quaking Pot - Crina Bottom Farm - White Scars - High Howeth - Raven Scar - Harry Hallam's Moss - Old Hill Inn - Ribblehead
Route Summary:
Ribblehead - (Railway Station) - Blea Moor Common - Blue Clay Ridge - Force Gill - Grain Ing - Greenset Moss - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Bruntscar Farm - Philpin Farm - Scar Close - Ellerbeck Pasture - Ribblehead
Route Summary:
Ribblehead - (Railway Station - After Train Journey From Horton in Ribblesdale) - B6255 - Old Hill Inn - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Route Summary:
Nidderdale - Scar House Reservoir - The Nidderdale Way - In Moor Lane - Rain Stang - Middlesmoor - How Stean Beck - How Stean Gorge - River Nidd - Lofthouse - Thorpe Lane - Thorp Farm - Dry Wrath Ford - Limley Farm - Thwaite House - Bracken Ridge - Summerstone Lodge - The Edge - Nidd Cottage - New Houses Edge Farm - Turnacar - Thornet Barn - Twizling Gill - Woo Gill - Carl Fell Road (Track) - River Nidd - Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale
Route Summary:
Nidderdale - Scar House Reservoir - River Nidd - Nidderdale - Carle Fell Road (Track) - Stand Sike - Wench Gill - Angram Reservoir - Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale
Route Summary:
Nidderdale - Scar House Reservoir - River Nidd - Nidderdale - Carle Fell Road (Track) - Stand Sike - Wench Gill - Angram Reservoir - Pudding Hill - West House Pasture - Angram Low Pasture - Stone Beck - Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale
Route Summary:
Nidderdale - Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale - River Nidd - Carle Fell Road - Wench Gill - Little Whernside - Nidd Head - Black Dike Hole - Blackfell Top - Great Whernside - Stone Beck - Angram Reservoir - Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale
Route Summary:
Malham - The Pennine Way - Gordale Beck - New Laithe - Mantley Field Laithe - Janet's Foss - Gordale Bridge - Gordale Scar - New Close - Seaty Hill - Street Gate - Great Close Scar - Great Close Plantation - Malham Tarn - The Pennine Way - Malham Beck - Water Sinks - Comb Hill - Ing Scar Crag - Watlowes - Malham Cove - Malham
Route Summary:
Malham - The Pennine Way - Gordale Beck - New Laithe - Mantley Field Laithe - Janet's Foss - Gordale Bridge - Gordale Scar - Gordale Bridge - Cawden Flats Barn - Shorkley Hill - Sheriff Hill - Malham Cove - Malham Beck - Malham
Route Summary:
Leck Fell House - The Three Men of Gragareth - Gragareth - Green Hill (Gragareth) - Lancashire County Stone - Great Coum - Crag Hill - Casterton Fell - Ease Gill - Leck Fell House
Route Summary:
Kingsdale - Tow Scar - Gragareth - Green Hill (Gragareth) - Lancashire County Stone - High Pike - Kingsdale Beck - Kingsdale
Route Summary:
Kettlewell - River Wharfe - New Bridge - Gate Cote Scar - Middlesmoor Pasture - Byre Bank Wood - Arncliffe - River Skirfare - Hawkswick - Knipe Wood - Kettlewell
Route Summary:
Kettlewell - Dowber Gill Beck - Providence Pot - Hag Dyke (hostel) - Great Whernside - Black Hole Dike - Nidd Head - Little Hunters Sleet - Tor Dyke - Starbotton Road - Top Mere Road - Kettlewell
Route Summary:
Ingleton - Thornton Hall Farm - Tow Scar - Gragareth - Green Hill (Gragareth) - Lancashire County Stone - High Pike - Kingsdale Beck - Braida Garth Farm - Twistleton Hall Farm - The Ingleton Waterfalls Trail - Beezley Falls - River Doe - Snow Falls - Ingleton
Route Summary:
Ingleton - Thornton Hall Farm - Kingsdale - River Dow - The Ingleton Waterfalls Trail Beezley Falls - Rival Falls - Snow Falls - Ingleton
Route Summary:
Ingleton - The Ingleton Waterfalls Trail - River Twiss - Swilla Glen - The Money Tree - Helks - Mount - Manor Bridge - Constitution Hill - Pecca Bridge - Pecca Falls - Thornton Force - Raven Ray Bridge - Kingsdale - Twistleton Hall - River Doe - Beezley Falls - Rival Falls - Snow Falls - Ingleton
Route Summary:
Ingleton - Ingleton Tourist Information Centre - Fell Lane - Crina Bottom Farm - Quaking Pot - Ingleborough - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Raven Scar - High Howeth - Harry Hallam's Moss - White Scars - Ingleton
Route Summary:
Ingleton - Ingleton Information Centre - Richmond House - Fell Lane - Crina Bottom Farm - Quaking Pot - Ingleborough - Little Ingleborough - Newby Moss - Newby Cote - Bleak Bank - Duck Dub - Holly Platt - Slatenber - Jenkin Bridge - Ingleton
Route Summary:
Ingleton - Fell Lane - Crina Bottom Farm - Quaking Pot - Ingleborough - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Souther Scales Farm - Chapel-le-Dale - Twistleton Scars - Oddies Lane - The Ingleton Waterfalls Trail - Beezley Falls - Snow Falls - Ingleton
Route Summary:
Horton In Ribblesdale - The Pennine Way - Sell Gill Holes - Sell Gill Beck - Red Moss Pot - Birkwith Moor - Birkwith Common - Green Haw Moor - Cosh Knott Well - Cosh Outside (Cosh Knott) - High Green Field Knott (Cosh Knott) - Cosh Beck Head - Lante Shop Caves - Cosh Water Gap - Black Banks - Turpen Horton Moor - Hull Pot Beck - Hull Pot - Hunt Pot - Horton Scar Lane - Horton In Ribblesdale
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Railway Station - Train Journey - Ribblehead Railway Station - Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Whitber Hill - God's Bridge - Brow Gill Beck - Nether Lodge - River Ribble - Lodge Hall (or Ingman Lodge) - Ribblehead - Ribblehead Railway Station - Train Journey - Horton in Ribblesdale Railway Station - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Whitber Hill - God's Bridge - Brow Gill Beck - Nether Lodge - River Ribble - Lodge Hall (or Ingman Lodge) - Ribblehead - Ribblehead Railway Station - Train Journey - Horton in Ribblesdale Railway Station - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Whitber Hill - God's Bridge - Brow Gill Beck - Nether Lodge - River Ribble - Lodge Hall (or Ingman Lodge) - Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Route Summary:
Horton In Ribblesdale - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Plover Hill - Foxup Moor - Swarth Gill Gate - Black Banks - Turpen - Horton Moor - Hull Pot - The Pennine Way - Horton Scar Lane - Horton In Ribblesdale
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Route Summary:
Hodge Bridge - Barbon - Thorn Moor - Eskholme Pike - Castle Knott - Calf Top - Barkin Top - Longbank Peat Moss - Long Bank - Fellside Farm - River Lune - Low Waterside Farm - Middleton Hall Bridge - Stockdale Beck - Applegarth - Borwens - Eller Beck - Barbon - Hodge Bridge
Route Summary:
Hawes - The Pennine Way - The Herriot Way - Gayle - Gaudy Lane - Rottonstone Hill - Ten End Peat Ground - West Cam Road - Dodd Fell Hill - North Gate - West Duerley Pasture - Cam High Road - Howgate Head - Drumaldrace (Wether Fell) - Wether Fell - Gayle - Hawes
Route Summary:
Grassington - The Dales Way - Lea Green - Old Pasture - Bycliffe Road (Track) - Kelber Gate - Kelber - Seeds Hill - Green Hill Pasture - Downs Pasture - New Pasture Edge - Yarnbury - Hebden Beck - Loss Gill Bank - Cockbur Ford - Bolton Haw Side - The Mere - Rocking Stone - Care Scar,Hole Bottom - Scale Haw - Knowles Lathe - Side Lathe - High Green - Hebden - The River Wharfe - The Dales Way - Linton Falls - Grassington
Route Summary:
Grassington - The Dales Way - Bank Lathe - Intake Lathe - Moor Lane - Hebden Beck - Loss Gill Bank - Cockbur Ford - Bolton Haw Side - The Mere - Rocking Stone - Care Scar,Hole Bottom - Scale Haw - Knowles Lathe - Side Lathe - High Green - Hebden - The River Wharfe - The Dales Way - Linton Falls - Grassington
Route Summary:
Grassington - Kimpergill Hill - Downs Pasture - Green Hill Pasture - Seeds Hill - Kelber - Bycliffe Road (Track) - The Dales Way - Old Pasture - Lea Green - Grassington
Route Summary:
Grassington - Kimpergill Hill - Downs Pasture - Green Hill Pasture - Seeds Hill - Kelber - Bycliffe Road (Track) - The Dales Way - Bull Scar - Davy Dimple - Conistone - Little Lathe - Dib Dale - Bastow Wood - The Dales Way - Grassington
Route Summary:
Embsay - Embsay Reservoir - Embsay Moor - Crookrise Crag Top - Waterfall Gill Beck - Rylstone Fell - Rylstone Cross - Watt Crag - Cracoe Fell - Cracoe War Memorial Cross Obelisk - Thorpe Fell Top - Upper Barden Reservoir - Embsay
Route Summary:
Embsay - Embsay Reservoir - Embsay Moor - Crookrise Crag Top - Waterfall Gill Beck - Rylstone Fell - Rylstone Cross - Rylstone - Hetton - Flasby - Rough Haw - Sharp Haw - Embsay
Route Summary:
Embsay - Embsay Reservoir - Embsay Moor - Crookrise Crag Top - Waterfall Gill Beck - Rylstone Fell - Rylstone Cross - Barden Moor - Embsay Moor - Embsay
Route Summary:
Dent - The Dales Way - Barth Bridge - Long Moor - Aye Gill Pike - Rise Hill - Snaizwold Fell - Cowgill - The Dales Way - Dent
Route Summary:
Dent - The Dales Way - Barth Bridge - Long Moor - Aye Gill Pike - Rise Hill - Little Snaizwold Fell - Snaizwold Fell - Cowgill Wold Moss - Crosshills Wold - Pikes Moss - Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) - Arten Gill Beck - Dent Fell - The Dales Way - Stone House - Cowgill - Dent
Route Summary:
Dent - Flinter Gill - Green Lane - Nun House Outrake - The Dales Way - River Dee - Dent
Route Summary:
Dent - Flinter Gill - Green Lane - High Pike - Whernside - Wernside Tarns - Craven Way - Mill Bridge (Deepdale Beck) - The Dales Way - Deepdale Beck - River Dee - Dent
Route Summary:
Dent - Flinter Gill - Green Lane - Bill Varry's Moss - Garnet's Man - Megger Stones - Little Coombe Hill - Ralph's Moss - Flow Moss - Robin Constable - High Pike - High Moss - White Shaw - Deepdale Head - Johnston's Lathe - Mire Garth - Dyke Hall Lane - Deepdale Beck - The Dales Way - River Dee - Dent
Route Summary:
Dent - Flinter Gill - Crag Hill (Great Coum) - Great Coum - Lancashire County Stone - Blea Gills - Nun House Outrake - The Dales Way - River Dee - Dent
Route Summary:
Dent Railway Station - Crosshills Wold - Pikes Moss - Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) - Arten Gill Beck - Dent Fell - The Dales Way - Stone House - Cowgill - Dent Railway Station
Route Summary:
Dent Railway Station - Crosshills Wold - Pikes Moss - Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) - Arten Gill Beck - Dent Fell - The Dales Way - Stone House - Cowgill - Dent Railway Station
Route Summary:
Dale Head - The Pennine Way - Gavel Rigg - Pen-y-ghent - Plover Hill - Foxup Moor - Foxup Road - Low Bergh - Littondale - Pen-y-ghent Gill - Dale Head
Route Summary:
Dale Head - The Pennine Way - Fountains Fell - Fountains Fell (South Top) - Fountains Fell Tarn - Darnbrook Fell - Wilson's Pasture - River Skirfare - Nether Hesleden Farm - Pen-y-ghent Gill - Dale Head
Route Summary:
Crosshills Wold (nr Dent Railway Station) - Pikes Moss - Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) - Arten Gill Beck - Cross Wold - Crosshills Wold.
Route Summary:
Clapham - Limekiln Plantation - Clapdale Farm - Ingleborough Cave - Trow Gill - Long Lane (Track) - Thwaite Scars - Thwaite Lane (Track) - Clapham
Route Summary:
Clapham - Limekiln Plantation - Clapdale Farm - Ingleborough Cave - Trow Gill - Hernal Moss - Gaping Gill - Seat Haw - Little Ingleborough - Ingleborough - Little Ingleborough - Newby Moss - Cote Haw - Newby Cote - Clapham
Route Summary:
Clapham - Ingleborough Hall - Thwaite Lane - Summit Clump - Robin Proctor's Scar - Norber Brow - Nappa Scars - Crummack Lane - Crummack Farm - Crummack Dale - Begger's Stile - Thieves Moss - Sulber Gate - Long Scar - Long Lane (Track). Thwaite Scars - Clapham
Route Summary:
Buckden - Rakes Wood - Cow Close - Buckden Pike - Fox Memorial - Starbotton Fell - Tor Mere Top - Cam Head - Starbotton Cam Road - Starbotton - The Dales Way - River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Buckden
Route Summary:
Buckden - Rakes Wood - Buckden Rake - Cray Gill - Cray - Crook Gill - Todd's Wood - Scar House - Strans Gill - Strans Wood - Yockenthwaite - The Dales Way - Hubberholme - The River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Buckden
Route Summary:
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
Route Summary:
Buckden - Rakes Wood - Buckden Rake - Cray Gill - Cray - Crook Gill - Todd's Wood - Scar House - Strans Gill - Strans Wood - Yockenthwaite Moor - Yockenthwaite - The Dales Way - Hubberholme - The River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Buckden
Route Summary:
Buckden - Buckden Beck - Buckden Lead Mine - Buckden Pike - Fox Memorial - Starbotton Fell - Tor Mere Top - Cam Head - Starbotton Cam Road - Starbotton - The Dales Way - River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Buckden
Route Summary:
Aysgarth - Aysgarth Falls - High Force - The Herriot Way - Aysgarth Falls - Middle Force - Aysgarth Falls - Low Force - St Josephs Wood - Freeholders' Wood - Aysgarth
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