Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: South and West

Overview map

Map key

Location of walks



Introduction

Evolution of the landscape

Geological history

Human settlement

Industry and enterprise

Farming in the Dales

Plants and wildlife

The Southern and Western Dales

The Yorkshire Dales National Park

Practicalities

Navigation and maps

Careful planning

Clothing and footwear

Food and drink

Taking your car

Leaving your car behind

Using this guide



The Walks

Part 1: Lower Wharfedale and Barden Moor

1 Bolton Abbey

2 Barden Moor

3 Simon's Seat

4 Burnsall and Trollers Gill

5 Grassington and Grass Wood

6 Conistone

Part 2: Upper Wharfedale

7 Great Whernside

8 Kettlewell and Arncliffe

9 Buckden Pike

10 Old Cote Moor Top from Buckden

11 Buckden and Yockenthwaite

12 Horse Head and Langstrothdale

13 Oughtershaw Side

Part 3: Littondale

14 Arncliffe and High Cote Moor

15 Old Cote Moor Top from Arncliffe

16 Pen-y-ghent Gill from Litton

17 Litton and the River Skirfare

Part 4: Malhamdale

18 Airedale and Weets Top

19 Gordale, Malham Tarn and the Cove

20 Malham Cove and Pikedaw Hill

21 Mastiles Lane

22 Fountains Fell

23 Winterburn Reservoir

24 Cracoe Fell

Part 5: Dentdale and the Western Outliers

25 Great Knoutberry Hill

26 Wold Fell

27 A Walk into Deepdale

28 Great Coum

29 Dentdale

30 Calf Top and Middleton Fell

31 Barbon Low Fell

32 Gragareth and Great Coum

Part 6: Around Ribblesdale

33 Attermire Scar and Victoria Cave

34 Langcliffe and Catrigg Force

35 Plover Hill and Pen-y-ghent

36 Upper Ribblesdale along the Ribble Way

37 Ingleborough from Ribblehead

38 Whernside from Ribblehead

39 Gayle Moor and the Source of the Ribble

40 Clapham and the Norber Boulders

41 Ingleborough from Clapham

42 Ingleton Falls

43 Kingsdale

44 The Yorkshire Three Peaks



Appendix 1: Route summaries and suggestions for longer routes

Appendix 2: Where to find out more