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Walk 1056 - Gunnerside & Surrender Bridge

Nat Park   Yorkshire Dales
County/Area   North Yorkshire
AuthorLou Johnson
Length10.3 miles / 16.7 km
Ascent1500 feet / 455 metres
Grademoderate

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This Swaledale walk starts at Surrender Bridge and continues to Gunnerside before. The walk returns via Old Gang smelt mill. This Yorkshire Dales route is full of interest concentrating on the Industrial heritage of Upper Swaledale. Mine ruins, moorland and village life are all part of this excellent excursion.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS ExplorerSheet OL30
OS LandrangerSheet 92
OS LandrangerSheet 98

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

Walks from the same start

Walk 1197
Gunnerside & Swinner Gills from Gunnerside
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.3 miles / 16.7 km

Other walks nearby

Walk 1252 - 2.7 miles / 4.3 km away
Great Pinseat from Surrender Bridge
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Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km

Walk 1053 - 3.7 miles / 5.9 km away
Swinner Gill and Muker from Thwaite
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km

Walk 1340 - 4.1 miles / 6.5 km away
Muker & Upper Swaledale from Keld
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km

Walk 1253 - 4.3 miles / 6.9 km away
Booze & Slei Gill from Langthwaite
Grade - easy
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km

Walk 2822 - 4.5 miles / 7.2 km away
Aysgarth & Castle Bolton From Askrigg
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 14.5 miles / 23.6 km

Walk 1055 - 7.1 miles / 11.3 km away
Penhill & West Burton from Aysgarth Falls
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km

Walk 1341 - 7.9 miles / 12.6 km away
Nine Standards Rigg, Near Nateby
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km

Walk 1160 - 11.0 miles / 17.7 km away
Wild Boar Fell & Swarth Fell from Cotegill Bridge, Aisgill
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km

Walk 1254 - 13.1 miles / 20.9 km away
Yockenthwaite & Hubberholme from Buckden
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

Walk 1281 - 13.1 miles / 20.9 km away
Buckden Pike from Buckden
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


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