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Walk 1197 - Gunnerside & Swinner Gills from Gunnerside

Nat Park   Yorkshire Dales
County/Area   North Yorkshire
AuthorLou Johnson
Length10.3 miles / 16.7 km
Ascent1600 feet / 485 metres
Grademoderate

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This walk in Upper Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, includes Gunnerside and Swinner Gills. The area is rich in lead mining history and this route offers an interesting insight into this area's past. Beasides the valley walking, the route also includes a section across the moors.

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 1056
Gunnerside & Surrender Bridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.3 miles / 16.7 km

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Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km

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Length - 14.5 miles / 23.6 km

Walk 1055 - 7.1 miles / 11.3 km away
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Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km

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Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km

Walk 2409 - 10.9 miles / 17.4 km away
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Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km

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Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

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


AREA INFORMATION

Yorkshire Dales NP
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