Walking BritainGrassington Walks and Walking Guide
Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire
Find circular walks near Grassington which is a small town in Wharfdale at the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The town has excellent amenities including cafés, bars and restaurants. Accommodation in the area is varied including campsites and caravan parks. Public transport is limited and private transport is recommended to undertake most of the walks listed below. Highlights include riverside walks along the Wharfe, an ascent of Buckden Pike, visiting Malham Cove, following the Dales Way in Upper Wharfedale, enjoying the view from Simon's Seat and scrambling through Trollers Gill.
All walks are free to download and print, and all routes have mapping and GPX files. This is a good area for easy walking and there are many family walks listed. For the more adventurous, leave Wharfedale and head into the surrounding hills.
★ = GPS file available
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1576★ | Embsay Reservoir | easy | 1.00 |
| 1846★ | Garnshaw House & Linton Falls from Grassington | easy | 3.00 |
| 2737★ | The River Aire & Kirkby Malham from Malham | easy | 3.00 |
| 2704★ | Kirkby Malham & Hanlith from Malham | easy | 4.00 |
| 2611★ | Hebden Gill from Hebden | easy | 4.00 |
| 1573★ | Grimwith Reservoir | easy | 4.50 |
| 3301★ | Conistone to Grassington via the Dib | easy | 5.00 |
| 1277★ | Starbotton & Kettlewell circular | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 1274★ | Nappa Cross & Malham | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 2066★ | Winterburn Reservoir circular | easy | 6.00 |
| 3109★ | Rylstone Edges & Cracoe from Rylstone | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1407★ | Thorpe & Burnsall from Linton | easy/mod | 6.20 |
| 1239★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove from Malham | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 3107★ | Flasby Fell from Flasby | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 2610★ | Hebden Gill & Cupola Corner | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 2423★ | Capplestone Gate & Conistone Pie from Conistone | easy/mod | 6.80 |
| 3262★ | Copplestone Gate and Conistone Pie from Conistone | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1701★ | Bordley Hall & Malham Moor from Threshfield Moor | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1051★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route 2) | moderate | 7.00 |
| 1294★ | Arncliffe & Kettlewell Circular | moderate | 7.00 |
| 1632★ | Arncliffe & Starbotton from Kettlewell | moderate | 7.00 |
| 1250★ | Great Whernside from Kettlewell | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1946★ | Valley of Desolation & Simon's Seat from Barden Bridge | moderate | 8.40 |
| 1292★ | Linton & Thorpe Fell & Cracoe | moderate | 9.00 |
| 1280★ | Trollers Gill from Burnsall | moderate | 9.00 |
| 2602★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route 3) | moderate | 9.10 |
| 1145★ | Grassington, Mastilles Lane & Conistone Dib | moderate | 11.25 |
| 1645★ | Grassington, Mastilles Lane & Conistone Dib | moderate | 12.00 |
| 1282★ | Malham Tarn & Arncliffe | moderate | 12.50 |
| 2000★ | Wharfedale Circular from Burnsall | moderate | 13.50 |
The walks listed above are the nearest 30 from Grassington when measured in a straight line.
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Trail and Fell Running in the Yorkshire Dales
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