Walking BritainSettle Walks and Walking Guide
Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire
Find circular walks near Settle which is a small town in Ribblesdale in 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. There is a rail service on the Settle Carlisle railway but public road transport is sparse and private transport is recommended to undertake most of the walks listed below. Highlights include ascents of Pen-y-ghent and Ingleborough, a visit to Malham Cove, exploring the Norber Erratics near Clapham, Oxenber Woods in Springtime and Attermire Scar. In addition walks in the Forest of Bowland are also convenient.
All walks are free to download and print, and all routes have mapping and GPX files. There are a number of family walks in this area with the Ingleton waterfalls walk a personal favourite. For the more adventurous walking to the summits of the 'Yorkshire Big Three' is a must especially if the weather is fine.
★ = GPS file available
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2216★ | Slaidburn Village Trail - Ribble Valley | easy | 0.75 |
| 3577★ | Malham Cove from Malham | easy | 3.00 |
| 2737★ | The River Aire & Kirkby Malham from Malham | easy | 3.00 |
| 2704★ | Kirkby Malham & Hanlith from Malham | easy | 4.00 |
| 3091★ | Ingleton Waterfalls Walk | easy | 4.30 |
| 3092★ | Malham Cove, Malham Tarn & Watlowes | easy | 4.40 |
| 1740★ | Attermire Scar & Victoria Cave from Settle | easy/mod | 5.10 |
| 1274★ | Nappa Cross & Malham | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 2304★ | East Marton and the Drumlins | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 2066★ | Winterburn Reservoir circular | easy | 6.00 |
| 1105★ | Settle Circular | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 3094★ | Norber & Norber Erractics from Clapham | easy/mod | 6.30 |
| 1377★ | Calton and Hanlith Moors from Airton | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1239★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove from Malham | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 3307★ | Gargrave to Flasby | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 3107★ | Flasby Fell from Flasby | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1403★ | Attermire Scar and Catrigg Force from Settle | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1278★ | Cosh & Foxup from Halton Gill | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1013★ | Pen-y-ghent from Horton-in-Ribblesdale | moderate | 6.50 |
| 1500★ | Pen-y-ghent via Horton Scar from Horton-in-Ribblesdale | moderate | 6.75 |
| 1701★ | Bordley Hall & Malham Moor from Threshfield Moor | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1051★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route 2) | moderate | 7.00 |
| 2437★ | Bowland Knotts from Cross of Greet Bridge | moderate | 7.40 |
| 3599★ | Clapham, Oxenber Woods, Feizor & Settle | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 2082★ | Attermire Scar, Catrigg Force & Langcliffe from Settle | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 1208★ | Ingleborough & Park Fell from Chapel-le-Dale | moderate | 7.50 |
| 2603★ | Feizor & Giggleswick Scar from Settle | easy/mod | 8.00 |
| 1251★ | The Norber Erratics & Sulber Gate from Austwick | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1121★ | Pen-y-ghent & Plover Hill from Horton in Ribblesdale | moderate | 9.00 |
| 2602★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route 3) | moderate | 9.10 |
| 2620★ | Sulber Gate & Crummack Dale from Austwick | moderate | 9.50 |
| 2617★ | Nappa Cross & Victoria Cave from Langcliffe | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1248★ | Trow Gill, Ingleborough & Long Scar from Clapham | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1404★ | Oxenber and Wharfe Woods from Langcliffe | moderate | 10.50 |
| 3329★ | Stocks Reservoir from Slaidburn | moderate | 11.50 |
| 1282★ | Malham Tarn & Arncliffe | moderate | 12.50 |
| 2796★ | Ingleborough via Gaping Gill & Norber from Clapham | moderate | 13.00 |
| 1926★ | Pen-y-ghent & Littondale from Litton | hard | 16.00 |
| 2649★ | Attermire Scar & Malham Tarn from Stainforth | mod/hard | 16.50 |
| 3433★ | Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton-in-Ribblesdale | very hard | 24.50 |
The walks listed above are the nearest 40 from Settle when measured in a straight line.
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Trail and Fell Running in the Yorkshire Dales
Guidebook to 40 of the best trail and fell runs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Ranging from 5 to 24 miles, the graded runs start from bases such as Ribblehead, Dent, Sedbergh, Malham and Grassington and take in the region's diverse delights, from castles and waterfalls to iconic mountains such as Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen Y Ghent.
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Walking in Yorkshire Dales
Walking in the Yorkshire Dales National Park covers an extensive area, which contains a wide variety of scenic interest. Each Dale is usually named after its river although there are a few examples that don't follow this rule. The varied underlying geology is reflected in the scenery with limestone and gritstone the prominent rocks resulting in virtually every type of scenery from dry valleys to wild moorland. More Information
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