Yorkshire Dales Walks
The Yorkshire Dales walks listed below cater for walkers of all abilities from easy low-level routes to routes to all the major summits. All walks are free to download and print and all routes have GPS files. The walks cover all the major Dales and are subdivided by Dale. The Three Peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-ghent have their own sub-section. In addition walks in the Howgill Fells are also listed.
Highlights of walking in the Yorkshire Dales include walks to the 'Yorkshire Big Three', riverside walks through Wharfedale, hikes in Swaledale with its rich Industrial Heritage and wonderful landscape, walks to Malham Cove and Tarn, plus many other scenic routes through the dales and across moors.
Area walks and walking guides
Lower Wharfedale, Bolton Abbey, Cracoe & Burnsall
Interactive Map - Lower Wharfedale
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 1576★ | Embsay Reservoir | easy | 1.00 |
| 3109★ | Rylstone Edges & Cracoe from Rylstone | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1811★ | Sharp Haw in Airedale from the Craven Heifer | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1946★ | Valley of Desolation & Simon's Seat | moderate | 8.40 |
| 1280★ | Trollers Gill from Burnsall | moderate | 9.00 |
| 1249★ | Simon's Seat from Bolton Abbey | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1905★ | Beamsley Beacon and Bolton Abbey from Addingham | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2574★ | Valley of Desolation & Barden Fell | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2000★ | A Wharfedale wander from Burnsall | moderate | 13.50 |
Upper Wharfedale, Grassington, Kettlewell & Buckden
Interactive Map - Upper Wharfedale
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 1846★ | Garnshaw House & Linton Falls from Grassington | easy | 3.00 |
| 2611★ | Hebden Gill from Hebden | easy | 4.00 |
| 1001★ | Barden Bridge & the Strid from Bolton Abbey | easy | 4.00 |
| 1573★ | Grimwith Reservoir | easy | 4.50 |
| 3301★ | Conistone to Grassington via the Dib | easy | 5.00 |
| 1277★ | Starbotton from Kettlewell | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 1407★ | Thorpe & Burnsall from Linton
| easy/mod | 6.20 |
| 2610★ | Hebden Gill & Cupola Corner | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1278★ | Cosh & Foxup from Halton Gill | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 2423★ | Capplestone Gate & Conistone Pie from Conistone
| easy/mod | 6.80 |
| 1632★ | Arncliffe & Starbotton from Kettlewell
| moderate | 7.00 |
| 3262★ | Copplestone Gate and Conistone Pie from Conistone | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1294★ | Arncliffe from Kettlewell | moderate | 7.00 |
| 1254★ | Yockenthwaite & Hubberholme from Buckden | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1250★ | Great Whernside from Kettlewell | moderate | 8.00 |
| 2132★ | Buckden Pike and Hubberholme | moderate | 8.40 |
| 1292★ | Thorpe Fell & Cracoe from Linton | moderate | 9.00 |
| 1281★ | Buckden Pike from Buckden | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1145★ | Grassington, Mastilles Lane & Conistone Dib | moderate | 11.25 |
| 1645★ | Mastilles Lane & Conistone Dib from Grassington | moderate | 12.00 |
Malhamdale & Malham Cove
Interactive Map - Malhamdale
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 2737★ | The River Aire & Kirkby Malham from Malham | easy | 3.00 |
| 3577★ | Malham Cove from Malham | easy | 3.00 |
| 2704★ | Kirkby Malham & Hanlith from Malham | easy | 4.00 |
| 3092★ | Malham Cove & Watlowes from Malham Tarn | easy | 4.40 |
| 1274★ | Nappa Cross from Malham | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 2066★ | Winterburn Reservoir from Winterburn | easy | 6.00 |
| 1239★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route B) | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 3307★ | Gargrave to Flasby | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1377★ | Calton and Hanlith Moors from Airton | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1701★ | Bordley Hall & Malham Moor | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1051★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route A) | moderate | 7.00 |
| 2602★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route C) | moderate | 9.10 |
| 1282★ | Arncliffe from Malham Tarn | moderate | 12.50 |
Lower Ribblesdale, Settle & Langcliffe
Interactive Map - Lower Ribblesdale
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 1740★ | Attermire Scar & Victoria Cave from Settle | easy/mod | 5.10 |
| 1105★ | Settle Circular | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1403★ | Attermire Scar and Catrigg Force from Settle | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 2082★ | Attermire Scar, Catrigg Force & Langcliffe
| easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 2603★ | Feizor & Giggleswick Scar from Settle | easy/mod | 8.00 |
| 1251★ | The Norber Erratics & Sulber Gate | moderate | 8.00 |
| 2620★ | Sulber Gate & Crummack Dale from Austwick | moderate | 9.50 |
| 2617★ | Nappa Cross & Victoria Cave from Langcliffe | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1404★ | Oxenber and Wharfe Woods from Langcliffe | moderate | 10.50 |
| 2649★ | Attermire Scar & Malham Tarn from Stainforth | mod/hard | 16.50 |
Three Peaks Country & Upper Ribblesdale
Interactive Map - Three Peaks Country
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 3091★ | Ingleton Waterfalls Walk from Ingleton | easy | 4.30 |
| 3233★ | Dent & Gawthrop | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 3094★ | Norber & Norber Erractics from Clapham | easy/mod | 6.30 |
| 1013★ | Pen-y-ghent via Brackenbottom | moderate | 6.50 |
| 1500★ | Pen-y-ghent via Horton Scar | moderate | 6.75 |
| 3599★ | Clapham, Oxenber Woods, Feizor & Settle | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 1208★ | Ingleborough & Park Fell from Chapel-le-Dale | moderate | 7.50 |
| 3340★ | Blea Moor & Denthead from Ribblehead | moderate | 8.20 |
| 3032★ | Gragareth & Great Coum, from Yordas Cave, Ingleton | moderate | 9.00 |
| 1121★ | Pen-y-ghent & Plover Hill from Horton in Ribblesdale | moderate | 9.00 |
| 3500★ | Ingleborough from Chapel-le-Dale | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1248★ | Trow Gill, Ingleborough & Long Scar from Clapham | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1184★ | Whernside & Scales Moor from Ribblehead | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2409★ | The Upper Eden valley without a car | moderate | 12.00 |
| 1052★ | Whernside & Dentdale from Dent | mod/hard | 12.00 |
| 3135★ | Dentdale & Bleamoor | moderate | 12.50 |
| 2796★ | Gaping Gill, Ingleborough & Norber From Clapham | moderate | 13.00 |
| 1926★ | Pen-y-ghent & Littondale | hard | 16.00 |
| 3433★ | Pen-y-ghent, Whernside & Ingleborough from Horton | very hard | 24.50 |
Wensleydale
Interactive Map - Wensleydale
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 3524★ | Semer Water and Cam High Road from Bainbridge
| easy/mod | 5.70 |
| 1694★ | Nappa Hall & Whitfield Gill Force from Askrigg
| easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1680★ | Haw Lane & Aysgarth Moor from Aysgarth
| easy/mod | 6.30 |
| 3333★ | Redmire Force & the Templar's Chapel from West Witton
| easy/mod | 6.70 |
| 1055★ | Penhill & West Burton from Aysgarth Falls | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2822★ | Aysgarth & Castle Bolton From Askrigg | mod/hard | 14.50 |
Swaledale
Interactive Map - Swaledale
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 1253★ | Booze & Slei Gill from Langthwaite | easy | 2.50 |
| 1252★ | Great Pinseat from Surrender Bridge | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 3093★ | Bunton Hush, Blakethwaite & Gunnerside Gill | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 1341★ | Nine Standards Rigg, Near Nateby | moderate | 6.00 |
| 1340★ | Muker & Upper Swaledale from Keld | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1053★ | Swinner Gill and Muker from Thwaite | mod/hard | 8.50 |
| 1197★ | Gunnerside & Swinner Gills from Gunnerside | moderate | 8.50 |
| 1056★ | Gunnerside & Surrender Bridge | moderate | 10.25 |
Howgill Fells
Interactive Map - Howgill Fells
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 1387★ | Cautley Spout from Cross Keys | easy | 2.00 |
| 1393★ | Yarlside from Cross Keys | moderate | 4.00 |
| 3006★ | Cautley Spout & The Calf, from Cross Keys, Sedbergh | moderate | 5.50 |
| 1160★ | Wild Boar Fell & Swarth Fell from Cotegill Bridge | moderate | 7.00 |
| 3008★ | Winder & Arant Haw from Sedbergh | moderate | 7.00 |
| 3007★ | Fell Head & The Calf, from Howgill, near Sedbergh | moderate | 7.50 |
| 2438★ | Cautley Spout & the Calf from Sedbergh | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1616★ | Bowderdale and the Calf | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1196★ | The Calf from Sedbergh | mod/hard | 10.50 |
Nidderdale
Interactive Map - Nidderdale
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|
| 2572★ | West Scrafton & Middlesmoor from Lofthouse | mod/hard | 18.00 |
