Walking Britain Barden Bridge & the Strid from Bolton Abbey
Introduction to Walk 1001
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Lower Wharfedale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
Ascent - 100 feet / 30 metres
Time - 2 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy
This Yorkshire Dales walk follows the River Wharfe from Bolton Abbey to Barden Bridge. One of the highlights of the walk is the Strid, a narrow rocky defile, through which the River Wharfe thunders through. The walk has few gradients and includes some pleasant woodland. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL2 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL2 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 104 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 104 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Below Silsden Moor from Cringles
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Length - 13.5 miles / 21.9 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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