Barden Bridge & the Strid from Bolton Abbey
Introduction to Walk 1001
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Wharfedale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
Ascent - 100 feet / 30 metres
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 GPX File is available for download (see walk description).
Walk Description Map showing start
Maps 
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL2 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL2 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 104 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Landranger 104 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k.
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone.
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0.9 miles / 1.5 km away
Valley of Desolation & Barden Fell
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
2.1 miles / 3.3 km away
Valley of Desolation & Simon's Seat
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.4 miles / 13.7 km
3.3 miles / 5.2 km away
Beamsley Beacon and Bolton Abbey from Addingham
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
4.5 miles / 7.2 km away
Below Silsden Moor from Cringles
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.8 miles / 11.1 km
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Trollers Gill from Burnsall
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
4.7 miles / 7.5 km away
A Wharfedale wander from Burnsall
Grade - moderate
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.
Recommended Reading
The Dales Way
An essential guidebook to walking the Dales Way. This picturesque 78 mile long distance route through the Yorkshire Dales between Ilkley and Bowness on Windermere is one of the gentlest multi-day walks in Britain. The route is described in both directions, visiting Grassington, Kettlewell, Buckden, Dent, Sedbergh and Staveley en route to Bowness.
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