Walking Britain Great Whernside from Kettlewell
Introduction to Walk 1250
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Upper Wharfedale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 1830 feet / 555 metres
Time - 5 hours 50 minutes
Grade - moderate
This excellent high level Yorkshire Dales walk visits the summit of Great Whernside with its superb views of upper Wharfedale. In addition the route includes many scenes characteristic of the area. Note that Great Whernside should not be confused with Whernside some miles to the west. 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 OL30 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL30 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 98 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 98 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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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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