Walking Britain The Norber Erratics & Sulber Gate
Introduction to Walk 1251
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Lower Ribblesdale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 1375 feet / 417 metres
Time - 5 hours 20 minutes
Grade - moderate
Starting from the village of Austwick, this Yorkshire Dales walk crosses Long Scar en-route for Sulber Gate and continues via the Norber Erratics back to the start. This route offers an excellent insight into the extensive limestone pavements in the area together with other aspects of the limestone scenery in this part of the Yorkshire Dales. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
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| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL2 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL2 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 98 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 98 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
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Walks from the same start
Other walks nearby
1.5 miles / 2.4 km away
Trow Gill, Ingleborough & Long Scar from Clapham
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
1.5 miles / 2.4 km away
Gaping Gill, Ingleborough & Norber From Clapham
Grade - moderate
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km
1.5 miles / 2.4 km away
Clapham, Oxenber Woods, Feizor & Settle
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
1.5 miles / 2.4 km away
Norber & Norber Erractics from Clapham
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.3 miles / 10.2 km
3.4 miles / 5.4 km away
Attermire Scar & Malham Tarn from Stainforth
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 16.5 miles / 26.8 km
3.4 miles / 5.4 km away
Pen-y-ghent & Plover Hill from Horton in Ribblesdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
3.4 miles / 5.4 km away
Pen-y-ghent via Brackenbottom
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
3.4 miles / 5.4 km away
Pen-y-ghent via Horton Scar
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.8 miles / 11 km
3.4 miles / 5.4 km away
Pen-y-ghent, Whernside & Ingleborough from Horton
Grade - very hard
Length - 24.5 miles / 39.8 km
4.1 miles / 6.5 km away
Nappa Cross & Victoria Cave from Langcliffe
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 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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