Walking Britain Thorpe Fell & Cracoe from Linton
Introduction to Walk 1292
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Upper Wharfedale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
Ascent - 1400 feet / 424 metres
Time - 5 hours 50 minutes
Grade - moderate
The beautiful Yorkshire Dales village of Linton is the starting point of this walk onto Thorpe Fell. The return includes the village of Cracoe. Wild moors and much more combine to make this a great walk. 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 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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Garnshaw House & Linton Falls from Grassington
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Hebden Gill & Cupola Corner
Grade - easy/mod
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Trollers Gill from Burnsall
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
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A Wharfedale wander from Burnsall
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Length - 13.5 miles / 21.9 km
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Rylstone Edges & Cracoe from Rylstone
Grade - easy/mod
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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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