Walking Britain Cautley Spout from Cross Keys
Introduction to Walk 1387
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Howgill Fells
Region - Howgills
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 2.0 miles / 3.3 km
Ascent - 200 feet / 61 metres
Grade - easy
This short Yorkshire Dales walk in the Howgills take us you to England's highest waterfall. The immediate scenery is grand and usually quiet and inspiring. A visit after heavy rainfall can be very dramatic. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL19 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL19 | 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. | |||
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. | |||
Walks from the same start
Cautley Spout & The Calf, from Cross Keys, Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
Other walks nearby
3.1 miles / 5.0 km away
Fell End Clouds near Kirkby Stephen
Grade - easy
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km
3.9 miles / 6.2 km away
Cautley Spout & the Calf from Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
3.9 miles / 6.2 km away
Winder & Arant Haw from Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
4.2 miles / 6.7 km away
Fell Head & The Calf, from Howgill, near Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
4.3 miles / 6.9 km away
Randygill Top from Weasdale, Howgills
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
4.8 miles / 7.6 km away
Wild Boar Fell & Swarth Fell from Cotegill Bridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
5.0 miles / 8.0 km away
Bowderdale and the Calf
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
5.0 miles / 8.0 km away
Mallerstang Edge from Aisgill Moor
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.8 miles / 14.2 km
6.0 miles / 9.7 km away
Pendragon Castle from Outhgill
Grade - easy
Length - 2.3 miles / 3.7 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 Lune Valley and Howgills - A Walking Guide
A guidebook to 40 walks, from 3 to 11 miles, exploring the Lune Valley and Howgill Fells, some of the most unspoilt countryside in northwest England. Set between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales and two other AONBs, the walking is hugely rewarding, near the centres of Sedbergh, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal and Lancaster.
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