Walking Britain The Upper Eden valley without a car
Introduction to Walk 2409
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Three Peaks Country
County/Area - Cumbria & North Yorkshire
Author - Peter Schofield
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
Ascent - 1800 feet / 545 metres
Grade - moderate
A linear walk shadowing the Settle and Carlisle railway between Garsdale and Kirkby Stephen. The route uses paths on the high ground as well as in the Eden valley. For most of the route the walk lies within the boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. 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. | |||
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Mallerstang Edge from Aisgill Moor
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.8 miles / 14.2 km
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Wild Boar Fell & Swarth Fell from Cotegill Bridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
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Whernside & Dentdale from Dent
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
6.1 miles / 9.7 km away
Pendragon Castle from Outhgill
Grade - easy
Length - 2.3 miles / 3.7 km
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Fell End Clouds near Kirkby Stephen
Grade - easy
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km
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Cautley Spout & The Calf, from Cross Keys, Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
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Yarlside from Cross Keys
Grade - moderate
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
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Cautley Spout from Cross Keys
Grade - easy
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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.
Recommended Reading
Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: North and East
This guidebook contains 43 circular day walks in the north and east Yorkshire Dales. It explores the dales, hills and moors between Kirkby Stephen and Pateley Bridge. Walking ranges from gentle 3 mile strolls to more strenuous day-long rambles across the Howgills, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Nidderdale, Mallerstang and Coverdale.
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