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
Time - 7 hours 50 minutes
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. | |||
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Grade - mod/hard
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Pendragon Castle from Outhgill
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Length - 2.3 miles / 3.7 km
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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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