Sulber Gate & Crummack Dale from Austwick
Introduction to Walk 2620
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Lower Ribblesdale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Mike Bexley
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
Ascent - 1300 feet / 394 metres
Time - 6 hours 0 minutes
Grade - moderate
A brilliant Yorkshire Dales walk from Austwick that offers superb views across the wonderful limestone scenery in the area including Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and extensive limestone pavements. The route offers relatively easy walking with easy navigation for most of the walk. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
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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 |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. |
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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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