Walking Britain Dentdale & Bleamoor
Introduction to Walk 3135
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Three Peaks Country
County/Area - Cumbria & North Yorkshire
Author - Stephen Starkey
Length - 12.5 miles / 20.3 km
Ascent - 2570 feet / 779 metres
Grade - moderate
This Yorkshire Dales walk includes valley and moorland walking. The start is in pleasant Dentdale which is followed for some way before climbing onto Blea Moor. The route then returns across the flank of Whernside into Dentdale. The route also includes sections of the Dales Way. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
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. | |||
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. | |||
Other walks nearby
2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Whernside & Dentdale from Dent
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
4.4 miles / 7.1 km away
The Upper Eden valley without a car
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
4.8 miles / 7.7 km away
Whernside & Scales Moor from Ribblehead
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
4.8 miles / 7.7 km away
Blea Moor & Denthead from Ribblehead
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.2 miles / 13.3 km
5.2 miles / 8.3 km away
Gragareth & Great Coum, from Yordas Cave, Ingleton
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
5.4 miles / 8.7 km away
Ingleborough & Park Fell from Chapel-le-Dale
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
5.4 miles / 8.7 km away
Ingleborough from Chapel-le-Dale
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
6.2 miles / 9.9 km away
Cautley Spout & the Calf from Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
6.2 miles / 10.0 km away
The Calf from Sedbergh
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 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 Dales Way
An essential guidebook to walking the Dales Way. This picturesque 78 mile long distance route through the Yorkshire Dales between Ilkley and Bowness on Windermere is one of the gentlest multi-day walks in Britain. The route is described in both directions, visiting Grassington, Kettlewell, Buckden, Dent, Sedbergh and Staveley en route to Bowness.
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