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
Time - 8 hours 50 minutes
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). A route profile is also provided.
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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. | |||
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Ingleborough & Park Fell from Chapel-le-Dale
Grade - moderate
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Ingleborough from Chapel-le-Dale
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Cautley Spout & the Calf from Sedbergh
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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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