Walking Britain Dent & Gawthrop
Introduction to Walk 3233
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Three Peaks Country
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
Ascent - 990 feet / 300 metres
Grade - easy/mod
This circular Yorkshire Dales walk starts from the village of Dent and climbs to the Occupation Road offering superb views of Dentdale. The route continues to Gawthrop and then follows a riverside section of the Dales Way back to the start. 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. | |||
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Other walks nearby
4.2 miles / 6.7 km away
Cautley Spout & the Calf from Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
4.2 miles / 6.7 km away
Winder & Arant Haw from Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
5.1 miles / 8.1 km away
Gragareth & Great Coum, from Yordas Cave, Ingleton
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
6.1 miles / 9.7 km away
The Upper Eden valley without a car
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
6.1 miles / 9.8 km away
Cautley Spout & The Calf, from Cross Keys, Sedbergh
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
6.1 miles / 9.8 km away
Cautley Spout from Cross Keys
Grade - easy
Length - 2.0 miles / 3.3 km
6.3 miles / 10.1 km away
Whernside & Scales Moor from Ribblehead
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 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
Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: South and West
Part of a two-book set, this guidebook describes 44 walks in the southern and western Yorkshire Dales, including the famous 23 mile Three Peaks circuit over Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. The other, mostly circular routes of 3½ to 13 miles cover the scenic region between Sedbergh, Kirkby Lonsdale, Settle, Skipton and Grassington.
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