Walking Britain Blea Moor & Denthead from Ribblehead
Introduction to Walk 3340
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Three Peaks Country
County/Area - North Yorkshire & Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.2 miles / 13.3 km
Ascent - 1100 feet / 333 metres
Time - 5 hours 10 minutes
Grade - moderate
A Yorkshire Dales route that includes a traverse of Blea Moor from Ribblehead. The return route follows a section of the Dales Way across Gayle Moor. The walk includes some unavoidable road walking. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
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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Pen-y-ghent & Plover Hill from Horton in Ribblesdale
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Pen-y-ghent via Brackenbottom
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Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
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Pen-y-ghent via Horton Scar
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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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