Great Shunner Fell & Lovely Seat
Introduction to Walk 3621
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Wensleydale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 11.4 miles / 18.5 km
Ascent - 1800 feet / 545 metres
Time - 7 hours 30 minutes
Grade - mod/hard
A demanding Yorkshire Dales walkf from Hardraw visiting the summits of Great Shunner Fell and Lovely Seat. The route includes some rough, wet, pathless sections and needs careful navigation duirng the descent from Lovely Seat. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
Ordnance Survey Explorer OL20 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
Anquet OS Explorer OL20 | 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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