Walking Britain Great Shunner Fell from Hardraw
Introduction to Walk 3624
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Wensleydale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 9.2 miles / 15 km
Ascent - 1500 feet / 455 metres
Time - 6 hours 10 minutes
Grade - mod/hard
A Yorkshire Dales walk from Hardraw near Hawes to the summit of Great Shunner Fell. This linear route follows the Pennine Way which makes navigation realtively easy. The terrain is rough, wet in places and with little shelter. As a bonus, the views from the summit are superb. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
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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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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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