Malham 8/11/15 LUHC

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.27 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 310 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 315 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 403 m
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    Lowest point: 175 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 197 m
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 194 m - Head east toward Chapel Gate
  3. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 193 m - Turn left onto Chapel Gate
  4. 3 : km 0.23 - alt. 193 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 193 m - Head north on Chapel Gate toward Cove Rd
  6. 5 : km 0.29 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.3 - alt. 194 m - Head northeast
  8. 7 : km 0.34 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 0.42 - alt. 196 m - Head north on Cove Rd toward Back Ln
  10. 9 : km 0.74 - alt. 204 m - Head west on Cove Rd toward Back Ln
  11. 10 : km 1 - alt. 229 m - Head southeast on Cove Rd
  12. 11 : km 1.05 - alt. 223 m - Sharp left
  13. 12 : km 1.51 - alt. 220 m - Head north toward Pennine Way
  14. 13 : km 1.82 - alt. 229 m - Head south
  15. 14 : km 1.84 - alt. 228 m - Slight right
  16. 15 : km 1.91 - alt. 229 m - Head west on Pennine Way toward Cove Rd
  17. 16 : km 2.15 - alt. 309 m - Head east on Pennine Way toward Cove Rd
  18. 17 : km 2.35 - alt. 303 m - Head east on Pennine Way toward Cove Rd
  19. 18 : km 2.36 - alt. 303 m - Turn left onto Cove Rd/Pennine Way
  20. 19 : km 3.35 - alt. 363 m - Head north on Cove Rd/Pennine Way
  21. 20 : km 4.22 - alt. 370 m - Head north on Cove Rd/Pennine Way
  22. 21 : km 4.33 - alt. 371 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 4.34 - alt. 371 m - Head northwest toward Cove Rd
  24. 23 : km 5.19 - alt. 380 m - Head northwest toward Cove Rd
  25. 24 : km 5.84 - alt. 393 m - Turn right at Cove Rd
  26. 25 : km 5.84 - alt. 394 m - Head north
  27. 26 : km 6.72 - alt. 381 m - Slight right
  28. 27 : km 7.24 - alt. 380 m - Head east toward Pennine Way
  29. 28 : km 7.45 - alt. 380 m - Continue straight onto Pennine Way
  30. 29 : km 7.7 - alt. 378 m - Head southeast on Pennine Way
  31. 30 : km 8.15 - alt. 401 m - Head southeast on Pennine Way
  32. 31 : km 8.47 - alt. 378 m - Head southeast on Pennine Way
  33. 32 : km 9.49 - alt. 379 m - Head south
  34. 33 : km 10.26 - alt. 389 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 10.27 - alt. 389 m - Head east
  36. 35 : km 10.92 - alt. 360 m - Head east
  37. 36 : km 12.1 - alt. 398 m - Continue onto Mastiles Ln
  38. 37 : km 12.11 - alt. 398 m - Head east on Mastiles Ln
  39. 38 : km 13.68 - alt. 383 m - Head southeast
  40. 39 : km 14.05 - alt. 360 m - Head southwest
  41. 40 : km 14.08 - alt. 360 m - Continue onto Smearbottoms Ln
  42. 41 : km 14.72 - alt. 367 m - Continue onto Hawthorns Ln
  43. 42 : km 14.77 - alt. 368 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 14.78 - alt. 368 m - Head west toward Hawthorns Ln
  45. 44 : km 14.79 - alt. 368 m - Turn left onto Hawthorns Ln
  46. 45 : km 16.13 - alt. 226 m - Head southwest on Hawthorns Ln toward Gordale Ln
  47. 46 : km 16.16 - alt. 224 m - Continue onto Gordale Ln
  48. 47 : km 16.29 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 16.3 - alt. 226 m - Head south toward Pennine Way
  50. 49 : km 17.02 - alt. 199 m - Head southwest toward Pennine Way
  51. 50 : km 17.88 - alt. 190 m - Head south on Pennine Way
  52. 51 : km 18.71 - alt. 222 m - Head south on Pennine Way
  53. 52 : km 18.96 - alt. 217 m - Turn right to stay on Pennine Way
  54. 53 : km 18.97 - alt. 216 m - Head south on Pennine Way toward Green Gate
  55. 54 : km 19.33 - alt. 175 m - Turn left onto Green Gate
  56. 55 : km 19.34 - alt. 175 m - Head north on Green Gate
  57. 56 : km 21.1 - alt. 193 m - Head northwest toward Chapel Gate
  58. 57 : km 21.11 - alt. 194 m - Turn right onto Chapel Gate
  59. 58 : km 21.15 - alt. 194 m - Head north on Chapel Gate toward Cove Rd
  60. 59 : km 21.16 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  61. E : km 21.27 - alt. 196 m

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This is an easy circular walk from Malham, heading South to Kirkby Malham and then Airton. The walk up from Malham affords good views back to Malham Cove and the passes through varied farmland scenery. St Michael's Church at Kirkby Malham is worth a visit and the farm shop at Airton provides a good mid-walk stop for refreshments. The riverside path back provides further interest with views of Hanlith Hall, the old mill at Scalegill and Aire Head, which is the source of the River Aire.

Walking Janet' Foss, Gordale Scar, Weets Top and Hanlith Moor.

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Walking Janet's Foss, Weets Top, Calton Moor and River Aire

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⚑Departure from Malham (North Yorkshire)
A circular route which can be done in either direction. As described it leaves Malham village on the good paths to the popular Janet's Foss waterfall, then it takes the quiet road past the entrance to Gordale and up the hill until a track leads to the summit of Weets Top. The gentle descent of Calton Moor provides a different landscape and views over to Rystone Fell and Cracoe Fell. More quiet roads allow you to take in the pretty villages of Calton and Airton before following the riverside path back to Malham passing, Hanlith Hall and Aire Head, which is the source of the river Aire.

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This is a nice circular walk from Malham, which explores the popular viewpoints with the addition of some beautiful dales scenery to the East of the main valley. The ascent is not great and most of the walk is on good paths or tracks. On this walk you will visit: Malham Cove, Mastiles Roman Army Camp, The Bordley Farms and a beautiful dale, Gordale Scar and Janet's Foss.

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