A sometimes over touristed
area but nevertheless worth a visit! Impressive scenery throughout
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| Malham Cove | Catrigg Force |
- Walk 1- Malham Circular -5 miles (family walk)
- Walk 2 - Gordale Scar and Malham Tarn- 9 miles
- Walk 3 - Gargrave to Settle via Pikedaw- 12 miles
- Walk 4 - Settle Circular via Victoria Cave and Catrigg Force - 8 miles (a family walk)
- Walk 5 - Settle to Austwick via Stainforth Force 6 miles (a family walk)
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Also see Wharfedale Walk 10 - Arncliffe to Malham Tarn - 12 miles
Map reading is essential for these walks. The relevant map is OS Outdoor Leisure 2 Southern & Western areas (double sided map)
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| Victoria Cave | Gordale Scar |
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| Malham Cove | Above Malham Cove |
Information: Equipment: All walks have significant exposure even in Summer. Full equipment including boots, waterproofs, map and compass would be advisable
Maps: Ordnance Survey Outdoor Leisure 2 -Yorkshire Dales- Southern and Western Areas 1:25,000
Travel Information:
Train services - Normal morning (Mon -Sat) departure is the Leeds 0849 and 0900 (Sunday). There are various return services to Skipton, Gargrave, Hellifield, Long Preston, Settle and Gigglewick. www.northernrailway.co.uk- Leeds-Settle-Carlisle timetable - National Rail enquiries Tel 08457 484950
Settle
Carlisle Partnership a useful website run by the Settle Carlisle Development
Company. Also,
the Friends of the Settle and Carlisle
Line have their own website. This cover the historical facts as well
as other useful information on guided walks etc. The Friends of the Settle
Carlisle Line have two shops located on Settle and Appleby Stations.
Buses:-There are several useful bus services serving Settle. See www.dalesbus.org for service updates.
- Service no 75 runs Skipton - Malham on Saturdays [Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire]
- DalesBus service No 864 runs Ilkley to Skipton and Malham on Sundays and BHM
- DalesBus service No 866 runs Keighley Skipton Malham on summer Sundays and BHM
- Service No 580 runs Monday to Saturday from Skipton to Settle via Gargrave [Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire]
- Service No 581 runs Monday to Saturday from Settle, Austwick, Clapham to Kirkby Lonsdale and Lancaster [Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire]
- A council run minibus service No 210/211 runs between Skipton - Gargrave and Malham on Monday to Fridays - note that this has limited capacity
- A council run minibus service No 11 runs between Horton - Helwith Bridge - Settle - Tosside - Slaidburn - Clitheroe on Monday to Saturdays - note that this has limited capacity
- Note Dalesbus service 881 from Settle to Malham will not run in 2024
See www.dalesbus.org
for further details of bus services. Additional services run in the summer
months
Weather: The weather forecast and current weather conditions (including cloud level) can be obtained from Metcheck which gives the forecast and current conditions for the nearby Whernside range of hills. Also see Ribblehead weather station up to the minute status of the local weather at nearby Ribblehead. Another useful forecast service for the Yorkshire Dales is provided by the Met Office
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| DalesBus 881 Malham Tarn Shuttle ascends the hill at Langcliffe |
DalesBus
884 service awaiting departure from Malham
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Important note:- Whilst the author has taken every care in assembling the information on this site, no responsibility can be accepted for any error or omission herein. If in any doubt walkers should consult the relevant OS map.
This page was last updated on 15-Aug-2024
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