Swaledale
One of the best dales for
walking with an extraordinary variety of scenery and industrial heritage
including Gunnerside Gill. Swaledale is not as over touristed as some
of the other areas presumably due to it's distance from large habitations.
The Gunnerside Gill walk makes use of the excellent Northern Dalesman
bus service. To Contents 
- Swaledale near Reeth
- Walk 1 - Gunnerside Gill- Keld - Muker -12 miles
- Walk 2 - Muker -Kisdon Hill - and the Keld Waterfalls - 5½ miles (a family walk- recommended)
- Walk 3 - Gunnerside to Reeth 6.5 miles - riverside linear walk
- Walk 4 - Hawes to Muker via Great Shunner Fell and the Pennine Way - 10 miles linear walk
- Walk 5 - Fremington Edge - 8 miles high level walk
- Back to Yorkshire Dales Contents Page
Map reading is essential for these walks. The relevant map is Outdoor Leisure 30 Northern & Central areas (double sided)
Bus services are infrequent in Swaledale.
- LWB Swaledale Service 30 from Richmond to Keld[Mon to Sat]
- LWB demand responsive service 01 969 667 400 or 01 969 667 030 bookable 24hr in advance [Mon to Sat] - no service Sunday or BH
- LWB Dales Connect service will provide Sunday connection via Hawes - book 24 hr in advance or driver 0752 895 7451
- 830 Northern DalesBus: On summer Sundays Northern Dalesman Dalesbus 830 runs from Ribblehead to Richmond via Hawes, Buttertubs Pass, Keld and Reeth
- 831 DalesBus service runs from Middlesbrough Darlington to Hawes and Ingleton summer Sundays and BHM.-
- 858 DalesBus service runs from Darlington to Ribblehead via Richmond and Askrigg on summer Sundays
- see www.dalesbus.org
for details.
 |
 |
| Gunnerside Gill | Gunnerside Gill |
 |
 |
| Swaledale from Swinnergill | Crackpot Hall |
 |
 |
| Swinnergill | Swinnergill |
 |
|
| Near Reeth |
The Northern DalesBus - a classic bus journey
 |
 |
| Buttertubs Pass | Ribblehead |
 |
 |
| At Ribblehead | At Gunnerside |
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.
Back to Yorkshire Dales Contents Page
This page was last updated on 15-Aug-2024
Settle and Malham Ribblehead Garsdale Station (Upper Wensleydale) Dentdale and Howgills Wensleydale Kirkby Stephen Swaledale Upper Wharfedale Lower Wharfedale Nidderdale Ilkley Moor Washburn Valley
©John Carey 2009