Yorkshire & The Dales
God’s Own County
The Yorkshire Dales National Park and Yorkshire itself is a beautiful place, hence the name ‘God’s own country. The history and landscape allures people from all around the world and has a bit of everything for everyone. I have always lived on the edge of the Dales, and visited regularly ever since I was a young lad. However, I never truly appreciated the area until in my late 20’s where I began to cycle and hike/walk more regularly. I found my hunger and curiosity grew the more I visited, immersing myself in the landscape.
Below you will find the hikes/walks that have ratings of difficulty and contain mainly my own stories, routes, GPX files and, photographs. Some longer than others. I hope others can enjoy their own Yorkshire adventure like me.
BLOGS & ROUTES
Yarnbury
Grassington Moor Lead mining Trail. A short but fascinating hike, visiting the remains of Grassingtons disused lead mines in Yarnbury. It is a place to imagine what life was like on the moors during the active times of the lead mining industry.
Distance: 7 miles / 11.2 km
Location: Grassington / Yarnbury
Twistleton Scar
Twistleton Scar lies beneath the foothills of Ingleborough and Whernside. The valley pavement and scar were formed roughly 15,000 years ago when a glacier and ice cap retreated during the last ice age
Distance: 6 miles / 10 km
Location: Chapel-le-Dale
Sharp Haw & Rough Haw
Sharp Haw & Rough Haw lie near Skipton on the border of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Standing at a mere 1171ft (357 metres), it earns its ‘Sharp’ credentials due to rising to a point, whereas ‘Rough Haw’ is much more rounded and rugged. A fine contrast between the two.
Distance: 6 miles / 10 km Location: Skipton
Oxenhope Nab
This very short walk is intended simply to visit the site of one of the poems by Simon Armitage carved on a slab of rock.
Distance: 6 miles / 10km
Location: Oxenhope
Stoodley pike
Stoodley Pike is a 1,300ft hill in the South Pennies of West Yorkshire. The pike is 121ft and has views over Calderdale, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, and Mytholmroyd. There is also a stairwell inside the monument that you can walk up for a better view over the valley.
Distance: 7 mile / 11km
location: South Pennines West Yorkshire
Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge, in Nidderdale North Yorkshire, is an idyllic market town and known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), it is also home to the oldest sweet shop in the world and a delicious chocolate shop called ‘Cocoa Joe’s’! Whilst taking in the sites and leisurely enjoying all that the market town has to offer, be sure to visit Brimham Rocks too. (A collection of geological rock formations) This is only a 10-minute drive away.
Distance: 6 miles / 10km
Location: Pateley Bridge
Great Knoutberry
It was the start of 2019 and we decided to bring in the new year with a peaceful walk in the Yorkshire Dales. We were very lucky with the weather as it was content sunshine all day!
Distance: 8 miles / 12 km
Location: Dent
Clapham/Sulber Nick/ Austwick
A fairly easy circular walk that you can see the Yorkshire three peaks on a clear day, offering all of the beauty the Yorkshire dales has to offer.
Distance: 8 miles / 12.8 km
Location: Clapham
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