The Yorkshire Dales: South and West

Wharfedale, Littondale, Malhamdale, Dentdale and Ribblesdale

Dennis Kelsall, Jan Kelsall (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2013
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-485-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This handy guidebook contains walking routes for 44 day walks, including the famous Three Peaks circuit over Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. Part of a two-book set, this volume covers the South and West regions including Wharfdale, Littondale, Malhamdale, Ribblesdale and Dentdale, between Skipton, Sedburgh, Settle and Kirkby Lonsdale.

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As part of a two-volume set, this guidebook describes 44 walks covers the south and west regions of the Yorkshire Dales. This first volume covers the southern and western dales of Ribblesdale, Littondale, Malhamdale, Dentdale and Wharfedale, including the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Walks range from gentle 3 mile strolls to more strenuous 13 mile day-long rambles. The guide combines detailed route descriptions together with OS map extracts for every walk. It also includes information on points of interest along the way, as well as necessary practical information. This guide takes you on an exploration of the dales and surrounding hills and moors within the southern and western quarters of the region, where you will find some of the most remarkable limestone landscape in the country.

Autor

Dennis and Jan Kelsall are professional outdoor writers and photographers, contributing to various magazines and producing a weekly walking feature for the Lancashire Evening Post. They have a keen interest in the environment, its geology, flora and wildlife. Other titles produced by Dennis and Jan Kelsall and published by Cicerone are The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, Walking in Pembrokeshire, and The Ribble Way.

Inhalt

Introduction
Evolution of the landscape
Geological history
Human settlement
Industry and enterprise
Farming in the Dales
Plants and wildlife
The Southern and Western Dales
The Yorkshire Dales National Park
Practicalities
Navigation and maps
Careful planning
Clothing and footwear
Food and drink
Taking your car
Leaving your car behind
Using this guide

The Walks
Part 1: Lower Wharfedale and Barden Moor
1 Bolton Abbey
2 Barden Moor
3 Simon's Seat
4 Burnsall and Trollers Gill
5 Grassington and Grass Wood
6 Conistone

Part 2: Upper Wharfedale
7 Great Whernside
8 Kettlewell and Arncliffe
9 Buckden Pike
10 Old Cote Moor Top from Buckden
11 Buckden and Yockenthwaite
12 Horse Head and Langstrothdale
13 Oughtershaw Side


Part 3: Littondale
14 Arncliffe and High Cote Moor
15 Old Cote Moor Top from Arncliffe
16 Pen-y-ghent Gill from Litton
17 Litton and the River Skirfare

Part 4: Malhamdale
18 Airedale and Weets Top
19 Gordale, Malham Tarn and the Cove
20 Malham Cove and Pikedaw Hill
21 Mastiles Lane
22 Fountains Fell
23 Winterburn Reservoir
24 Cracoe Fell

Part 5: Dentdale and the Westerm Outliers
25 Great Knoutberry Hill
26 Wold Fell
27 A Walk into Deepdale
28 Great Coum
29 Dentdale
30 Calf Top and Middleton Fell
31 Barbon Low Fell
32 Gragareth and Great Coum

Part 6: Around Ribblesdale
33 Attermire Scar and Victoria Cave
34 Langcliffe and Catrigg Force
35 Plover Hill and Pen-y-ghent
36 Upper Ribblesdale along the Ribble Way
37 Ingleborough from Ribblehead
38 Whernside from Ribblehead
39 Gale Moor and the Source of the Ribble
40 Clapham and the Norber Boulders
41 Ingleborough from Clapham
42 Ingleton Falls
43 Kingsdale
44 The Yorkshire Three Peaks

Appendix 1:
Route summaries and suggestions for longer routes

Appendix 2:
Where to find out more

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.10.2013
• Zusatzinfo: Over 100 colour photos and over 50 OS map extracts
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 116 x 172 mm
• Gewicht: 340 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
• ISBN-10: 1-85284-485-X / 185284485X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-85284-485-1 / 9781852844851
• Zustand: Neuware