Kettlewell routes

Parking is on the left just over the bridge, before you get into the village proper.

Hiking forecast: nice but unspectacular hiking, plenty of muddy bits to enjoy, and typical Yorkshire friendliness from the locals ;)

Hike 1
Buckden Pike and Great Whernside. 19km, 700m.

Head through the village, then north for an hour or 2 on Top Mere Road (bridleway) to Starbottom Road and then Tor Mere Top, keep north following the wall all the way to the summit.

Back to Tor Mere Top, then south east to the road, and straight up the other side to Great Whernside. Head directly south west to the village and the pub.

Hike 2
Buckden PIke. 16km, 550m.

Ascend as hike 1, and back the same way.

Hike 3
Great Whernside. 9km (straight up and down), 500m. Will be a large group, could do a clockwise and an anticlockwise group to split them up?

Ascend east by the bridleway which leads to Hag Dyke Farm, then across the moorland to Great Whernside's summit. On a very clear day you can see the east and west coasts from here. You won't.

Either descend the same way, or, if you've got time, head north and west, and find your way from there via a combination of road and path. The nicest way would be down Top Mere Road (route to Buckden Pike) but there might not be time.

Hike 4
Dales Way Uber Bimble. 12km, 250m.

Dropped off early at Threshfield, (big space to pull in on the left at the start of village, in front of The Old Hall pub) walk to Grassington, then north along "The Dales Way" to Kettlewell. Try not to do this hike!

Jonny Davey