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for the extensive views. interest, the walk is a must geological and industrial and cleaner. Apart from the site to coke, which was lighter mitigated by converting it on difficulties of transport were 200 pits were sunk and the mines on Malham Moor. Some 1790 to smelt zinc and lead at Ribblesdale from around and exploited by Lord however, was better quality That on Fountains Fell, for local hearths and kilns. poor quality, but was adequate many locations, it is generally coal there too. Outcropping in Dales’ geology, but there’s metres km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 visibly dominate the Grit and limestones DENNIS KELSALL CHOSEN BY… 17 u Distance: 9 miles/14.5km u 9 miles/14.5km Distance: 2 FOUNTAINS FELL NORTH YORKSHIRE 4

6 line north and, taking care to corner of an old wall. the marker is revealed as the all the way to the top, where skyline. Follow fallen boundary for an apparent cairn on the the flank of Knowe Fell, aiming leave path and head straight up 3 2 1 corner of the large enclosure. to reach a gate by the NW eventually joining another away across rough grazing, on the L. A clear path curves before leaving through a gate the parking for 400 metres GR ADIENT PROFILE Follow the lane L from Start Immediately through gate, 1¼ mile/2km Turning R, follow boundary 1¾ miles/2.8km Pen-y-ghent from the top of Fountains Fell.

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DENNIS KELSALL DENNIS PHOTO: you back onto its eastern flank. After some ¾km, a gate takes more difficult fence further on). fence at some point (to avoid a avoid damage, cross wall and 14 Landranger 98 Landranger 98 Maps : OS Explorer OL2; transportPublic None toiletsPublic Malham all Malham Café, (01729 830486) 830330) or The Old Barn Lister Arms ( 01729 Inn (01729 830317), The Refreshments The Buck Malham Nearest town PLANNING Stiles 4 (+ 1 unstiled fence) required in poor visibility good navigation skills paths on upland moors, Is it for me? Indistinct grid ref SD882671 west of Malham Tarn, Roadside parking area Start/parking ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 16 A

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NORTH EAST ✁ subsequent deluge of subsequent deluge of has moulded the hills over waterfalls. Glacial erosion as lime-rich water tumbles while elsewhere tufa is formed resurgence of whole rivers, mysterious disappearance and to create caves that allow the the rock have been exploited limestone pavement. Cracks in dramatically riven features of acidic rain has created the erosion of limestone by weakly is a part, while the persistent scarp of which Malham Cove north has created the long country. Ancient uplift to the geologically interesting in the Malham is one of the most

metres iconic Malham Cove. Looking up at the km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 scenic walk around Mile for mile, this DENNIS KELSALL CHOSEN BY… 18 u Distance: 7½ miles/12.1km u miles/12.1km 7½ Distance: 2 MALHAM COVE NORTH YORKSHIRE 4

6 Desmond’s torrential rainfall. memory after Storm for the first time in living waterfall briefly reappeared back up the valley. In 2015 the cliff face some 600 metres eroding the 300-metre wide high waterfall, its force Malham Cove in an 80-metre outflow once coursed over below ground, the tarn’s now quickly disappearing a glacial moraine. Although impervious slate held back by England’s highest lake, lies on deep gorges. Malham Tarn, meltwater has gouged 1 Beck. Head back downstream, Malham Smithy over Malham find a clapper bridge behind GR ADIENT PROFILE Walk into the village to Start

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DENNIS KELSALL DENNIS PHOTO: to reach Janet’s Foss. on into a wooded valley with Gordale Beck, carry Mires Later Barn. closing shortly swinging L by 14 ROUTE Landranger 98 Maps OS Explorer OL2; service to Malham transportPublic Bus toiletsPublic Malham all in Malham Café, (01729 830486) 830330) or The Old Barn The Lister Arms (01729 Inn (01729 830317), Refreshments The Buck Nearest town Malham PLANNING Stiles 7 Suitable for active walkers Fall demands experience scramble beside Gordale upland paths. The optional clear, but often-rugged Is it for me? Generally grid ref SD900626 south of Malham village, Start/parking Car Park PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 16 18

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7 6 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes 8 miles/13.2km a track, onto Emerging GET THIS WALK ON YOUR PHONE: 1 go R past cottages. At fork, At cottages. go R past an entrance L, passing keep Reserve. Malham Tarn to a walk lane, onto Emerging finish. R to short distance 7 2 START

5 3 4 7 miles/11.3km bearing Go briefly R before 6 off L with the PW on a diagonaloff L with the PW open grazing, across trod Drop Waterhouses. signed to and beside a gate a stile to its corner, up to a wall follow pass R. Later, swinging there kissing a tree-shaded through Great past and continue gate reaching Hill barns, eventually another barn. Ignoring the gate on carry on with the wall there, the a gate, R. Through your beside a line of trees falls path a final gate. to

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NORTH YORKSHIRE NORTH FELL FOUNTAINS Reaching the cairn, curve the cairn, curve Reaching 4 miles/6.4km 4½ miles/7.2km After exploring summit exploring After OS Explorer map OL2 u R with the main path, following following R with the main path, past posts marker occasional of collapsed hollows numerous L, on, to bell pits. Further is the structure stone a squat while oven, coke old beehive head is the fenced beyond just the shaft of a disused mine, Just in stone. walled neatly with is a junction beyond the Pennine Way (PW). Way the Pennine A stile and gate negotiate negotiate and gate A stile 4 5 the next two fences before before fences two the next halted is eventually progress wall. of a sturdy the corner at and stile a stone R to Move with a boundary wall continue Tarn L, Fountains on your shortly appearing. Remain by, pass as you beside the wall a waypost, for but then watch moves which the path beyond a prominent making for away, cairn marking the high point Fell. of Fountains area (take care for there are are there for care (take area clear follow old pits), many R, making a long, of PW path SE towards descent gradual of a couple and crossing 2.5km, a PW After streams. L. Lower sign sends the path L another sign points down then soon again, the way beside a gate. a stile leading to to and head down Cross joining there Gill Farm, Tennant then barns that by a track the lane. R out to swings u 17

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3 ROUTE 2 SCRAMBLING IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes GET THIS WALK ON YOUR PHONE: downstream. Cross the first Cross downstream. bridge and, climbing away trod the R, join a broader to enclosed becomes later that boundaries. ancient between keep the village, Approaching the YHA hostel ahead past R and then, Turn a lane. to L back the bridge, over the car park. to 4 1 7

5 START 6 4½ miles/7.2km sinks, water L past Fork 6¼ miles/10km you L takes the bottom, At 6 7 to the foot of the cove and the of the cove the foot to of Malham Beck. resurgence lies back, however, way The valley sides shortly closing in valley a rocky leading to and path overlooking prominence path The dry valley. Watlowes Go junction. to winds R, falling steeply dropping a stile, L over the it on to Follow gorge. into above pavement limestone its far Bear R to Malham Cove. L descending there corner, which from gate to beside wall valley. the lower to drops path

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NORTH YORKSHIRE NORTH MALHAM COVE 3 miles/4.8km a ladder stile Over 4¼ miles/6.8km R) to ahead (or Keep 2 miles/3.2km for is a route There 1¼ miles/2km climbs path onward The OS Explorer map OL2 u opposite, continue for 800m to 800m to for continue opposite, a stile Bear R to a signed fork. Moor, Ewe and carry on across a wall through passing later before a stile gap and over a skirting boggy pools to signed junction. u 2 3 4 5 a ladder stile, bearing L a ladder stile, a lane out to Walk beyond. Go L, Park. Car Watersinks by outflow Malham Tarn’s crossing to Way find the Pennine to signed through Malham Cove a kissing gate on the L. gate a kissing beside the fall to a lane. Follow Follow a lane. to beside the fall Bridge Gordale it R over a through beyond just leaving a on the L. Head through gate Gordale’s camping field into another where gorge, narrow blocks its head. waterfall scramblers L of main fall, the L of main fall, scramblers upper above continuing path a bearing out to before valley grid a cattle Go L over lane. on the R. a gate then through loosely following Climb away, the 800m to for the R wall (pt 5). Otherwise, at signpost Leave Bridge. Gordale back to a through after immediately on the R, from gate kissing successive across which a trod a lane. leads to pastures 18

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