Route Card - Skipton to Settle

Statistics:
Start:	Skipton Castle	Estimated Time:	8 hours
Start (OS ref):	SD550919	Difficulty:	Hard
Finish:	Settle town centre	Total Climbing:	1,137 metres
Finish (OS ref):	SD820637	Longest Climb:	209 metres
Map:	OS OL2 Yorkshire Dales Southern and Western Areas	Longest Descent:	219 metres
	OS OL2 Yorkshire Dales Southern and Western Areas	Hazards:	Road crossings, scramble in Gordale Scar
Distance:	19.9 miles (32.1 km)	Refreshments:	Skipton (none on the route)

Route Card

Elevation Profile

Waypoints

Leg	Name /Position /Elevation	Bearing	Distance	Ascent	Time	Comments
0	Skipton Castle SD 99005 51941 108 m					Starting Point at Entrance to Skipton Castle
1	WP02 SD 98930 51976 108 m	295°T	82.8 m	0 m	0:00
2	WP03 SD 98905 52516 147 m	357°T	541 m	55 m	0:11	Be careful when crossing the A59
3	WP04 SD 98715 53616 156 m	350°T	1.12 km	26 m	0:14	Turn left 90 degrees
4	WP05 SD 98265 53536 179 m	259°T	457 m	24 m	0:07
5	WP06 SD 97550 53721 203 m	284°T	739 m	25 m	0:10	Turn Right
6	WP07 SD 97615 53876 199 m	022°T	168 m	0 m	0:01	Turn Left
7	WP08 SD 97125 54211 230 m	304°T	594 m	31 m	0:09
8	WP09 SD 96650 54726 268 m	317°T	701 m	39 m	0:11
9	WP10 SD 96135 55421 315 m	323°T	865 m	47 m	0:14
10	WP11 SD 96165 55636 293 m	007°T	217 m	0 m	0:02	Take a short detour to conquer Rough Haw
11	Rough Haw Summit, Flasby Fell SD 96322 55846 331 m	036°T	263 m	38 m	0:06
12	WP13 SD 96080 55961 268 m	295°T	268 m	0 m	0:02
13	WP14 SD 95910 56246 218 m	329°T	332 m	0 m	0:03
14	WP15 SD 95650 56381 191 m	297°T	293 m	0 m	0:03
15	WP16 SD 94885 56526 138 m	280°T	779 m	0 m	0:08
16	WP17 SD 94680 56651 138 m	301°T	240 m	9 m	0:03
17	WP18 SD 94665 56771 150 m	352°T	121 m	12 m	0:02
18	WP19 SD 94360 56941 183 m	299°T	349 m	33 m	0:07
19	WP20 SD 94170 57276 183 m	330°T	385 m	5 m	0:04
20	WP21 SD 94025 57636 190 m	337°T	388 m	14 m	0:05	Look out for the Giants Graves ahead of you.
21	Winterburn Lane SD 93230 57596 148 m	267°T	796 m	7 m	0:09
22	WP23 SD 93065 57926 143 m	333°T	369 m	1 m	0:04
23	WP24 SD 93275 58381 145 m	024°T	501 m	4 m	0:05
24	WP25 SD 93390 58516 148 m	040°T	177 m	3 m	0:02
25	WP25A SD 92973 58536 148 m	272°T	418 m	2 m	0:04	Leave the road here and cross the field up to Cowper Cote Farm.
26	Cowper Cote SD 92385 58671 199 m	282°T	603 m	52 m	0:11
27	WP27 SD 91070 59131 200 m	289°T	1.39 km	21 m	0:17
28	Calton Village SD 90920 59256 195 m	309°T	195 m	1 m	0:02
29	WP29 SD 90855 59216 193 m	238°T	76.3 m	0 m	0:00
30	WP30 SD 90760 59386 184 m	330°T	195 m	3 m	0:02
31	WP31 SD 90500 59471 185 m	287°T	274 m	6 m	0:03	You may take the option of walking alongside the riverside down to your left from here.
32	WP32 SD 90140 60256 167 m	335°T	864 m	4 m	0:09
33	WP33 SD 90150 60556 171 m	001°T	300 m	5 m	0:03
34	Hanlith Hall SD 89975 61181 176 m	344°T	649 m	7 m	0:07
35	WP35 SD 90175 61321 212 m	054°T	244 m	37 m	0:06
36	WP36 SD 90145 61536 227 m	351°T	217 m	15 m	0:03
37	WP37 SD 90075 61681 198 m	334°T	161 m	0 m	0:01	You should have a great view of Malham Cove to the north of you from here.
38	WP38 SD 90295 62056 191 m	030°T	435 m	6 m	0:05
39	WP39 SD 90205 62391 190 m	344°T	347 m	4 m	0:04
40	WP40 SD 90560 62491 199 m	074°T	369 m	10 m	0:04
41	WP41 SD 90950 62806 199 m	050°T	502 m	4 m	0:05
42	WP42 SD 90915 63131 225 m	353°T	327 m	26 m	0:06	You are now approaching Janet's Foss waterfall. It is a beautiful place.
43	WP43 SD 91340 63506 228 m	048°T	567 m	13 m	0:07	Return to this waypoint if you can't climb Gordale Scar. Follow the signs from here to Malham Cove to resume the walk at the Malham Cove waypoint.
44	WP44 SD 91430 63696 235 m	025°T	210 m	7 m	0:02
45	Gordale Scar SD 91455 63966 252 m	005°T	271 m	18 m	0:04	I hope Gordale Scar isn't flowing fast or you'll get wet on the climb up by the waterfall.
46	WP46 SD 91540 64076 300 m	037°T	139 m	48 m	0:06
47	WP47 SD 91195 64596 368 m	326°T	624 m	75 m	0:14
48	WP48 SD 90580 65266 380 m	317°T	910 m	14 m	0:11	At this waypoint join the orad and turn sharply due south to the next waypoint just ahead of you.
49	WP49 SD 90605 65106 381 m	171°T	162 m	1 m	0:01	Turn to follow the track in a westerly course.
50	WP49A SD 90093 65106 400 m	269°T	513 m	22 m	0:07
51	WP50 SD 89573 65266 378 m	286°T	544 m	0 m	0:05	Track north west to join the Pennine Way.
52	WP50A SD 89403 65491 370 m	322°T	282 m	1 m	0:03	Turn left towards Comb Hill.
53	WP50B SD 89153 65091 368 m	211°T	472 m	2 m	0:05
54	Watlowes SD 89238 64806 350 m	163°T	298 m	2 m	0:03	Enjoy the walk from here along Watlowes to Malham Cove
55	WP52 SD 89588 64476 328 m	133°T	481 m	1 m	0:05
56	Malham Cove SD 89745 64176 316 m	152°T	339 m	5 m	0:04	You are now at one of Yorkshires finest natural treasures. Enjoy the moment.
57	WP54 SD 89195 64036 353 m	255°T	568 m	38 m	0:09	Cross the road here to enjoy some lovely limestone pavement walking.
58	WP55 SD 89095 64011 368 m	255°T	103 m	15 m	0:02
59	WP56 SD 88990 64076 384 m	301°T	124 m	16 m	0:02
60	WP0073 SD 88605 63981 425 m	255°T	397 m	41 m	0:08
61	WP57 SD 88155 64036 476 m	276°T	454 m	50 m	0:09
62	WP58 SD 87935 64061 486 m	276°T	221 m	10 m	0:03
63	WP59 SD 87815 64001 487 m	243°T	134 m	1 m	0:01
64	WP0074 SD 87440 63976 517 m	266°T	376 m	30 m	0:07
65	WP0075 SD 87120 63876 526 m	252°T	335 m	9 m	0:04
66	WP0077 SD 86570 63936 488 m	276°T	553 m	3 m	0:06	Look left to Rye Loaf Hill
67	WP0076 SD 86150 63826 451 m	255°T	434 m	0 m	0:04
68	WP60 SD 85855 63896 438 m	283°T	303 m	0 m	0:03
69	WP61 SD 85445 64007 435 m	284°T	425 m	8 m	0:05
70	WP62 SD 85215 63867 409 m	238°T	269 m	0 m	0:02
71	WP63 SD 84760 63802 386 m	261°T	460 m	1 m	0:05	Leave Stockdale Lane here and take the track to your right.
72	WP64 SD 84550 64027 375 m	316°T	308 m	1 m	0:03	Enjoy the spectacular views of Attermire Scar on this section.
73	WP65 SD 84055 64057 344 m	273°T	496 m	9 m	0:06
74	WP66 SD 83945 64152 352 m	310°T	145 m	9 m	0:02
75	WP67 SD 83550 64012 345 m	250°T	419 m	15 m	0:06
76	WP68 SD 83365 64117 404 m	299°T	213 m	59 m	0:08
77	WP69 SD 82940 64077 350 m	264°T	427 m	0 m	0:04
78	WP70 SD 82375 64187 252 m	280°T	576 m	0 m	0:06	Nearly there, just a steep descent into Settle to end day one.
79	WP71 SD 82105 63722 171 m	209°T	538 m	0 m	0:05
80	WP72 SD 81955 63702 153 m	262°T	151 m	0 m	0:01	Well done, you have completed day one!

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