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Dales Celebration Way
Part 7 - Thoralby to Kettlewell (High Route)
Statistics:
Start: Thoralby village centre Estimated Time: 6 hours
Start (OS ref): SE000868 Difficulty: Moderate
Finish: Kettlewell village centre Total Climbing: 926 metres
Finish (OS ref): SD970723 Longest Climb: 375 metres
Maps: OS OL30
(see above for details)
Longest Descent: 510 metres
  Hazards: Some road walking
Distance: 13.7 miles (22 km) Refreshments: Buckden
Route Card
routeprofile
Elevation Profile
Waypoints
Leg Name /Position /Elevation Bearing Distance Ascent Time Comments

0

Start (High Level Route)
SE 00100 86792
168 m
        Follow the south road out of the village 

1

WP02
SE 00223 86562
161 m
151°T  261 m  0 m  0:02  Continue following the road to Cross Lanes 

2

WP03
SE 00163 86509
161 m
228°T  79.8 m  0 m  0:00   

3

WP04
SE 00218 86394
160 m
154°T  128 m  0 m  0:01   

4

Cross Lanes
SE 00090 86149
172 m
207°T  276 m  13 m  0:04  Turn left to the next waypoint 

5

WP06
SE 00155 86189
170 m
058°T  76.3 m  0 m  0:00  Leave the road here to follow the track in a southerly course 

6

WP07
SE 00340 85827
210 m
152°T  407 m  40 m  0:08   

7

WP08
SE 00623 85147
338 m
157°T  737 m  128 m  0:20  Follow the track that goes into the woods 

8

WP09
SE 00553 84869
363 m
194°T  286 m  25 m  0:05   

9

WP10
SE 00553 84687
371 m
180°T  183 m  8 m  0:02  Cross this opening and re-enter the woods at the next waypoint 

10

WP11
SE 00608 84457
362 m
166°T  237 m  0 m  0:02   

11

WP12
SE 00655 83884
348 m
175°T  575 m  1 m  0:06  Walk in a straight line to the next waypoint 

12

WP13
SE 00763 83772
328 m
136°T  156 m  0 m  0:01  Join the road and follow it south west 

13

WP14
SE 00548 83347
309 m
206°T  476 m  0 m  0:05  turn left and then turn right to keep following the road 

14

WP15
SE 00603 83309
311 m
124°T  66.6 m  0 m  0:00   

15

WP16
SE 00440 83017
337 m
209°T  335 m  26 m  0:06  Stay following the road to the Kentucky House waypoint 

16

WP17
SE 00448 82834
339 m
177°T  183 m  2 m  0:02   

17

WP18
SE 00275 82184
334 m
194°T  673 m  6 m  0:07   

18

WP19
SE 00140 81889
302 m
204°T  325 m  0 m  0:03   

19

WP20
SD 99808 81499
294 m
220°T  513 m  6 m  0:06   

20

WP21
SD 99815 81477
295 m
161°T  23.7 m  0 m  0:00   

21

WP22
SD 99245 80999
316 m
230°T  744 m  24 m  0:10   

22

Kentucky House
SD 98695 80769
319 m
247°T  596 m  7 m  0:07  Keep following the track up onto the fell in a south west direction 

23

WP23
SD 98460 80592
326 m
232°T  295 m  7 m  0:03   

24

WP24
SD 98443 80459
330 m
187°T  134 m  4 m  0:01   

25

Walden Moor
SD 98035 79859
356 m
214°T  726 m  31 m  0:10  It is now time to test your fitness with a steep 300 metre climb up to Buckden Pike 

26

WP26
SD 97058 79244
543 m
237°T  1.16 km  188 m  0:31   

27

WP27
SD 96780 79004
575 m
229°T  367 m  31 m  0:07  Fix onto the Buckden Pike waypoint and track straight to it from here 

28

Buckden Pike
SD 96080 78789
702 m
252°T  733 m  128 m  0:20  Well done. you have reached the top of todays first summit. Walk due south now 

29

WP29
SD 96118 78474
694 m
173°T  317 m  0 m  0:03  As you're staying over 500 metres now the next climb is not as strenuous as the one to Buckden Pike 

30

WP30
SD 96170 78382
692 m
150°T  106 m  0 m  0:01   

31

Memorial Cross
SD 96238 77862
694 m
172°T  525 m  6 m  0:06  A wellington bomber crashed here in January 1942 killing 5 airmen. Pay your respects before continuing south east on the walk. 

32

WP32
SD 96555 77652
656 m
123°T  381 m  0 m  0:04  Keep close to the wall on the Tor Mere Hole Top waypoint. 

33

WP32A
SD 96485 77467
651 m
200°T  198 m  0 m  0:02   

34

WP32B
SD 96505 77379
644 m
167°T  89.8 m  0 m  0:00   

35

WP32C
SD 96630 77232
631 m
139°T  193 m  0 m  0:02   

36

WP33
SD 96765 77237
628 m
087°T  135 m  0 m  0:01   

37

WP34
SD 96830 77099
618 m
154°T  152 m  0 m  0:01   

38

WP34A
SD 96763 77032
615 m
224°T  95.5 m  0 m  0:01   

39

WP35
SD 96875 76654
624 m
163°T  394 m  9 m  0:05   

40

Tor Mere Hole Top
SD 97088 76329
615 m
146°T  388 m  0 m  0:04  Track south east for the next 2 waypoints 

41

WP37
SD 97840 76094
545 m
107°T  789 m  0 m  0:08   

42

Road Crossing
SD 98600 75684
497 m
118°T  864 m  0 m  0:09  Cross straight over the road  

43

WP37B
SD 98723 75694
499 m
085°T  123 m  1 m  0:01  There is a short sharp climb of 160 metres coming shortly which will take you up to the Great Whernside top plateau 

44

WP39
SD 99595 75319
616 m
113°T  950 m  130 m  0:23  Nearly there. 

45

WP40
SE 00080 74754
688 m
139°T  745 m  71 m  0:15  Now follow the ridge to the summit. 

46

WP41
SE 00235 74399
693 m
156°T  388 m  7 m  0:04   

47

Great Whernside
SE 00215 73894
703 m
182°T  506 m  12 m  0:06  Well done, you've now reached the high point of todays stage. It beats Buckden Pike by approximately one metre! Now walk west down the track 

48

WP43
SD 99875 73749
619 m
246°T  370 m  0 m  0:03   

49

WP44
SD 99780 73804
597 m
300°T  110 m  0 m  0:01   

50

Hag Dyke
SD 99018 73344
467 m
238°T  891 m  0 m  0:09  Great location for a hostel. 

51

WP45
SD 98835 73279
446 m
250°T  194 m  0 m  0:02   

52

Dowber Gill
SD 98303 73109
378 m
252°T  559 m  0 m  0:06  If possible descend to the Dowber Gill track because its the prettier descent into Kettlewell. 

53

WP46
SD 97920 72949
342 m
247°T  415 m  0 m  0:04   

54

WP47
SD 97455 72574
230 m
231°T  598 m  0 m  0:06   

55

WP48
SD 97405 72444
224 m
201°T  139 m  0 m  0:01   

56

Finish
SD 97065 72349
215 m
254°T  353 m  7 m  0:04  Well done, you have completed day 7 of my Dales Celbration Way 
 
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