Route Card - Kettlewell to Skipton

Statistics:
Start:	Kettlewell village centre	Estimated Time:	7 hours
Start (OS ref):	SD970723	Difficulty:	Hard
Finish:	Skipton Castle	Total Climbing:	747 metres
Finish (OS ref):	SD550919	Longest Climb:	336 metres
Maps:	OS OL2 (see above for details)	Longest Descent:	303 metres
	OS OL2 (see above for details)	Hazards:	Some road walking
Distance:	16.3 miles (26.3 km)	Refreshments:	Grassington

Route Card

Elevation Profile

Waypoints

Leg	Name /Position /Elevation	Bearing	Distance	Ascent	Time	Comments
0	Start - Day 8 SD 97070 72352 215 m					Find the route signs for the Dales Way and Grassington.
1	WP02 SD 97220 72289 217 m	112°T	163 m	2 m	0:01	South to the next waypoint.
2	WP03 SD 97230 72217 217 m	172°T	73.2 m	0 m	0:00	Follow the lane east.
3	WP04 SD 97395 72294 227 m	064°T	182 m	10 m	0:02	Turn to walk due south.
4	WP05 SD 97490 71574 213 m	172°T	727 m	1 m	0:07
5	Crookacre Barn SD 97453 71357 208 m	189°T	221 m	0 m	0:02	Follow the road to the next waypoint.
6	Highgate Leys Lane SD 97620 70914 213 m	159°T	473 m	6 m	0:05	Leave the road and follow Highgate Leys Lane up to the limestone pavements.
7	WP08 SD 97835 70732 246 m	130°T	282 m	32 m	0:06
8	WP09 SD 98075 70714 290 m	094°T	241 m	44 m	0:07
9	WP10 SD 98173 70617 307 m	134°T	138 m	17 m	0:03	Fork right here to stay on the Dales Way.
10	WP11 SD 98263 70259 317 m	165°T	369 m	12 m	0:05
11	WP12 SD 98253 70072 317 m	183°T	188 m	1 m	0:02	Climbing is over now until after Grassington. Enjoy walking straight on following a southern bearing to the next waypoint.
12	WP13 SD 98810 68949 327 m	153°T	1.25 km	23 m	0:15
13	Conistone Pie SD 98865 68694 332 m	167°T	261 m	4 m	0:03	Have you climbed to the top of Conistone Pie?
14	WP14 SD 98898 68567 330 m	165°T	132 m	0 m	0:01
15	WP15 SD 98985 68399 336 m	152°T	189 m	7 m	0:02
16	Scot Gate Lane SD 99215 68262 330 m	120°T	268 m	1 m	0:02	Cross over the Scot Gate Lane/ Bycliffe Road track and continue walking south.
17	WP16 SD 99245 68172 324 m	161°T	94.9 m	0 m	0:01
18	WP17 SD 99230 68087 315 m	189°T	86.3 m	0 m	0:00
19	WP18 SD 99443 67512 305 m	159°T	613 m	0 m	0:06
20	WP19 SD 99563 66994 284 m	166°T	531 m	0 m	0:05
21	WP20 SD 99565 66782 276 m	179°T	213 m	0 m	0:02
22	WP21 SD 99613 66644 270 m	160°T	146 m	0 m	0:01
23	WP22 SD 99640 66224 272 m	176°T	421 m	4 m	0:04	You're walking on classic Yorkshire Dales limestone pavement now.
24	WP23 SD 99745 65969 279 m	157°T	276 m	7 m	0:03
25	WP24 SD 99888 65069 229 m	171°T	912 m	3 m	0:10
26	WP25 SE 00035 64897 222 m	139°T	227 m	4 m	0:02
27	WP26 SE 00075 64711 219 m	167°T	189 m	2 m	0:02	Follow the waypoint track into Grassington from here.
28	WP27 SE 00250 64622 225 m	117°T	197 m	6 m	0:02
29	WP28 SE 00205 64434 216 m	193°T	193 m	0 m	0:02
30	Grassington SE 00350 64211 216 m	146°T	266 m	3 m	0:03	Walk down the road into Grassington and enjoy refreshments before tackling Embsay Moor.
31	WP30 SE 00207 63951 197 m	208°T	297 m	0 m	0:03	Follow the Pateley Bridge road south east to find Sedber Lane.
32	Sedber Lane SE 00347 63706 194 m	150°T	282 m	0 m	0:03	Follow Sedber Lane down to Linton.
33	WP32 SE 00200 63574 183 m	228°T	198 m	0 m	0:02
34	Linton Falls SE 00135 63369 161 m	197°T	215 m	0 m	0:02	Enjoy the scenery for a while. There is a tough climb ahead.
35	WP33 SE 00097 63321 159 m	218°T	60.5 m	0 m	0:00
36	WP34 SE 00040 63304 163 m	253°T	60.1 m	0 m	0:00	Follow the road south east.
37	WP34A SE 00192 63201 163 m	123°T	184 m	2 m	0:02
38	WP35 SE 00280 63186 160 m	099°T	88.8 m	0 m	0:00	Leave the road here and cross fields in a beeline to the next waypoint.
39	WP35A SE 00707 62656 181 m	141°T	681 m	26 m	0:09	Rejoin the road.
40	WP36 SE 00827 62594 185 m	117°T	135 m	4 m	0:01
41	Junction SE 00930 62489 195 m	135°T	147 m	10 m	0:02	Fork to the right and continue on the orad to Thorpe village.
42	WP37 SE 01277 62061 229 m	140°T	551 m	35 m	0:09
43	WP38 SE 01250 61951 235 m	194°T	113 m	6 m	0:01	Continue due south into Thorpe.
44	Thorpe SE 01315 61771 224 m	160°T	191 m	0 m	0:02	Walk south through the village.
45	WP40 SE 01232 61606 229 m	206°T	185 m	5 m	0:02	Take the left fork and continue up the lane out of the village.
46	WP41 SE 01202 61414 247 m	188°T	195 m	17 m	0:03
47	WP42 SE 01237 61284 262 m	164°T	135 m	16 m	0:03
48	WP43 SE 01065 61034 311 m	214°T	304 m	49 m	0:08	You are now ascending Embsay Moor. Keep on a clear line to the next few waypoints as you climb.
49	WP44 SE 01257 60786 353 m	142°T	314 m	42 m	0:07
50	WP45 SE 01252 60631 370 m	181°T	155 m	17 m	0:03
51	WP46 SE 01117 60511 401 m	228°T	181 m	31 m	0:05
52	WP47 SE 01102 60266 430 m	183°T	246 m	29 m	0:05
53	WP48 SE 01127 60201 441 m	158°T	69.7 m	0 m	0:00
54	WP49 SE 01080 60041 465 m	196°T	167 m	24 m	0:04	You are now on or near a bridleway that becomes clearer as you track to the next waypoints.
55	WP50 SE 00877 60041 472 m	270°T	203 m	7 m	0:02	Thats the steep bit done, its easier now.
56	WP51 SE 00567 60186 468 m	295°T	342 m	1 m	0:03
57	WP52 SE 00247 60091 465 m	253°T	334 m	0 m	0:03	Follow a course south west to the Cracoe War Memorial.
58	Cracoe War Memorial SD 99412 58824 498 m	213°T	1.52 km	40 m	0:20
59	WP53 SD 99172 58461 476 m	213°T	435 m	0 m	0:04	Continue south west at the wall side to Rylstone Cross.
60	WP54 SD 98837 57896 431 m	210°T	657 m	1 m	0:07
61	Rylstone Cross SD 98302 57564 405 m	238°T	630 m	4 m	0:07
62	WP56 SD 98252 57351 384 m	193°T	218 m	0 m	0:02	Follow the walll down to Waterfall Gill Beck.
63	WP57 SD 98547 57001 361 m	139°T	458 m	6 m	0:05
64	WP58 SD 98570 56869 344 m	170°T	134 m	0 m	0:01
65	Waterfall Gill Beck SD 98507 56774 316 m	213°T	114 m	0 m	0:01	One final short sharp climb straight away now.
66	WP59 SD 98412 56626 364 m	212°T	176 m	48 m	0:06
67	WP60 SD 98392 56511 360 m	189°T	117 m	0 m	0:01
68	WP61 SD 98642 56191 364 m	141°T	406 m	11 m	0:05
69	Crookrise Crag SD 98780 55901 407 m	154°T	321 m	43 m	0:07	It is all downhill to Skipton now.
70	WP62 SD 98992 55446 381 m	154°T	502 m	0 m	0:05	I recall it is a tricky steep drop to Embsay Reservoir from here. Look for the track and take care.
71	WP63 SD 99185 55289 346 m	129°T	249 m	0 m	0:02
72	WP64 SD 99240 55091 306 m	164°T	205 m	0 m	0:02
73	Embsay Reservoir SD 99542 54834 230 m	130°T	397 m	0 m	0:04	Follow the track round the right of the reservoir.
74	WP66 SD 99537 54729 221 m	182°T	105 m	0 m	0:01
75	WP67 SD 99840 54401 216 m	137°T	446 m	0 m	0:04	Follow the road into Embsay.
76	WP68 SE 00030 54361 199 m	101°T	194 m	0 m	0:02
77	WP69 SE 00202 53981 176 m	155°T	417 m	0 m	0:04
78	Embsay SE 00557 53819 168 m	114°T	391 m	3 m	0:04	Leave the road here and follow the waypoints though the estate.
79	WP71 SE 00330 53579 154 m	223°T	331 m	4 m	0:03
80	WP72 SE 00072 53444 149 m	242°T	291 m	2 m	0:03	Cross the road and continue following the waypoints.
81	WP73 SE 00085 53354 149 m	172°T	90.9 m	0 m	0:00
82	WP74 SE 00045 53289 147 m	211°T	76.4 m	0 m	0:00
83	WP75 SE 00122 53071 135 m	160°T	231 m	0 m	0:02	Follow the road until under the embankment tunnel.
84	WP76 SD 99792 52801 143 m	230°T	427 m	12 m	0:05	Climb the embankment to reach Skipton Woods, my recommendation. Alternatively follow the road into Skipton.
85	WP77 SD 99717 52826 130 m	288°T	79.1 m	0 m	0:00
86	Skipton Woods SD 99620 52806 127 m	258°T	99.6 m	0 m	0:01
87	WP77B SD 99177 52626 125 m	247°T	478 m	9 m	0:06	Enjoy the finale of the walk in Skipton woods.
88	WP78 SD 99125 52534 125 m	209°T	106 m	0 m	0:01
89	WP79 SD 99102 52436 131 m	192°T	100 m	6 m	0:01
90	WP80 SD 99207 52214 118 m	154°T	246 m	3 m	0:02
91	WP81 SD 99182 52101 117 m	192°T	115 m	0 m	0:01
92	WP82 SD 98957 52066 116 m	261°T	228 m	0 m	0:02
93	Finish SD 98945 51954 107 m	186°T	113 m	0 m	0:01	Well done, you have just completed my Dales Celebration Way.