Walking Britain Conistone to Grassington via the Dib
Introduction to Walk 3301
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Upper Wharfedale
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Allan Friswell
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
Ascent - 700 feet / 212 metres
Time - 3 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy
This Yorkshire Dales walk offers a very agreeable and easy-paced stroll over grassland and limestone pavements with some lovely views of the Wharfe Valley. The start is the pretty village of Conistone and the route extends south almost to Grassington. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL2 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL2 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 98 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 98 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Copplestone Gate and Conistone Pie from Conistone
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Capplestone Gate & Conistone Pie from Conistone
Grade - easy/mod
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Grassington, Mastilles Lane & Conistone Dib
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2.8 miles / 4.5 km away
Mastilles Lane & Conistone Dib from Grassington
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Garnshaw House & Linton Falls from Grassington
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3.1 miles / 4.9 km away
Great Whernside from Kettlewell
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Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
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Starbotton from Kettlewell
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Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
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Arncliffe from Kettlewell
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Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
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Arncliffe & Starbotton from Kettlewell
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Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
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Thorpe Fell & Cracoe from Linton
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Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
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Thorpe & Burnsall from Linton
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.2 miles / 10.1 km
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Bordley Hall & Malham Moor
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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