ROUTE INFO

Distance 13.9km (8½ miles) Total ascent 585m Time 5½ hours Start/finish laybys at NY782026 Nearest town

Kirkby Stephen

Terrain boggy areas, short steeper sections (nothing scrambly); farmland and woodland

Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL19; OS Landranger (1:50,000) 91 & 98; Harvey Superwalker (1:25,000) Yorkshire Dales North West; Harvey British Mountain Map (1:40,000) Yorkshire Dales Accommodation

Fletcher House B&B & Black Bull Barn self-catering (017683) 71013; Kirkby Stephen Hostel 07812 558525; Takoda Camping (017683) 72587; also see kirkby-stephen.com Public transport

train and bus to Kirkby Stephen (train station is 2 miles out of town) cumbria classic coaches. co.uk service 569 stops at Pendragon Castle summer Tuesdays walkeden.org Guidebooks Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: North and East by Dennis Kelsall, pb Cicerone Tourist info

visituppereden.org.uk