Buckden Pike
702m (2303ft)
The Southern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England
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The summit of Buckden Pike is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,802ft (549m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Buckden - Buckden Beck - Buckden Lead Mine - Buckden Pike - Fox Memorial - Starbotton Fell - Tor Mere Top - Cam Head - Starbotton Cam Road - Starbotton - The Dales Way - River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Buckden
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,766ft (538m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Buckden - Rakes Wood - Cow Close - Buckden Pike - Fox Memorial - Starbotton Fell - Tor Mere Top - Cam Head - Starbotton Cam Road - Starbotton - The Dales Way - River Wharfe - Wharfedale - Buckden
See Buckden Pike and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
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See Buckden Pike and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
You can find Buckden Pike & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Buckden Pike
Paul Roddam walked up Buckden Pike on February 5th, 2019 [with] Bri, Crawford, Samdog and Bowers [weather] Sunny
Mark Smith climbed it on November 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] Buckden [with] Nikki [weather] Beautifully Sunny - The route down the was very testing - muddy & badly eroded by cattle
Jeff Stott bagged it on August 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Buckden waterfall's [with] Shell [weather] Nice - Tough but great. A lot of effort, wasn't prepared for su (sunburn). Lots of boggy parts, turned knee going up near lead mine. Attacked by cow near end. Shell struggled. But achieved a fantastic completion. Hard route.
Tony Halliday hiked Buckden Pike on October 11th, 2020 [from/via/route] started & ended buckden car park circular [with] sally halliday jimmy boo and George our 3 dogs [weather] cloud cover but dry good visability & views - camped at kettlewell weather couldn't quite make its mind up a lot of rain Friday making the walk very boggy but more exciting
Allen Andrews summited on June 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] From Buckden [with] On my own [weather] Sunny
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Wharfedale featuring Buckden Pike, Buckden, Buckden Beck and Tor Mere Top from above Yockenthwaite village
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