Walk c314 Whernside from Dent

The highest point in the Yorkshire Dales


Route outline for walk c314:

Dent  -  Flinter Gill  -  Green Lane  -  High Pike  -  Whernside  -  Wernside Tarns  -  Craven Way  -  Mill Bridge (Deepdale Beck)  -  The Dales Way  -  Deepdale Beck  -  River Dee  -  Dent




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Whernside at 736m (2416ft). Whernside is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (76th highest in England, 131st highest in England & Wales)

Whernside is also known as an English Nuttall (95th highest in England, 162nd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (25th highest in England, 513th highest in the UK).

The summit of Whernside is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Whernside is the highest point in The Yorkshire Dales National Park and the highest point in the county of North Yorkshire.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Dales Way, a 130km (81 miles) linear footpath connecting Ilkley in West Yorkshire, England with Bowness-On-Windermere in Cumbria, England. The Dales Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dales Way.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL2 Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western areas


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c314 Whernside from Dent

In no particular order . . .

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Practising my ice-axe arrest technique Whernside in the snow

Practising my ice-axe arrest technique Whernside in the snow

Photo: Mike Knipe (225)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Me on the top of Whernside

Me on the top of Whernside

Photo: Jane Barber (1)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Mike (go4awalk.com editor) practising his crampons and ice-axe technique in the snow on Whernside

Mike (go4awalk.com editor) practising his crampons and ice-axe technique in the snow on Whernside

Photo: Mike Knipe (215)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Practising my ice-axe and crampons technique in the snow on Whernside

Practising my ice-axe and crampons technique in the snow on Whernside

Photo: Mike Knipe (221)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Whernside Summit

Whernside Summit

Photo: Colin Fawcett (7)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Unusual tree on the track beside Flinter Gill near Dent

Unusual tree on the track beside Flinter Gill near Dent

Photo: Steve Stock (1)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Hayley Me and Jo on top of Whernside Summit - giving the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk another bash

Hayley Me and Jo on top of Whernside Summit - giving the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk another bash

Photo: David Buckley (2)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Limestone Pavement on way to Whernside

Limestone Pavement on way to Whernside

Photo: David Bentley (1)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Practising my crampon and ice-axe technique in the snow on Whernside

Practising my crampon and ice-axe technique in the snow on Whernside

Photo: Mike Knipe (220)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - On the summit of Whernside in the snow

On the summit of Whernside in the snow

Photo: Mike Knipe (223)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - On the summit of Whernside in the snow

On the summit of Whernside in the snow

Photo: Mike Knipe (224)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Me on High Pike (Caldbeck) Summit

Me on High Pike (Caldbeck) Summit

Photo: David Hayter (203)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Practising my ice-axe and crampon technique in the snow on Whernside

Practising my ice-axe and crampon technique in the snow on Whernside

Photo: Mike Knipe (222)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Practising my ice-axe arrest technique Whernside in the snow

Practising my ice-axe arrest technique Whernside in the snow

Photo: Mike Knipe (226)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - On Whernside summit during The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

On Whernside summit during The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Photo: David Hayter (326)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - Mike (go4awalk.com editor) in the snow on Whernside

Mike (go4awalk.com editor) in the snow on Whernside

Photo: Mike Knipe (216)

Walk c314 Whernside from Dent - On Whernside Summit - taking a breather two thirds of the way round the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk

On Whernside Summit - taking a breather two thirds of the way round the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk

Photo: David Buckley (1)


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