Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at The Cross Keys, is 6½ miles long and will take about 5hrs. It is graded 6 (Moderate).


Route outline for walk c336:

The Cross Keys  -  River Rawthey  -  Cautley Holme Beck  -  Cautley Spout  -  Cautley Crag  -  Great Dummacks  -  Little Dummacks  -  Calders  -  Bram Rigg Top  -  The Calf  -  Bowderdale Beck  -  Bowderdale Head  -  Yarlside  -  Ben End  -  The Cross Keys




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
3
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
2
Marilyns
Bridget
2
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is The Calf at 676m (2218ft). The Calf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (118th highest in England, 201st highest in England & Wales)

The Calf is also known as an English Nuttall (157th highest in England, 268th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (37th highest in England, 642nd highest in the UK).

The summit of The Calf is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Calders at 675m (2216ft). Calders is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (119th highest in England, 202nd highest in England & Wales)

Calders is also known as an English Nuttall (159th highest in England, 270th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Bram Rigg Top at 672m (2205ft). Bram Rigg Top is known as an English Bridget. Bram Rigg Top was demoted from 'Nuttall' status in November 2016. It is now classified as a 'Bridget'.

Along the way you will also bag:

  • Great Dummacks at 663m (2175ft). Great Dummacks is known as an English Bridget.

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


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

OS Explorer OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley


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

OS Landranger 98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys

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Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - The Calf trig point

The Calf trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (134)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Harter Fell from the River Rawthey Valley just south of Cautley

Harter Fell from the River Rawthey Valley just south of Cautley

Photo: Mike Knipe (98)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Cross Keys and The River Rawthey valley from Pickering Gill below Great Dummacks

Cross Keys and The River Rawthey valley from Pickering Gill below Great Dummacks

Photo: Graham Fleet (24)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Yarlside from The River Rawthey near Narthwaite Farm

Yarlside from The River Rawthey near Narthwaite Farm

Photo: Mike Knipe (99)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Yarlside from the lower slopes of Great Dummacks

Yarlside from the lower slopes of Great Dummacks

Photo: Graham Fleet (22)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Bram Rigg Top summit cairn

Bram Rigg Top summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (215)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - The track back from the summit of Calders

The track back from the summit of Calders

Photo: David Chesworth (4)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - The cairn on Great Dummacks

The cairn on Great Dummacks

Photo: Graham Fleet (20)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - My walking buddy Tony on The Calf in The Howgills in late May!

My walking buddy Tony on The Calf in The Howgills in late May!

Photo: Billy Howson (1)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Cautley Spout

Cautley Spout

Photo: Christine Shepherd (129)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Cautley Spout - the waterfall at the top of Black Force, Carlin Gill

Cautley Spout - the waterfall at the top of Black Force, Carlin Gill

Photo: Mike Knipe (110)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Kensgriff from Yarlside

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (5)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - The cairn on the summit of Calders

The cairn on the summit of Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (685)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Cautley Crag, Cautley Spout, Yarlside, Cautley Holme Beck, and Cross Keys from Great Dummacks

Cautley Crag, Cautley Spout, Yarlside, Cautley Holme Beck, and Cross Keys from Great Dummacks

Photo: Graham Fleet (21)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Cautley Spout Lower Falls

Cautley Spout Lower Falls

Photo: Mike Knipe (40)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - On the summit of The Calf

On the summit of The Calf

Photo: David Chesworth (2)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Great Dummacks summit cairn

Great Dummacks summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (213)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Cyclist (and bike) on The Calf trig point

Cyclist (and bike) on The Calf trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (135)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - West Fell, Hooksey and the shoulder of Randygill Top from Yarlside

West Fell, Hooksey and the shoulder of Randygill Top from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (4)

Walk c336 Calders, The Calf and Yarlside via Cautley Spout from The Cross Keys - Bram Rigg Top

Bram Rigg Top

Photo: Graham Fleet (17)


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