Route outline for walk ny117:
Nidderdale - Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale - River Nidd - Carle Fell Road - Wench Gill - Little Whernside - Nidd Head - Black Dike Hole - Blackfell Top - Great Whernside - Stone Beck - Angram Reservoir - Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 1 English Mountain |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 1 English Nuttall |
![]() 1 English Dewey |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 1 Marilyn |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Great Whernside at 704m (2310ft). Great Whernside is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (102nd highest in England, 168th highest in England & Wales). Great Whernside is also known as an English Nuttall (127th highest in England, 211th highest in England & Wales). Great Whernside is also classified as an English Marilyn (31st highest in England, 583rd highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Little Whernside at 604m (1982ft). Little Whernside is also known as an English Dewey (6th highest in England, 15th in England & Wales)
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Map OL30 | |
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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OS Landranger Map 98 & 99 | |
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny117 Little Whernside and Great Whernside from Scar House Reservoir, Nidderdale
In no particular order . . .

One of the many streams that flow into Stone Beck on the lower slopes of Great Whernside

Harter Fell (Eskdale) (right) and Green Crag (Ulpha Fell) (left) from Great Worm Crag
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