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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.

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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

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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, 169th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. ). Great Whernside is also known as an English Nuttall (127th in England, 211th in England & Wales). Great Whernside is classified as a Marilyn (31st highest in England, 581st highest in the UK).

Completing this walk also take you to the top of Little Whernside, 604m (1982ft). Little Whernside is also known as an English Dewey (6th in England, 15th in England & Wales)

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For more details about what constitutes a Mountain and Mountain & Hill Classifications see: Peaks & Mountains.

For more details about peak bagging and how to record your achievements see: Peak Bagging.

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This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL30

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 98 & 99

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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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

Photo: Neil Fretwell (6)

The path from Little Whernside to Great Whernside

Photo: Christine Shepherd (692)

Whernside summit during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Photo: Kevan Wilkinson (2)

Me on Great Whernside summit

Photo: Neil Fretwell (5)

Me and my mate Mike on Ben Nevis

Photo: Karen Parry (3)

Ingleborough summit during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Photo: Kevan Wilkinson (3)

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - Ingleborough from Whernside

Photo: William Ringwood (5)

Pen-y-ghent from Greensett Moss, Whernside

Photo: David Hayter (325)

Whit Beck from Gale Road

Photo: William Ringwood (7)

Rainbow over Little Whernside

Photo: Christine Shepherd (690)

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. . . load all 31 walk photos from Walk ny117 Little Whernside and Great Whernside from Scar House Reservoir, Nidderdale

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