Route outline for walk ny149:
Hawes - The Pennine Way - The Herriot Way - Haylands Bridge - The River Ure - Hardraw - Hardraw Force - Hearne Coal Road - Hollin Hill - Bluebell Hill - Blea Pot Plain - Hearn Top - Bleak Haw - Hearne Head - Great Shunner Fell - Little Shunner Fell - Pickersett Mea - Fossdale Moss - Grimy Gutter - Lovely Seat - Coal Gill Hags - Abbotside Common - High Clint - High Pasture Gate - Shutt Lane - Sedbusk - Hawes.
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
At 30m (100ft), Hardraw Force is the tallest single drop waterfall in England (above ground). It lies on private ground and can only be accessed through the Green Dragon Inn in Hardraw (fee payable - this is Yorkshire!). The volume of water is relatively small so the falls are best viewed after heavy rain.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 2 English Mountains |
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![]() 2 English Nuttalls |
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![]() 1 Marilyn |
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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Great Shunner Fell at 716m (2349ft). Great Shunner Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (88th highest in England, 151st highest in England & Wales). Great Shunner Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (112th highest in England, 191st highest in England & Wales). Great Shunner Fell is also classified as an English Marilyn (27th highest in England, 554th highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Lovely Seat at 675m (2215ft). Lovely Seat is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (118th highest in England, 201st highest in England & Wales). Lovely Seat is also known as an English Nuttall (159th highest in England, 268th highest in England & Wales).
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Maps OL19 or OL30 | |
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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OS Landranger Map 98 | |
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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