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15 Short Walks in the Yorkshire Dales - Grassington, Skipton, Malham and Ilkley

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9781786312327

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15 Mar 2025

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First

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17.20 x 11.60 x .60cm

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Discover 15 of the best short walks around Grassington, Skipton, Malham and Ilkley. Each walk comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps, clear route description and lots of images, plus information on beauty spots and refreshment stops. No challenging terrain or complicated navigation means everyone can enjoy walks.

Seasons

All walks have been designed to be worthwhile outings at any time of year.

Centres

Grassington; Ilkley; Malham; Burnsall; Skipton

Difficulty

Easily accessible walks with no difficulties, most of which will take two hours or less. Simple route finding and convenient villages and towns nearby.

Must See

Natural wonders of Malham Cove and Gordale Scar; Ilkley Moor and the Cow and Calf rocks; The beautiful valley of the River Wharfe; Bolton Abbey and Burnsall; Simon’s Seat; Grassington lead mines; Riverside and moorland scenery; craggy summits and limestone cliffs.

Pre-order

Publishing 15 March 2025

This book is available to pre-order. Payment will be taken upfront and your book will be dispatched from our warehouse as soon as it becomes available around the 15 March 2025.

This eBook is available immediately. Payment will be taken upfront and your eBook will be available for download within your account area.

ISBN

9781786312327

Availability

Not Yet Published

Available

15 Mar 2025

Edition

First

Pages

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x .60cm

Weight

Delivery & Returns

Overview

Would you like to explore the best of Grassington, Skipton, Malham and Ilkley? This guidebook covers 15 of the best short walks in the Yorkshire Dales (all under three hours), including Bolton Abbey, Malham Cove, Gordale Scar, Ilkley Moor, the Cow and Calf rocks, Grassington lead mines and Trollers Gill.

Why choose this guidebook?

Easy to moderate walks suitable for almost everyone
Short climbs but no challenging terrain
Numbered points which tie OS maps to clear route description
Facilities, parking and highlights for every route
Route Summary Table to help you choose your walk

Cicerone’s Short Walks guidebooks contain everything you need to get outdoors and discover the best of an area. The routes are perfect if you’re new to walking or looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. Let the adventures begin!

Table of Contents

Using this guide

Introduction

Route Summary Table

Walking in the Yorkshire Dales

Things to See

Bases and Places to Stay

Travel

The walks

Walk 1 Ilkley: White Wells and the Cow and Calf

Walk 2 Ilkley: Heber’s Ghyll and the Swastika Stone

Walk 3 Bolton Abbey and the Strid

Walk 4 Simon’s Seat and the Valley of Desolation (Challenge)

Walk 5 Burnsall, Appletreewick and Kail Hill

Walk 6 Burnsall and Hebden by way of the Wharfe

Walk 7 Trollers Gill

Walk 8 Grimwith Reservoir

Walk 9 Grassington lead mines from Hebden

Walk 10 Grassington, Linton Falls and Linton

Walk 11 Grassington Grass Wood and the Wharfe at Ghaistrill’s Strid

Walk 12 Conistone Dib and Pie

Walk 13 Malham Cove and Janet’s Foss

Walk 14 Embsay Crag and Reservoir

Walk 15 Skipton Woods and Castle

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By Rachel Crolla

Rachel Crolla is an outdoors all-rounder who loves hiking, biking, scrambling and climbing. Rachel is an outdoors writer and photographer who is also trained as a journalist and teacher. She has hiked and climbed across the UK, Europe and the USA. In 2007 Rachel became the first woman to reach the summit of every country in Europe, and co-wrote the Cicerone guide book Europe’s High Points soon afterwards. She is passionate about enthusing the next generation of hikers and cyclists with a love of the outdoors.

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By Carl McKeating

Carl McKeating is from Yorkshire. He is the co-author with Rachel Crolla of the books, Europe’s High Points and Walking in the Auvergne published by Cicerone. A rock climbing and mountaineering enthusiast, in addition to ascending all of Europe’s national high points, in 2010 he completed a long-standing ambition to climb all the routes in Ken Wilson’s Classic Rock which he followed with a three-month climbing and mountaineering tour of America. A qualified English teacher, in 2014 Carl started work on a doctorate about Mont Blanc in British Culture.

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