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Limestone Pavement at Malham Cove – Top of Malham Cove loop from Airton

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Limestone Pavement at Malham Cove – Top of Malham Cove loop from Airton

Hard

40

runners

Limestone Pavement at Malham Cove – Top of Malham Cove loop from Airton

02:21

20.2km

370m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

5.37 km

Weets Top

Highlight • Summit

This hill is easily accessible from Malham, but feels a million miles away. Once up here you can walk for miles on moorland paths without seeing another person while looking …

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2

9.51 km

Mastiles Lane Roman Marching Camp

Highlight • Natural Monument

Mastiles Lane was a Roman marching route across Mastiles and Kilnsey Moor. It became a route that the Cistercian monks used for leading sheep from Fountains Abbey and then a …

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3

12.9 km

Watlowes Dry Valley

Highlight • Trail

The trail up (or down) the dry valleys between Malham Tarn and Malham Cove make great, exciting walking.

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4

13.0 km

Watlowes Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The dry valleys between Malham Tarn and Malham cove are exiting to run up or down. The river flows underground here but used to flow through theses valleys before falling off Malham Cove in a huge waterfall.

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5

14.0 km

Limestone Pavement at Malham Cove

Highlight • Natural Monument

Most people walk from Malham village up to the Cove using the road ways. There's actually an alternative route up past the pub, which takes you higher up. I find …

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6

14.2 km

Top of Malham Cove

Highlight • Natural

very slippery

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7

14.2 km

Malham Cove Steps

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The steps up to the Cove are a nice little challenge. Enjoyable to walk up with others, as the shared experience leads to a few 'hellos' and a little humour. …

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8

16.0 km

The Old Barn Malham

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to stop for a drink & snack. Just below Malham Cove with lovely views

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18.4 km

Hanlith Wood

Forest

B

20.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.78 km

6.91 km

4.27 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.66 km

4.97 km

4.83 km

4.20 km

463 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (160 m)

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Friday 9 October

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7°C

66 %

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