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Buckden Pike and Starbotton loop from Buckden — Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Buckden

Buckden Pike and Starbotton loop from Buckden — Yorkshire Dales National Park

Moderate

4.3

(10)

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Buckden Pike and Starbotton loop from Buckden — Yorkshire Dales National Park

04:40

15.4km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 12, 2024

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.79 km

Buckden Pike summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is one of the highest hills in the Yorkshire Dales (702m) and well-worth the effort of climbing it. With its grassy plateau, it offers fantastic views in all directions. …

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4.77 km

In the middle of the hills, rather surprisingly, but appropriately, there is this war memorial: in memorial of a Polish air crew who crashed here in a severe snowstorm in 1942. Only one member of that crew survived.

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9.14 km

View of Wharfedale from Starbotton Cam Road

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Utterly spellbinding views of Wharfedale and its proud hills from up here where Kettlewell Cam Top Road meets Starbotton Cam Road. Classic, awesome Yorkshire Dales! Life doesn't get better than this!

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13.0 km

Step Gill Footbridge

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A very beautiful and picturesque footbridge here over Step Gill. A good place to stop near if you need a rest in a peaceful location!

Step Gill rises up on …

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15.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

3.06 km

1.45 km

287 m

260 m

220 m

Surfaces

8.20 km

3.06 km

1.94 km

1.02 km

958 m

220 m

Elevation

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Tuesday 5 May

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Buckden Pike and Starbotton loop from Buckden — Yorkshire Dales National Park

Buckden Pike summit

Polish Airmen Memorial Cross

View of Wharfedale from Starbotton Cam Road

Step Gill Footbridge

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