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Lovely Seat and Great Shunner Fell loop from Cliff Gate Road — Yorkshire Dales National Park

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High Abbotside

Lovely Seat and Great Shunner Fell loop from Cliff Gate Road — Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Lovely Seat and Great Shunner Fell loop from Cliff Gate Road — Yorkshire Dales National Park

08:12

27.2km

880m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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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Start point

Parking

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3.11 km

Lovely Seat Summit Cairn

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Lovely Seat (675m) was originally known as Lunasett. It is the highest point of Abbotside Common, the high ground separating Swaledale from Wensleydale. There is a cairn atop and a …

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13.9 km

Legendary fellwalker Alfred Wainwright said he could climb Great Shunner “nonstop despite being senile and getting as fat as a pig”. When hiking here, you'll understand the sentiment. It feels like walking along the backbone of England.

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16.1 km

Fossdale Moss Tarn

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This area on Fossdale Moss feels (and is) rather remote, with extensive views in all directions. The track is comfortable to walk, but do steps just a few steps off …

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26.8 km

Shivery Gill

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Shivery Gill is quite a dramatic stream - falling down from Abbotside Common into Fossdale, although in the summer you might find there is no water in it. On a …

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27.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

6.64 km

4.13 km

1.79 km

1.57 km

921 m

Surfaces

6.57 km

6.47 km

6.43 km

5.24 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Lovely Seat and Great Shunner Fell loop from Cliff Gate Road — Yorkshire Dales National Park

Lovely Seat Summit Cairn

Great Shunner Fell Summit

Fossdale Moss Tarn

Shivery Gill

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