Upper Wharfedale walking route and map. Mark is a Lancashire-based outdoor writer and photographer who enjoys walking and cycling in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
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In the shadow of the crag, the Kilnsey Show is a leading northern agricultural show held in late August, and includes a Fell Race up and down the crag.
After Kilnsey, the main road has a branch off to Littondale, with links to Malham and Ribblesdale, and continues to Kettlewell where much of the film Calendar Girls was filmed. Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival is a popular sight in mid-August. From Kettlewell a wild upland road crosses to Coverdale and Wensleydale, whilst Wharfedale continues via Starbotton to Buckden.
Here the B diverges through Bishopdale to Aysgarth in Wensleydale whilst Wharfedale passes Hubberholme's ancient pub and church, then narrows and changes its name to Langstrothdale. The high level route that follows Old Cote Moor allows you to walk for miles through heather moorland surrounded by the cries of curlew in summer.
From here there are spectacular views towards other Dales peaks such as Pen Y Ghent and Ingleborough. If you feel really energetic you can walk as far as Beckermonds and follow the River Wharfe to return. If you like flowers, come in spring for a trek through the fellside woods around Yockenthwaite.
Primroses, bluebells, cowslips and early purple orchids grow here in the grassland amongst the trees, which will just be coming into leaf. You'll also find limestone pavement with scented wild thyme and common rock rose. Return in summer on a sunny day and it's one of the best places in Wharfedale to see butterflies such as ringlet and meadow brown. There are walking leaflets that you can pick up from leaflet dispensers across the property.
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