17th June 2012 - Rye Loaf Hill & Malham Cove
Walk Details
Distance walked: 13.1 miles
Total ascent: 2454 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 7.5 hrs
Route description: Malham-Long Lane-Burns Barn-Field Barns-Butterlands Barn-Pikedaw Hill-Nappa Cross-Kirkby Fell-Rye Loaf Hill-Stockdale-Warrendale Knotts-Victoria Cave-Jubilee Cave-Gorbeck-Langscar-Langscar Gate-Ing Scar-Malham Cove-Malham
A long walk from Malham. From the national park car park in Malham I left the village by the track of Long Lane before leaving this to head upto the top of Pikedaw Hill. I then made my way across to Kirkby Fell with a brief detour to see Nappa Cross. It was then a pathless walk across to Rye Loaf Hill from where I then headed down to join the bridleway into Stockdale and then the path below Attermire Scar to Warrendale Knotts. I then paid a visit to Victoria Cave and Jubilee Cave before heading back to Malham by the bridleway across the moors to Langscar Gate and Malham Cove.
Total ascent: 2454 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 7.5 hrs
Route description: Malham-Long Lane-Burns Barn-Field Barns-Butterlands Barn-Pikedaw Hill-Nappa Cross-Kirkby Fell-Rye Loaf Hill-Stockdale-Warrendale Knotts-Victoria Cave-Jubilee Cave-Gorbeck-Langscar-Langscar Gate-Ing Scar-Malham Cove-Malham
A long walk from Malham. From the national park car park in Malham I left the village by the track of Long Lane before leaving this to head upto the top of Pikedaw Hill. I then made my way across to Kirkby Fell with a brief detour to see Nappa Cross. It was then a pathless walk across to Rye Loaf Hill from where I then headed down to join the bridleway into Stockdale and then the path below Attermire Scar to Warrendale Knotts. I then paid a visit to Victoria Cave and Jubilee Cave before heading back to Malham by the bridleway across the moors to Langscar Gate and Malham Cove.
Route map
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A view of Malham Cove from Long Lane not long after leaving Malham
Malhamdale
Passing Butterlands Barn with Pikedaw Hill behind
On Pikedaw Hill and the view down into Malhamdale
Pendle Hill in the distance
A glimpse of Malham Tarn
and the view down Airedale towards Skipton
Nappa Cross. A detour enroute to Kirkby Fell.
Airedale below from Kirkby Fell
Ingleborough and Penyghent over Grizedales. The bridleway back to Malham is on its other side.
Pendle Hill from the summit of Rye Loaf Hill
Ingleborough, Whernside and Penyghent form the distant backdrop
The Forest of Bowland in the distance
and Burnsall Fell above Wharfedale
Kirkby Fell behind the trig point. The highest fell in the background on the left is Great Whernside above Wharfedale.
Looking down on Stockdale and Stockdale Farm. The bridleway past the farm can be seen on the hillside above it.
On the path to Attermire Scar. I'm giving the bulls in the field a wide berth by taking to the hillside.
The view across Ribblesdale to a distant Pendle Hill from the trig point on Warrendale Knotts
Attermire Scar on the left with Rye Loaf Hill across Stockdale
Ingleborough, Ribblesdale and Penyghent
Penyghent and Fountains Fell
Attermire Scar. Victoria Cave can be seen on the left.
Settle and Ribblesdale below. Now to head back to the path below Attermire Scar and to Victoria Cave.
Victoria Cave
Ingleborough from above Jubilee Cave
Penyghent and Fountains Fell. The bridleway I'll follow back to Malham can be seen.
Jubilee Cave
Ingleborough and Penyghent from the bridleway
On the bridleway to Malham
A last look back at a distant Ingleborough before I head down towards Malham
Heading down to Langscar Gate
Malham Tarn from Langscar
At Langscar Gate looking across to Broad Scars
Heading down Ing Scar bound for Malham Cove
At the top of Malham Cove
and the view of Malham and Malhamdale
and the limestone pavement above it
Malham Cove
Looking back at Malham Cove as I head back to Malham..
