22nd August 2010 - Whernside
Walk Details
Distance walked: 12.8 miles
Total ascent: 2502 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 7 hrs
Route description: Dent-Flinter Gill-Green Lane-Deepdale Lane-Whernside-Craven Way-Dyke Hall Lane-Dales Way-Dent
An ascent of Whernside from Dent. From Dent I took the path by Flinter Gill up to Green Lane. I followed Green Lane all the way around until it reaches the road that crosses from Kingsdale to Deepdale. I crossed the road and made my way up to the summit of Whernside. From Whernside I descended to the track of Craven Way which I followed back to Dentdale. I then used the Dales Way to make my way back to Dent.
Total ascent: 2502 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 7 hrs
Route description: Dent-Flinter Gill-Green Lane-Deepdale Lane-Whernside-Craven Way-Dyke Hall Lane-Dales Way-Dent
An ascent of Whernside from Dent. From Dent I took the path by Flinter Gill up to Green Lane. I followed Green Lane all the way around until it reaches the road that crosses from Kingsdale to Deepdale. I crossed the road and made my way up to the summit of Whernside. From Whernside I descended to the track of Craven Way which I followed back to Dentdale. I then used the Dales Way to make my way back to Dent.
Route map
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Flinter Gill
and again..
The Howgills from beside Flinter Gill
The Howgills
Great Knoutberry Hill
The Howgills from Green Lane
Dentdale and Great Knoutberry Hill
Aye Gill Pike, Baugh Fell and Great Shunner Fell in the distance
The Howgills and Dentdale
Aye Gill Pike, Baugh Fell and Great Shunner Fell with Deepdale below
On the ascent of Whernside. The Howgills, Aye Gill Pike and Baugh Fell with Deepdale below.
Kingsdale
Ingleborough now in view
The Howgills
Kingsdale
On the summit of Whernside
Ribblesdale and Penyghent
The view over to Great Knoutberry Hill, Wold Fell and Blea Moor
Ingleborough from Whernside
Great Coum
The Howgills from Whernside
Ingleborough as I make my way from Whernside down to the Craven Way track
Penyghent and Ribbesdale
Great Knoutberry Hill
On the Craven Way
Dentdale ahead