7th March 2010 - Buckden Pike and Great Whernside
Walk Details
Distance walked: 13.4 miles
Total ascent: 2584 ft
OS map used: OL30 - Yorkshire Dales, Northern & Central areas
Time taken: 7.5 hrs
Route description: Buckden-Buckden Rake-Buckden Pike-Tor Mere Top-Black Dike-Great Whernside-Hag Dyke-Kettlewell-Dales Way-Buckden
A route over Buckden Pike and Great Whernside with the return from Kettlewell to Buckden by the Dales Way.
Total ascent: 2584 ft
OS map used: OL30 - Yorkshire Dales, Northern & Central areas
Time taken: 7.5 hrs
Route description: Buckden-Buckden Rake-Buckden Pike-Tor Mere Top-Black Dike-Great Whernside-Hag Dyke-Kettlewell-Dales Way-Buckden
A route over Buckden Pike and Great Whernside with the return from Kettlewell to Buckden by the Dales Way.
Route map
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Wharfedale from the route out of Buckden
and up into Langstrothdale
Wharfedale
Langstrothdale from the ascent of Buckden Pike
and again from higher up
Nearly at the summit of Buckden Pike. Penyghent and Ingleborough come into view on the left.
A view to the north. The valley running down to the right is Bishopdale which leads into Wensleydale.
Penyghent, Ingleborough and Whernside in the distance
The view to Yockenthwaite Moor
Fountains Fell, Penyghent and Ingleborough over the intervening ridge of Birks Fell and Horse Head
Aerial company
The view from Buckden Pike
Great Whernside, my next destination. Looks a long way from here.
The view north towards the fells around Wensleydale from trig point on Buckden Pike
Penyghent, Ingleborough and Whernside in the distance
The route ahead to Great Whernside. This would normally be very wet and boggy but the cold weather has frozen the ground solid and made the going much easier.
Ascending Great Whernside. The slopes of Buckden Pike in the foreground.
Buckden Pike from the ascent of Great Whernside
Buckden Pike from the summit of Great Whernside
and again
The view from Great Whernside to Fountains Fell, Penyghent, Ingleborough and Whernside
On the way down from Great Whernside. The rocks at the summit can be seen on the left.
Looking back up to Great Whernside from the route down into Kettlewell. Dowber Gill Beck is below on the right.
Starbotton below Buckden Pike. The route back to Bucken follows the Dales Way beside the River Wharfe.
Buckden below Buckden Pike