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8th December 2014 - Around Malham

Walk Details

Distance walked: 7.3 miles

Total ascent: 1256 ft

OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas

Time taken: 4 hrs

Route description: Malham-Pennine Way-Janet's Foss-Gordale Bridge-Gordale Scar-Gordale Bridge-Malham Rakes-Broad Scars-Pennine Way-Malham Cove-Malham

With the forecast for the rest of the week not looking too good I decided to pop out for a few hours this afternoon and go to Malham. There's a lot of great scenery close at hand that can be seen even if you have just an afternoon to spare.

I left Malham by following the Pennine Way south briefly before taking the footpath to Janet's Foss. Above Janet's Foss I reached Gordale Lane, a short road walk and I was at Gordale Scar. I backtracked from here and took the field path across the hillside to the road of Malham Rakes. After walking up the road for a few hundred yards I followed the path across Broad Scars to the road below Malham Tarn. I then followed the Pennine Way back to Malham via Malham Cove.

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Malham in the sun as I leave it behind by the Pennine Way
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Gordale Scar in the distance
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A brief shower passes through..
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Heading for Janet's Foss...
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Janet's Foss
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Above Janet's Foss and on the road to Gordale Scar
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Gordale Scar. Even at this time of year it's a great place to be, especially with the sun out. It's certainly quieter than on my previous visits, unsurprisingly the campsite at its entrance was empty.
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The waterfalls at the head of Gordale Scar. If I wanted my route to continue this way I'd climb up between the two lower falls. I'm not going that way though, so it's back out to the road.
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Looking back from the path to Malham Rakes with the limestone cliffs around Gordale Scar on the left
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On the path across Broad Scars
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Malham Tarn and the moorland of Fountains Fell come into view
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Heading out to the road to pick up the Pennine Way back to Malham
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Down the dry valley to Malham Cove
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Fantastic light on the limestone pavement above Malham Cove. I kept to its edge though, the limestone is damp and greasy at this time of year.
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Leaving Malham Cove

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