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Wandering in Wensleydale

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Overview

Beautiful Wensleydale walking along The Shawl escarpment, through pastures and parkland and riverside paths

Sunday, 20 July 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
19.3km / 12.0mi
Ascent:
225m / 738ft
Type:
circular

Leyburn - The Shawl - Preston-under-Scar - Redmire - Bolton Hall - Wensley - Middleham Bridge - Leyburn

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available
  • Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:
SE 11175 90472
Nearest postcode:
DL8 5BQ
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Start time:
10:00 am

Leyburn Market Place

Upcoming walks with Crook & Weardale Group

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Difficulty:
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Difficulty:
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Difficulty:
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Difficulty:
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Difficulty:
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Difficulty:
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Difficulty:
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Difficulty:
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Difficulty:
Moderate
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Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
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Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
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Starling Dodd and Great Borne

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Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
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Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Start:

Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
7.0 miles
cross fell

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Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
8.5 miles
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Start:

Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
5.5 miles
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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Yewbarrow

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Difficulty:
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Distance:
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Upper Eskdale, Great Moss

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Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
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Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
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Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Difficulty:
Strenuous
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Wandering in Wensleydale

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Start:

Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
5.5 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.58 per month
Register for an account for FREE