Tan Hill Inn – Muker Wildflower Meadows loop from Tan Hill

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Tan Hill Inn – Muker Wildflower Meadows loop from Tan Hill

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Tan Hill Inn – Muker Wildflower Meadows loop from Tan Hill

08:05

27.5km

760m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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North Pennines National Landscape

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3 m

Tan Hill Inn

Highlight • Settlement

Tan Hill Inn is Britain’s highest pub at 1,732 feet (528 m) above sea level. This pub offers much more than just a claim to fame, however. With beautiful exposed beams, stone-flagged floor and welcoming fire, you'll find this to be a warm meeting place indeed.

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6.37 km

View of Whitsundale Beck Gorge from How Edge Scar

Highlight • Gorge

Absolutely extraordinary views to be had from just under How Edge Scar - of this Whitsundale Beck gorge. The extensive views (Swaledale, Whitsun Dale, Mallerstand... you name it) from high above here are incredible, too. An unmissable one, this!

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10.1 km

Waterfall on the River Swale

Highlight • Natural Monument

Although this bridge is about a mile further than the Coast to Coast Way halfway sign at Keld Lodge, crossing the Swale can serve as a symbolic halfway point.

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12.0 km

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

Nature Reserve

15.6 km

Muker Wildflower Meadows

Highlight • Viewpoint

Some of the meadows at Muker are protected as part of the Muker meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the Northern Pennine Dales Meadows Special Area of Conservation (SAC). 12 fields at Muker offer a wide range of wild flowers which include cat's ear, wood crane's bill, buttercups, lady's mantle, yellow rattle, rough hawkbit, sweet vernal grass, pignut and melancholy thistle as well as a wide range of pollinating insects, birds and small mammals. Six of the fields have flagged paths. The best time to view the meadows is in June.

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16.2 km

River Swale near Muker

Highlight • River

The River Swale near Muker flows between Kisdon and Ivelet Moor towards Muker

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18.1 km

Bridge Over Swinner Gill

Highlight • Historical Site

Watch your step

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19.6 km

Viewpoint

20.0 km

Crackpot Hall Farm Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Ruin of what must once have been a very attractive farm - partly due to its location above the Swale - until subsidence due to mining activity (in the 1950s) led to its rapid demise.
The name "Crackpot" refers to a "den or cave of the crows".

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20.5 km

Kisdon Force Woods SSSI

Nature Reserve

21.1 km

East Gill Force

Highlight • Waterfall

With a 15-foot (4.5 m) drop, East Gill Force is an impressive waterfall in a stunning location. Below the main falls is a smaller waterfall that cascades downstream. As the waterfalls are at the point where the Pennine Way and the Coast to Coast Walk intersect, you'll likely see a few fellow hikers.

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27.5 km

End point

Parking

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