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Giggleswick Scar – Giggleswick Scar loop from Settle

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Giggleswick Scar – Giggleswick Scar loop from Settle

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runners

Giggleswick Scar – Giggleswick Scar loop from Settle

01:12

9.59km

230m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

163 m

Craven Bank Lane Climb

Highlight • Climb

A stabby short climb from the School up a very narrow and steep lane up to the cricket pitch at the top

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2

2.06 km

Schoolboy's Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Atop Giggleswick Scar is the Schoolboy's cairn, with amazing views over the school from where it gets its name, as well as across Settle and beyond. It's a fairly rough …

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3

2.70 km

Giggleswick Scar

Highlight • Cave

This amazing limestone outcrop towers above Giggleswick and is studded with caves, cliffs and limestone pavement. There is an official footpath along the crest, as well as a number of good climbers paths through the trees

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4

3.47 km

Giggleswick Scar

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Giggleswick Scar, a large limestone outcrop that runs for approximately a mile just outside Settle, marks a length of the South Craven Fault. It's festooned with caves and trees, …

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5

7.44 km

Stackhouse Weather Forecasting Stone

Highlight • Structure

This is one of many Weather Forecasting Stones that can be found all over the world! This one reads:

Stone is Wet = Raining
Stone is Dry = Not Raining …

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B

9.59 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.21 km

1.97 km

1.78 km

1.73 km

1.52 km

379 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

1.66 km

1.48 km

1.29 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Lowest point (140 m)

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Friday 6 November

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15 %

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