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Great Whernside Summit – Buckden Village loop from Buckden

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Buckden

Great Whernside Summit – Buckden Village loop from Buckden

Hard

4.8

(12)

hikers

Great Whernside Summit – Buckden Village loop from Buckden

06:40

21.3km

730m

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: March 19, 2026

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.33 km

Buckden Gill Falls

Highlight • Gorge

Not the easiest way to descend.

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1.99 km

View of the Valley in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Enjoyable but not a easy way to descend

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2.92 km

Stone Flag Path to Buckden Pike

Highlight • Summit

As of 25.05.2024 the YNP has been installing large stone paths to the summit of Buckden Pike to help the ascent of this notoriously boggy area. Hopefully it continues down to the lower levels that are very peaty and wet

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3.03 km

Buckden Pike Polish Airmen Memorial

Highlight • Viewpoint

A memorial for some Polish pilots who were killed in a plane crash in a snow storm during World War II. There was one survivor who made it down to …

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5.02 km

Archaeological Site

7.26 km

old mining ?

Archaeological Site

10.1 km

Great Whernside Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

A gorgeous and stunning hill, at 704m (don't confuse it with Whernside, which is in a completely different location 27km away!).

The name Whernside (from Querneside in Old English), first …

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14.3 km

River Wharfe at Kettlewell

Highlight • River

16.0 km

View of Kettlewell

Highlight • Viewpoint

21.0 km

Buckden Village

Highlight • Settlement

Of quintessential Yorkshire Dales character, Buckden is a delightful little village nestled deep in Upper Wharfedale. There are a number of cottages and B&Bs here for overnighting, whilst the Buckden …

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21.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

8.33 km

675 m

393 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.21 km

4.33 km

3.64 km

3.18 km

1.75 km

1.20 km

Elevation

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Saturday 23 May

19°C

8°C

0 %

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Great Whernside Summit – Buckden Village loop from Buckden

Buckden Gill Falls

View of the Valley in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Stone Flag Path to Buckden Pike

Buckden Pike Polish Airmen Memorial

Great Whernside Summit

River Wharfe at Kettlewell

View of Kettlewell

Buckden Village

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