The Herriot Way (ACW)

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49.1 mi
6,115 ft
15h47
Extreme

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Last verified: 13 May 2025

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The Herriot Way in the Yorkshire Dales. Together with some little walks around Muker we walked 102km in 5 days with just half a day of rain. Loved exploring this part of England.

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Route origin

Based on: The Herriot WayPrivate route

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Difficulty level: Extreme (97/100)

Length: 49.1 mi

Duration: 15h47


Total ascent: 6,115 ft

Maximal slope: 9 %

Average slope: 2.4 %

Net ascent: 0 ft

Total descent: 6,115 ft

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 4.76 mi (10 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 27 mi (55 %)

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Water rich area

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        1. Angram

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          Angram is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, …
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        2. Great Shunner Fell

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          Great Shunner Fell is the third highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, …
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        3. Cotterdale

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          Cotterdale is a small side dale and hamlet on the north side of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, …
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        4. Cotter Force

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          Cotter Force is a small waterfall on Cotterdale Beck, a minor tributary of the River Ure, near the …
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        5. Appersett

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          Appersett is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, …
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        6. Gayle Mill

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          Gayle Mill, dating from about 1784, is thought to be the oldest structurally unaltered cotton mill …
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        7. Hawes

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          Hawes is a market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, …
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        8. Dales Countryside Museum

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          The Dales Countryside Museum is a local museum for the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Northern …
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        9. St Mary and St John's Church

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          St Mary and St John's Church, Hardraw is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of …
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        10. Hardraw Force

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          Hardraw Force is a waterfall on Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the …
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        11. Sedbusk

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          Sedbusk is a hamlet near Hawes and Hardraw Force within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, …
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        12. Wensleydale

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          Wensleydale is the dale or upper valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines, one of …
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        13. Askrigg

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          Askrigg has become notable through its role as the fictional Darrowby in the BBC TV series All …
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        14. Askrigg

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          Askrigg is a small village and civil parish in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. …
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        15. Crown Inn

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          The Crown Inn has been known under this name since the 1850s and there has been an inn at this …
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        16. Kings Arms Hotel

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          The Kings Arms Hotel doubled as the Drovers Arms in the television series All Creatures Great and …
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        17. Worton

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          Worton is a hamlet in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North …
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        18. Nappa Hall

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          Nappa Hall is a fortified manor house in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, described by …
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        19. Thornton Rust

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          Thornton Rust is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, …
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        20. A684 road

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          The A684 is an A road that runs through Cumbria and North Yorkshire, starting at Kendal, Cumbria …
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        21. Carperby-cum-Thoresby

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          Carperby-cum-Thoresby is a civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. …
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        22. Aysgarth

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          Aysgarth is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale, in the Richmondshire district of North …
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        23. St Andrew's Church

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          St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England: 66  in …
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        24. Aysgarth Falls

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          Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out …
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        25. Redmire

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          Redmire is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. …
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        26. Redmire railway station

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          Redmire railway station is the current western terminus of the Wensleydale Railway and serves the …
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        27. St Oswald's Church

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          St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of …
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        28. Bolton Castle

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          Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England . The nearby …
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        29. Maiden Castle

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          Maiden Castle is a settlement in Grinton, North Yorkshire which probably dates from the Iron Age. …
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        30. Grinton Smelt Mill

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          Grinton Smelt Mill is a ruined lead mining and processing site on Cogden Moor, south of Grinton …
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        31. Grinton Lodge

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          Grinton Lodge is a 19th-century former shooting lodge that has been a youth hostel since 1948. A …
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        32. Grinton

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          Grinton is a small village and civil parish in the Yorkshire Dales, in the Richmondshire district …
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        33. Swaledale Festival

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          The Swaledale Festival takes place over two weeks in May and June each year, in churches, chapels, …
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        34. Reeth

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          Reeth is a village 11 miles west of Richmond in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, …
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        35. Fremington

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          Fremington is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is almost …
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        36. Swaledale Museum

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          Swaledale Museum is a local museum in the village of Reeth, near Richmond in North Yorkshire, …
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        37. Calver Hill

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          Calver Hill is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is …
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        38. Gunnerside Gill

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          Gunnerside Gill is a small valley in the Yorkshire Dales which branches off Swaledale into …
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        39. Kisdon Force

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          Kisdon Force is a series of waterfalls on the River Swale in Swaledale, England. The falls are …
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        40. East Gill Force

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          East Gill Force is a waterfall in Swaledale, 330 yards east of the hamlet of Keld, in the …
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        41. Keld

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          Keld is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is in Swaledale, in the district of …
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        42. Catrake Force

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          Catrake Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England. It is not visible …
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        43. Angram Bottoms

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          Angram Bottoms is a 9.8 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to the …
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        44. Muker

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          Muker is a village and civil parish at the western end of Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England, …
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        45. Thwaite

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          Thwaite is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It is in Swaledale …
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        Angram
        Great Shunner Fell
        Cotterdale
        Cotter Force
        Appersett
        Gayle Mill
        Hawes
        Dales Countryside Museum
        St Mary and St John's Church
        Hardraw Force
        Sedbusk
        Wensleydale
        Askrigg
        Askrigg
        Crown Inn
        Kings Arms Hotel
        Worton
        Nappa Hall
        Thornton Rust
        A684 road
        Carperby-cum-Thoresby
        Aysgarth
        St Andrew's Church
        Aysgarth Falls
        Redmire
        Redmire railway station
        St Oswald's Church
        Bolton Castle
        Maiden Castle
        Grinton Smelt Mill
        Grinton Lodge
        Grinton
        Swaledale Festival
        Reeth
        Fremington
        Swaledale Museum
        Calver Hill
        Gunnerside Gill
        Kisdon Force
        East Gill Force
        Keld
        Catrake Force
        Angram Bottoms
        Muker
        Thwaite
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