Walks in the Yorkshire Dales

I was somewhat surprised to find that the remotest spot in England is in the Dales. I had assumed it was further north, maybe in the Pennines of Cumbria or Northumberland. It is not. The Walk I recently read an article saying that Riggs Moor was the most remote spot (based I believe on distance

The history of the Yorkshire Dales and Swaledale in particular can be best seen in Gunnerside Gill. The old workings are prominent on the walk and charcterise each step. It is a walk with a difference.

Buckden Pike in Upper Wharfedale is a striking fell in Upper Wharfedale. The summit ridge is the best in the Dales, at one end a Polish war memorial whilst at the other the highest point has excellent views.

Littondale and Langstrothdale are two of the hidden valleys of Wharfedale. Linking them in a long walk makes for one of the best days out in the Yorkshire Dales. If you do one walk do this.

If I was ever asked to summarise the Dales landscape at its best then I would describe the walk through Austwick and Crummackdale. The view from the limestone pavement on Long Scar reveals a vast panorama starting from the summit of Ingleborough to the north west. From here turn north east through the uniform Moughton

In 2006 the Ordnance Survey succeeded in raising the profile of Birks Fell to Marilyn status. They discovering a lump of peat (with an equally unimpressive small pile of stones) that just broaches the 2,010 ft contour. As a result this cairn is the highest point of a broad, near 12 mile long, trackless ridge