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Buckden Pike and the Polish Memorial, Upper Wharfdale
On Buckden Pike, Pennines
Next nearby hike: Buckden to Starbotton Hillside and River Walk, Upper Wharfdale 2.0 mi · 3.2 kmExplore Buckden Pike →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 11–15 °C (52–59 °F)
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- F3°-2°129
- M5°-1°125
- A7°0°89
- M11°3°87
- J13°6°98
- J15°8°105
- A15°8°117
- S12°6°115
- O9°4°159
- N5°1°162
- D3°-1°184
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
This strenuous walk climbs to the top of Buckden Pike, heads along the ridge and back down to Starbotton.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 11 km · 7 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Buckden Pike (hill, 702 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 12 km S of Nappa Scar (North Yorkshire, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- North Yorkshire
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Buckden car park, Eastside Road, Buckden, BD23 5JA;SD943774 → Buckden car park, Eastside Road, Buckden, BD23 5JA;SD943774
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 54.1874, -2.0775
- Route start
- 54.2048, -2.0619
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19058496
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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