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Buckden To Kettlewell walk, Upper Wharfdale
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Next nearby hike: Buckden Pike and the Polish Memorial, Upper Wharfdale 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Pennines →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)
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- F4°-1°125
- M7°1°121
- A9°2°84
- M12°5°83
- J15°8°93
- J17°10°100
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- D4°0°177
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
An easy, flat, linear, well-signed route that follows the River Wharfe as it winds its way through fields and farmland & between historic dry-stone walls. Look out for kingfishers, trout & other wildlife. Dogs are welcome & should be kept under control.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 7.1 km · 4.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 14 km S of Nappa Scar (North Yorkshire, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- North Yorkshire
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Yorkshire Dales National Park car park Buckden, Skipton BD23 5JA;SD942773. → Kettlewell village centre, Skipton, BD23 5QX;SD969723
- Route centre
- 54.1690, -2.0726
- Route start
- 54.1922, -2.0898
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19039359
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorkshire/yorkshire-d
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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