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High Abbotside

Great Shunner Fell Summit

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Richmondshire

High Abbotside

Great Shunner Fell Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great Shunner Fell Summit

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A broad giant of the Yorkshire Dales, Great Shunner fell is a noble Pennine summit with all the charm and character associated with high, untamed land. Hikes to Great Shunner …

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Location: High Abbotside, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Dan Hobson

May 21, 2019

Hiking

Legendary fellwalker Alfred Wainwright said he could climb Great Shunner “nonstop despite being senile and getting as fat as a pig”. When hiking here, you'll understand the sentiment. It feels like walking along the backbone of England.

David Howells

May 20, 2024

Hiking

Great Shunner Fell is a good little workout coming up from Thwaite, about 5.5 kilometres one way, so quite a bit shorter than coming up from Hawes. I wish I could say the views are great, but the cloud was in today on my hike. It was a great day out though, and I met some great people on the hill from all over the world.

The Yorkshire Hiker

January 27, 2024

Hiking

Great Shunner Fell is the third highest summit in the Yorkshire Dales at 716m with great views of the North Pennines, the Lake District and many other Yorkshire Dales fells including the Three Peaks.

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