Buckden Village – River Wharfe at Kettlewell loop from Buckden

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Buckden Village – River Wharfe at Kettlewell loop from Buckden

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Buckden Village – River Wharfe at Kettlewell loop from Buckden

02:06

20.6km

720m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 9.28 km for 548 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

251 m

Buckden Village

Highlight • Settlement

Of quintessential Yorkshire Dales character, Buckden is a delightful little village nestled deep in Upper Wharfedale. There are a number of cottages and B&Bs here for overnighting, whilst the Buckden …

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1.55 km

Water Gill Wood

Forest

3.64 km

Stone Flagged Descent into Littondale

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Like many of the bridle paths across the moors in Yorkshire, this descent has been partly resurfaced with stone flags.

These were historically used to allow pack-horses to travel across …

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14.4 km

River Wharfe at Kettlewell

Highlight • River

14.5 km

The Cottage Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe across the road from the carpark. Top Sausage butty

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14.5 km

Zarina's Tearoom, Kettlewell

Highlight • Cafe

14.6 km

Racehorses Hotel Kettlewell

Highlight • Pub

Great beer and wine, good food, friendly staff.

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14.6 km

Blue Bell Inn, Kettlewell

Highlight • Settlement

Great pub lunch

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15.9 km

Kettlewell Meadows

Nature Reserve

17.6 km

Fox & Hounds, Starbotton

Highlight • Settlement

If you're wanting to put those tired feet up in front of a roaring fire after a long day hiking the fells of the Yorkshire Dales, then this might just …

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20.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.67 km

4.66 km

3.75 km

2.38 km

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.19 km

5.04 km

4.00 km

2.70 km

1.69 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (600 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 10 November

6°C

2°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

November 13, 2021,Mountain Bike Ride Kettlewell

For anyone interested in doing this ride it should be noted that the climbs are physically demanding. A good level of fitness is required. But it's worth it for the descents.