Buckden Pike summit – Great Whernside Summit loop from Kettlewell with Starbotton

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Kettlewell With Starbotton

Buckden Pike summit – Great Whernside Summit loop from Kettlewell with Starbotton

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Buckden Pike summit – Great Whernside Summit loop from Kettlewell with Starbotton

03:39

26.6km

1,100m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

9 m

Blue Bell Inn, Kettlewell

Highlight • Settlement

Great pub lunch

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2.28 km

old mine workings

Archaeological Site

6.25 km

Panoramic View of Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Natural Monument

8.16 km

Water Gill Wood

Forest

10.3 km

Rakes Wood

Forest

10.6 km

Viewpoint

13.2 km

Buckden Pike summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is one of the highest hills in the Yorkshire Dales (702m) and well-worth the effort of climbing it. With its grassy plateau, it offers fantastic views in all directions. …

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19.1 km

old mining ?

Archaeological Site

22.0 km

Great Whernside Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

A gorgeous and stunning hill, at 704m (don't confuse it with Whernside, which is in a completely different location 27km away!).

The name Whernside (from Querneside in Old English), first …

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23.5 km

Hag Dyke Hostel

Highlight • Historical Site

Hag Dyke, on the slopes of Great Whernside in a stunning location, is a hostel administered by Ben Rhydding Scout and Guide Group in Ben Rhydding. The hostel was donated …

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24.0 km

Kettlewell Youth Hostel

Highlight • Rest Area

About as good as a Hostel can get. Part hostel, part post office, part library. Food is brilliant.
Independently run by a lovely family. Go and stay.

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26.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

8.24 km

6.04 km

1.25 km

691 m

161 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

4.27 km

3.79 km

3.60 km

2.07 km

1.99 km

Elevation

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

9°C

4°C

63 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 34.0 km/h

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Comments

June 28, 2025,Wharfedale 3 Peaks Challenge

The Wharfedale 3 Peaks Challenge is organised by Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association. It is open to walkers and runners but we chose to run it.
On the day it was fine down in the vallet but up on the tops there was a 25mph ish wind and low cloud which was more like driven sideways rain. Got pretty cold …