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Dentdale – Calf Top Summit loop from St Bartholomew

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Dentdale – Calf Top Summit loop from St Bartholomew

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Dentdale – Calf Top Summit loop from St Bartholomew

07:22

22.9km

940m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

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5.18 km

Middleton Fells

Highlight • Natural

Calf Top

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6.05 km

View of the Lune Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

Views of the Lune Valley

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8.14 km

Crag Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Crag Hill (682m) is a spell-binder. From next to its trig point, you will have tremendous views of Calf Top (north-east) from the edge of the ridge. A plus is …

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12.5 km

Dentdale

Highlight • Trail

Dentdale is at the western end of the National Park. The dale's steep-sided valley has beautiful flower-filled meadows and riverside pastures.

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17.2 km

The highest summit on the Middleton Fell massive, rising to 609m. From up here, you will see the dramatic Wild Boar Fell in the far distance to the north-east, the Howgills to the north. Panoramic extravaganza!

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19.0 km

Castle Knott Summit Cairn

Highlight • Summit

From Castle Knott (536m) there are incredible views of the green, windswept fells. Visible from here is Calf Top (north-east), which is the highest summit on the Middleton Fell massif. …

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21.1 km

Eskholme Pike

Highlight • Viewpoint

Worth bagging and a timely spot for a rest after a steep start as part of the route to the main trig point The Calf

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22.5 km

St. Bartholomew's Church, Barbon

Highlight • Religious Site

St Bartholomew's is quite a recent church and was built in 1892-93. Previously there was a chapel of ease on this site from 1610, which was rebuilt in 1815, but …

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22.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

7.83 km

2.62 km

399 m

Surfaces

9.04 km

5.34 km

3.85 km

1.88 km

1.43 km

1.38 km

Elevation

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Tuesday 26 May

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Dentdale – Calf Top Summit loop from St Bartholomew

Middleton Fells

View of the Lune Valley

Crag Hill Trig Point

Dentdale

Calf Top Summit

Castle Knott Summit Cairn

Eskholme Pike

St. Bartholomew's Church, Barbon

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