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Malham Village – Malham Cove loop from Malham

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Malham Village – Malham Cove loop from Malham

Moderate

4.8

(87)

475

hikers

Malham Village – Malham Cove loop from Malham

03:47

13.1km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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207 m

Malham Village

Highlight • Settlement

Malham is one of the Dales' most popular little villages. It's worth a visit just to enjoy its quaint cafes, boutiques and lovely pubs. However, the village is synonymous with …

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1.53 km

Malham Cove

Highlight • Natural Monument

Car parks gets really busy. I got there early morning but it was too busy to park I came back late afternoon and it was a lot quieter. Farmers sometimes open fields that you can park in too

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1.92 km

Malham Cove Steps

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The steps up to the Cove are a nice little challenge. Enjoyable to walk up with others, as the shared experience leads to a few 'hellos' and a little humour. …

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2.20 km

Top of Malham Cove

Highlight • Natural

very slippery

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3.60 km

Watlowes Dry Valley

Highlight • Trail

The trail up (or down) the dry valleys between Malham Tarn and Malham Cove make great, exciting walking.

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5.17 km

Malham Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

A glacial Marl lake and important wildlife habitat in a beautiful setting. Malham Tarn is managed by the National Trust.
The round the lake trail is a great fairly flat …

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8.93 km

View of Gordale Gorge

Highlight • Natural Monument

From here you get a stunning view of Gordale Gorge in the Yorkshire Dales. The area is known for its dramatic limestone, steep cliffs and waterfalls.

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9.83 km

View of Gordale Scar

Highlight • Natural Monument

IMO this is the best vantage point to take in Gordale Scar in all its glory.

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.61 km

2.81 km

1.51 km

1.28 km

813 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.00 km

2.86 km

2.76 km

2.57 km

1.38 km

551 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

17°C

12°C

97 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

July 29, 2026,Dorf Malham – Malham Cove Runde von Malham

A very beautiful round with great views and gorges.

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August 21, 2022,Malham Cove, Malham Tarn, Sheriff's Hill, Gordale Scar and Janet's Foss Loop

If you're feeling brave you can do the decent at Gordale Scar by going down the waterfall. It's very steep and we opted for the gentler route. There was a massive bull at the top on this alternative route down and we made a slight detour to avoid him.

May 8, 2022,Janet's Foss to Malham Cove, with Gordale Scar Scramble

Janet’s Foss, Gordale Scar, Malham Cove

Talk about a more classic route!
There are quite a few spots to chose from when looking for parking in Malham. There’s the National Trust car par, with facilities, then just across from this there is a farmers field where you can park too, plus people tend to par on the side of the …

August 21, 2021,Janet's Foss waterfall – Gordale Scar Loop from Malham

Found this tour on Komoot and tried to follow it as best as I could, needless to say I got a little lost walking and talking but it turn out really well 👍

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Malham Village – Malham Cove loop from Malham

Malham Village

Malham Cove

Malham Cove Steps

Top of Malham Cove

Watlowes Dry Valley

Malham Tarn

View of Gordale Gorge

View of Gordale Scar

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