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Route: Buckden, Buckden Beck, Buckden Lead Mine, Buckden Out Moor, Buckden Pike, Memorial, Walden Road, Starbotton, Calf Hall Farm, Dales Way, Dubb's Lane, Buckden
From: Buckden
Parking: The Buck Inn
Start Point: Buckden
Region: Yorkshire Dales
Route length: 7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Time taken : 03:33
Average speed: 2.2 mph
Ascent: 618m
Descent: 631m
Summits on this walk:
Buckden Pike (702m)
Additional summits: None
Other points of interest: Polish Memorial
This is a repeat of a walk that I did a couple of years ago, a walk that ultimately prompted me to head to the shops in search of some new boots, a decision I hesitated on but ultimately did not regret. That aside, this walk is a great little excursion from Buckden with a few surprises along the way. Putting our trust in the Met Office, we delayed our trip until the early afternoon to avoid a brief spell of heavy rain.
As I've just mentioned, the walk starts from the small village of Buckden, nestled in the depths of Upper Wharfedale and situated directly below Buckden Pike. Thanks to the fells mining heritage, there are a number of routes that utilise old mine roads that can get you to the summit. This route, however, is a little more exciting than that. Buckden Beck forges a direct route down the hillside from its source up at the old Buckden Lead Mine.
This route follows the beck along its length, visiting the old mine in the process. Despite the height of Buckden Pike, this route makes light work of the climb thanks to a couple of interesting little scrambles.
Buckden Beck above the village of Buckden |
Buckden Beck below the Yorkshire Water treatment works |
Buckden Beck |
The first fall - probably the most impressive |
A close-up of the waterfall |
The cleft in the rocks that lets you bypass the first waterfall |
Buckden Beck |
Sara makes the climb |
Looking down on the first waterfall |
The second waterfall |
The second waterfall |
The narrow path around the second waterfall |
Sara inspects the third waterfall |
The third waterfall |
Looking down on the third waterfall |
The fourth waterfall |
Sara approaches the fifth waterfall |
The fifth and final waterfall |
Buckden Gavel Lead Mine |
The mine entrance is still accessible |
Buckden Out Moor |
Langstrothdale |
Sara reaches the summit ridge |
A short walk is required to reach the trig pillar |
A cairn sits alongside a wooden post. The holes in the post direct you to different views of Wharfedale |
Summit trig pillar |
Bucken Pike's trig pillar |
Sara heads towards the war memorial south of the summit |
Boundary stone on the summit ridge |
Wellington N2848 |
Memorial to the Polish airmen |
The bronze foxes head |
View along the ridge towards Great Whernside |
The vast Riggs Moor |
Sara at the top of Walden Road |
Walden Road with Old Cote Moor in the distance |
Cam Gill Beck |
Tor Mere Top |
Wharfedale at Starbotton |
The lower slopes of Buckden Pike |
Buckden Pike and our earlier route up Buckden Beck |
Arch bridge on Dubb's Lane |
The village of Buckden |
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