Kingsdale Valley – Kingsdale Valley Road loop from Thornton in Lonsdale

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Thornton In Lonsdale

Kingsdale Valley – Kingsdale Valley Road loop from Thornton in Lonsdale

Moderate

5.0

(6)

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Kingsdale Valley – Kingsdale Valley Road loop from Thornton in Lonsdale

02:40

9.54km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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403 m

Boggy Track in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Trail

520 m

Hunt’s Cross Summit

Highlight • Summit

YD223: YKS719 - Hunt’s Cross
Yomp
County of Yorkshire summit

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3.09 km

Turbary Pot

Cave Entrance

3.70 km

Rowten Pot

Highlight • Natural Monument

Rowten Pot is a huge limestone chasm with a cascading river flowing below ground and further into the depths. It's a very impressive sight and there are no fences or …

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5.29 km

Yordas Beck Waterfall and Limestone Canyon

Highlight • Canyon

Above Yordas cave a beck plunges down an atmospheric limestone canyon. If it has been really wet, the beck makes it all the way along it's deep riverbed, but otherwise …

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5.70 km

Yordas Cave

Highlight • Natural Monument

Yordas cave was a show cave in Victorian times, with visitors travelling from miles around. Because of this, it's been made very accessible with a widened entrance with carved steps. …

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6.85 km

Disappearing Beck at Braida Garth

Highlight • Natural Monument

Kingsdale is a beautiful and remote dale and, depending on the weather, sometimes has its own river and sometimes doesn't! In drier periods the water sinks into the limestone, leaving …

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8.06 km

Kingsdale Valley

Highlight • Gorge

With vast open moorland and wide landscapes, Kingsdale Valley is a stunning part of the Yorkshire Dales. The valley is an elevated section of land that formed between Gragareth and …

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