Skell Valley Explorer, Fountains Abbey · Avandra

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Skell Valley Explorer, Fountains Abbey

Loop Walk · Yorkshire

400

XP

about 4 h 12 min walking

Moderate

15.31 km

Loop

04:30

Graded from its length and climb.

Enjoy a countryside walk around Grantley & Sawley featuring Spa Gill Woods & Eavestone Lake. This walk can be split into two shorter loops; the longer High Grantley loop & the shorter Sawley loop. Please be aware that there may be livestock in fields.

461 m

234 m

6 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

333 m

Drop

363 m

Highest

214 m

Lowest

88 m

Main descent: km 14.6–16.9, from 193 m to 88 m.

How the 18.2 km splits

Flat

8.1 km

Climbing

4.8 km

Descending

5.4 km

Link it with other walks

Monks' Walk from Brimham Rocks to Fountains Abbey

Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 14.8

12.34 km

Aislabie Walk

Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 12.1, 16.3

28.68 km

The Lost Spa Trail at Fountains Abbey

Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 16.3

11.19 km

Campsites near the start

Madge Hill Scout Camp

6.6 km from the start · 4.9★ (8)

New Causeway Farm

6.8 km from the start · 4.9★ (47)

Firtrees Certificated Location

7.2 km from the start · 5.0★ (5)

Manor House Campsite

9.7 km from the start · 4.0★ (23)