Malham Tarn Archaeology walk, Malham

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Loop Walk · Yorkshire Dales

300

about 1 h 50 min walking

Moderate

8.02 km

Loop

03:00-04:00

Graded from its length and climb.

Uncover the history of Malham Moor on this archaeology trail. Explore this area of ancient limestone pastures, upland hill farms & Malham Tarn, & discover archaeological remains in a landscape which has been used by man since the Mesolithic era.

536 m

435 m

335 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

157 m

Drop

139 m

Highest

467 m

Lowest

358 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Easy first 6.7 km, no steep climbing, comes down 16% for 230 m early on.

Clockwise: Easy first 5.9 km, climbs 16% for 230 m near the end, no steep descents.

Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.4 km at 10%+, 0.2 km of it 15%+) and come down no steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.

Main climb: km 5.9–7.5, from 375 m to 465 m.

How the 8.0 km splits

Flat

2.7 km

Climbing

2.0 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.2 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.2 km

Descending

2.9 km