Walks you can reach from Settle by train
Yorkshire · North of England | Walks by foot
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Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station to Garsdale Station (Yorkshire)
8m direct from Settle.
Tough: 25km, steep ascents. 7h30.
Spectacular countryside.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station Circular (Yorkshire)
8m direct from Settle.
17km. 4h30.
Open moorland, remote valleys, engineered hill paths, ancient trading routes, rocky scrambles, boggy plateau, and sweeping Dales views. Can be boggy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station to Ribblehead Station (Yorkshire)
8m direct from Settle.
20km. 6h.
Limestone pavements, caves, dramatic gorge, moorland fell, high exposed plateau, steep engineered paths, quiet valley, and Iron Age hillfort remains. Steep ascent/descent.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ribblehead Station Circular via Whernside (Yorkshire)
15m direct from Settle.
20km. 5h30.
Moorland, mosses, heather, cotton grass, high plateau with tarns, elevated scarp path, steep descent on engineered path, farm tracks, limestone country with pavements, shake holes, sink holes, and dry streambeds. Can be boggy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Dent Station to Ribblehead Station (Yorkshire)
15m direct from Settle.
18km. 5h.
Grassy moorland, high fells, quiet roads, good tracks, open views, railway viaducts, becks, and pastures. Can be boggy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ribblehead Station to Bentham Station (Yorkshire)
15m direct from Settle.
17km.
High moorland, steep mountain ascent, exposed plateau, and largely flat finish from Ingleton to Bentham. Very exposed summit.
An alternative variant of Ingleborough via Ingleton – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Garsdale Station Circular (Yorkshire)
30m direct from Settle.
19km. 6h.
Wild moorland, pathless plateau, rough pasture, lonely valleys, tarns, infant river fords, and a waterfall. Pathless, rough ground.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Garsdale Station to Kirkby Stephen Station (Yorkshire)
30m direct from Settle.
23km. 6h.
Remote moorland ridge, lonely dales, upland fells, scarp edges, river pastures, commons, and bucolic valley farmland. Can be boggy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Whalley Station to Clitheroe Station (Lancashire)
30m direct from Settle.
23km. 5h30.
Abbey precinct, town centre, riverside path, golf course, open pasture, old drove road, moorland ridge, plateau summit, steep scarp, lush valley, meandering river, and nature reserve. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Kirkby Stephen Station Circular via Eden River gorge (Westmorland)
45m direct from Settle.
18km. 5h.
Upland fell, exposed moorland, peat bog, limestone country with shake holes and swallow holes, river gorge, narrow woodland path, scenic valley, heathery commons, and pastures. Can be boggy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Langwathby Station to Appleby Station (Cumberland)
1h direct from Settle.
33km. 8h30.
Moorland ridge, high plateau, boulder-filled fell tops, upland hay meadows, disused mine scars, rough pastures, and engineered Pennine Way paths. Exposed, boggy, foggy. Avoid winter/early spring.