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Abbott's Hike

Cumbria, N Yorkshire, W Yorkshire

161 km / 100 miles
The Hike, named after its originator, links 25 miles of the Dales Way, 14 miles of the Three Peaks Walk and three miles of the Pennine Way National Trail to provide a route from Yorkshire to the Lake District.

Details:

Path Type: Anytime Challenges
Attributes: Anytime Challenges
Challenging
Moorland
Start: SE117476 - Ilkley, W Yorkshire View on StreetMap
Finish: NY470244 - Pooley Bridge, Cumbria View on StreetMap

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook Abbott's Hike  (Peter Abbott  - 1980 )

Maps:

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E Routes
National Trails (England & Wales)
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Other Paths
Anytime Challenges
Kanters

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Hostel Accommodation
Bunk House
Camp Site

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Walkers are Welcome

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger 90, 91, 97, 98, 99, 104
OS Landranger Active 90, 91, 97, 98, 99, 104
OS Explorer 2, 5, 7, 19, 21, 30, 297, 298
OS Explorer Active 2, 5, 7, 19, 21, 30, 297, 298

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
From
Path
Along
Path
Walkers are Welcome
Burley-in-Wharfedale (Walkers are Welcome)
5 km
< 1 km
Bunk House
Grassington Bunkbarn
< 1 km
31 km
Hostel Accommodation
Wharfedale Lodge
< 1 km
37 km
Bunk House
Skirfare Barn, Crookacre
< 1 km
37 km
Hostel Accommodation
The Kettlewell Hostel, Kettlewell, Skipton, North Yorkshire
2 km
39 km
Camp Site
Buckden Camping
5 km
46 km
Bunk House
Halton Gill Bunk Barn
< 1 km
50 km
Bunk House
3 Peak Bunkbarn
< 1 km
61 km
Bunk House
Gauber Bunk Barn, Ribblehead
3 km
72 km
Bunk House
Old School Bunkhouse, Chapel le Dale
< 1 km
73 km
Bunk House
Broadrake Bunkbarn
< 1 km
74 km
Hostel Accommodation
Longrigg Residential Centre, Sedbergh (Info and photos)
< 1 km
93 km
Walkers are Welcome
Sedbergh (Walkers are Welcome)
< 1 km
94 km
Bunk House
Howgills Barn
< 1 km
95 km
Bunk House
Dacre's Stable Camping Barn, Whinfell
3 km
115 km
Hostel Accommodation
Kendal Hostel, 118 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria
4 km
124 km
Bunk House
Shepherd's Crook Bunkhouse, Patterdale
5 km
146 km

Click to show 14 more Accommodations

Connected Paths:

E Routes
E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover
National Trails (England & Wales)
Pennine Bridleway National Trail Pennine Way National Trail
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Dales High Way Dales Way Dales Way Link - Bradford to Ilkley Dales Way Link - Leeds to Ilkley Ebor Way Ribble Way Click to show 3 more Paths Marked on OS mapping
Other Paths
Abbeys Amble Alternative Coast to Coast Beacons Way Whalley to Otley Bowland-Dales Traverse Coast to Coast (Wainwright) Dales Way Link - Harrogate to Ilkley Eden Valley Loops - Loop 1 Fairtrade Way Great English Walk Great Lakes Connection Hadrian's High Way Hadrian's High Way - Ambleside to The Cockpit Alternative Head to Head High Street Stroll Historical Walks through Lancashire and Yorkshire Howgills and Limestone Trail Inn Way ... to the Yorkshire Dales Joining The Seas Kendal Limestone Way Kettlewell Kanter for St Gemma's Lady Anne's Way Lake District Boundary Walk Lake to Lake Walk Lakeland to Lindisfarne Lakeland Tour Lancashire-Lakeland Link Miller's Way North of England Way North West Way Northern Crossway Pennine Journey Railway Heritage Trail Ravenber Way Richmond Way Settle To Carlisle - Hill Walk Settle to Carlisle Way Six Peaks Trail St Alkelda's Way St Alkeldas Way - Off Road Version Stanza Stones Trail Thirlmere Way Three Feathers Walks (Kettlewell) Three Ridings on Foot Tidewater Way Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle) Trans Pennine Way Tributaries Walk Two Centre Trek Ullswater Way Wainwright Memorial Walk Wainwright's Remote Lakeland Wainwrights Way Walking Round the Lakes Way of the Roses Westmorland Heritage Walk Westmorland Way Wild Yorkshire Way William Wordsworth Way Yorkshire Water Way Click to show 56 more Other Paths
Anytime Challenges
Cavendish 27 Circuit Dales Celebration Way Dales Fells Horseshoe Dales Traverse Eight Lakeland Mountain Passes Great Cautley Challenge Highest Inns Challenge Walk Howgills 2000ft Tops Lakeland Pilgrimage Limestone Lion Lower Dales Three Hostel Walk Otley Nine Leagues Sting in the Tail Three Dales Way Three Hostels Three Peaks Walk Three Moors Walk Three Peaks Walk (Yorkshire) Three Rivers Walk Trans-Dales Trail - 1 Trans-Dales Trail - 2 Trollers Trot Two Beacons Challenge Wharfedale Washburn Challenge Yorkshire Dales Centurion Walk Yorkshire Dales Top Ten Click to show 22 more Anytime Challenges
Kanters
Cumbrian Classic Trident Walk

Downloads:

GPX Route File
Abbott's Hike GPX Exchange Format Route File
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Route Profile:

159.9 km (99.4 miles)
5,141 m (16,867 ft) ascent
820 m (2,690 ft)  maximum height
Abbott's Hike - Route Profile
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