Kendal Limestone Way

Cumbria, N Yorkshire

101 km / 63 miles

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The route taken by the Kendal Limestone Way explores some of the remarkable and varied limestone landscapes of northern England. The Kendal Limestone Way is the name given by the author to a 63 mile (101km) long linear walk starting from the market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire and ending in the south Lake District town of Kendal. The walk can broadly be divided into three sections. The greater part of the walk is through the limestone country of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The second, and shortest, section, crosses the lower Lune Valley between Lancashire and Cumbria. The final section visits the limestone area to the east of Morecambe Bay, the lower Kent Valley and the south-eastern tip of the Lake District National Park

The route is almost entirely along field, woodland and riverside paths, canal towpaths, ancient tracks and bridleways and quiet country lanes. An average walker should be able to complete the walk within five or six days. Some people may prefer to complete the walk over a longer period of time, weeks or even months, by completing individual sections as and when the opportunity arises. On the other hand a strong walker could easily complete the entire walk within two or three days.

The publication is both a paper and an e-book with suppliers listed on the website below.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Challenging Moorland Mountain National Park
Start:	SD990519 - Parish Church Skipton, N Yorkshire
Finish:	SD516921 - Parish Church, Kendal, Cumbria
Open Date:	2015

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

E-Book	Kendal Limestone Way (Amazon Media Group - 2015 )
Guidebook	Kendal Limestone Way: A Walk from Skipton to Kendal (Walking Pages - 2016 )
E-Book	Kendal Limestone Way (Matador (an imprint of Troubadour) - 2017 )

Maps:

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	97, 98, 103
OS Landranger Active	97, 98, 103
OS Explorer	2, 7, 21, 41
OS Explorer Active	2, 7, 21, 41

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

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B & B Accommodation

Rockwood House (bookable online)

3 km

< 1 km

Hotels

Rendezvous @ Skipton (bookable online)

2 km

< 1 km

B & B Accommodation

Cononley Hall Bed & Breakfast (bookable online)

5 km

1 km

B & B Accommodation

Poppy Cottage Guest House (bookable online)

2 km

Hotels

Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa (bookable online)

3 km

11 km

Hostel Accommodation

Airton Barn, Friends Meeting House

< 1 km

14 km

Hostel Accommodation

Malham YHA, Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire

< 1 km

18 km

Camping Barn

Malham Tarn Bothies

3 km

21 km

Bunk House

Hornby Laithe Bunkhouse Barn (Information and photos)

1 km

30 km

Hostel Accommodation

Dalesbridge, Austwick (Information and photos)

1 km

35 km

Bunk House

Old School Bunkhouse, Chapel le Dale (Info and photos)

3 km

45 km

Bunk House

Broadrake Bunkbarn (Info and photos)

5 km

45 km

Hostel Accommodation

Timberlodge, Pinecroft, Ingleton, Carnforth, Lancashire

1 km

50 km

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Ingleton YHA (Information and photos)

< 1 km

50 km

Hotels

Hipping Hall (bookable online)

1 km

59 km

Self-catering

Dale Meadows (bookable online)

< 1 km

65 km

Self-catering

Long Meadows Cottage (bookable online)

< 1 km

67 km

Self-catering

Woodclose Caravan Park - Self Catering (bookable online)

< 1 km

67 km

Hotels

Plato's (bookable online)

< 1 km

69 km

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Horse Market B&B (bookable online)

< 1 km

69 km

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Sun Inn (bookable online)

< 1 km

69 km

Self-catering

Jasmine Cottage (bookable online)

< 1 km

69 km

Self-catering

Absoluxe (bookable online)

< 1 km

69 km

Self-catering

Kirkby Lonsdale Cottages (bookable online)

< 1 km

69 km

Self-catering

The Bull Hull Holiday Cottage (bookable online)

1 km

73 km

Self-catering

Hill View Cottage (bookable online)

3 km

75 km

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Plough Inn (bookable online)

< 1 km

78 km

Self-catering

Knott View Barn (bookable online)

< 1 km

79 km

Self-catering

Wych Elm Bungalow Annexe (bookable online)

3 km

79 km

Caravan Park

Wych Elm Caravans (bookable online)

3 km

79 km

Caravan Park

Farletonview Caravan Site (bookable online)

1 km

81 km

Hotels

Crooklands Hotel (bookable online)

< 1 km

81 km

Self-catering

Pear Tree Barn (bookable online)

< 1 km

81 km

Self-catering

Dovestone Cottage (bookable online)

5 km

84 km

Hotels

The Cross Keys (bookable online)

3 km

86 km

Self-catering

Joiner's Mews (bookable online)

2 km

86 km

Hotels

The Hare & Hounds, Levens (bookable online)

1 km

87 km

Self-catering

The Old Stables (bookable online)

< 1 km

89 km

Self-catering

Birslack Cottage (bookable online)

1 km

89 km

Other

Newlands Farm Stables (bookable online)

2 km

90 km

Self-catering

Hawes Bank (bookable online)

2 km

91 km

Other

Lumley Fee Bunkhouse (bookable online)

< 1 km

91 km

Bunk House

Lumley Fee Bunkhouse, Helsington (Information and photos)

< 1 km

92 km

B & B Accommodation

Plumtree House (bookable online)

< 1 km

93 km

Hotels

The Wheatsheaf Inn (bookable online)

< 1 km

93 km

Self-catering

Sunnyhill (bookable online)

< 1 km

93 km

Self-catering

Tipsy Gin Cottage (bookable online)

3 km

93 km

B & B Accommodation

Tranquility at Labbay (bookable online)

1 km

94 km

Self-catering

Low Cartmell Fold (bookable online)

4 km

94 km

B & B Accommodation

The Lodge (bookable online)

2 km

95 km

Self-catering

Damson Barn (bookable online)

5 km

95 km

Self-catering

Five Oaks Studio (bookable online)

2 km

98 km

Self-catering

The Sheep Pen (bookable online)

3 km

98 km

Self-catering

The Hideaway (bookable online)

4 km

98 km

Self-catering

Riverbank Cottage (bookable online)

5 km

98 km

Self-catering

2 The Abbey Coach House (bookable online)

5 km

98 km

Hotels

Gateway Inn (bookable online)

1 km

98 km

Self-catering

Burrow Cottage (bookable online)

3 km

98 km

Self-catering

Old Stable Cottage (bookable online)

< 1 km

99 km

Self-catering

Carus House (bookable online)

2 km

99 km

Self-catering

Carus Town House No.7 (bookable online)

2 km

99 km

Self-catering

The Golf Apartment (bookable online)

2 km

99 km

Self-catering

The Penthouse (bookable online)

2 km

99 km

Self-catering

Hylands Holiday Apartment (bookable online)

< 1 km

100 km

Self-catering

14 Printers Croft (bookable online)

< 1 km

100 km

Hotels

Riverside Hotel (bookable online)

< 1 km

100 km

B & B Accommodation

Sonata Guest House (bookable online)

< 1 km

100 km

B & B Accommodation

Highgate Hotel (bookable online)

< 1 km

100 km

B & B Accommodation

Bridge House (bookable online)

1 km

100 km

B & B Accommodation

Wainwright House (bookable online)

1 km

100 km

Hostel Accommodation

Kendal Hostel, 118 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria

< 1 km

101 km

Hostel Accommodation

Kendal Hostel (bookable online)

< 1 km

101 km

B & B Accommodation

Sundial House (bookable online)

< 1 km

101 km

B & B Accommodation

Glenholme Guest House (bookable online)

< 1 km

101 km

Hotels

Stonecross Manor Hotel (bookable online)

1 km

101 km

B & B Accommodation

Riversleigh Guest House (bookable online)

< 1 km

101 km

Hotels

The Castle Green Hotel in Kendal (bookable online)

1 km

101 km

B & B Accommodation

The Glen (bookable online)

3 km

101 km

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Anytime Challenges

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Downloads:

GPX Route File

Kendal Limestone Way GPX Exchange Format Route File

MemoryMap Route File

Kendal Limestone Way Memory Map Route File

Tracklogs Route File

Kendal Limestone Way Tracklogs Route File

Route Profile:

103.9 km (64.6 miles)
2,786 m (9,140 ft) ascent
715 m (2,346 ft) maximum height

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Kendal Limestone Way

Cumbria, N Yorkshire

Details:

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Maps:

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

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