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Sedbergh and the Howgills

Market town and England's Book Town at the foot of the Howgill Fells, in the western Yorkshire Dales.

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Walks

Hard10 milesCircular

Cautley Spout and The Calf

The classic Howgills day: follow the River Rawthey to England's highest above-ground waterfall, climb beside it and top out on The Calf (676 m), the range's highest point.

Moderate7 milesCircular

Winder and Arant Haw

A shorter, rewarding fell round straight from the town centre. Climb Winder for a view over Sedbergh and the Lune valley, then continue to Arant Haw.

Easy10 milesLinear

Garsdale Station to Sedbergh

A gentle low-level linear walk down Garsdale beside the Clough River. Arrive by train on the Settle-Carlisle line and finish in town for tea and a bookshop browse.

Easy10 milesLinear

Dales Way: Dent Station to Sedbergh

An easy low-level linear walk along Dentdale and the River Dee, with an optional detour into Dent village for a pub lunch, finishing in Sedbergh.

Unrated6.5 milesCircular

Sedbergh Circular via the Rawthey

A river-valley circuit from town, following the River Rawthey west partly along the Dales Way, crossing at Middleton Bridge and returning on the south side.

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Brigflatts Quaker Meeting House

A short riverside walk along the Rawthey to the hamlet of Brigflatts and its 1675 Quaker Meeting House, returning across fields to Sedbergh.

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Farfield Mill by the Rawthey

Follow the River Rawthey to Farfield Mill Arts and Heritage Centre, with a choice of return routes. A gentle outing with a cafe-and-craft stop.

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Sedbergh Town Trail

A circular wander around Sedbergh's architecture and history, easily combined with the Book Town's shops and cafes. A good wet-weather choice.

Moderate2.3 milesCircular

Akay Wood and the River Rawthey

A short woodland and riverside circuit past the Pepperpot and the ancient Akay Oak, with Bruce Loch nature reserve and a salmon-leap weir by Millthrop Bridge.

Moderate2.2 milesCircular

Along the Fell Wall

A short walk on the lower edge of Winder fell with wide views back over Sedbergh and Garsdale, and an optional ice-cream stop at a working farm.

Moderate5.1 milesCircular

Millthrop, Rash and Abbot Holme

A varied loop crossing the Rawthey and Dee, through hamlets, woods and old golf-course fairways to Abbot Holme bridge, with a shorter option via Rash Bridge.

Moderate7.3 milesCircular

Dales Way, Luneside and Craggstones

A circular walk along the Dales Way to the Rawthey and Lune, taking in the old Lune viaduct and Craggstone Wood before returning along the foot of the fell.

Moderate11.75 milesCircular

Dent Circular from Sedbergh

A long day over low fell country to Dent village and back, with riverside walking by the Rawthey and Dee and time for the church, heritage centre and tearooms.

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