Walk: Malham Cove

A peaceful walk to the beautiful Malham Cove. This walk starts in the village of Malham allowing you to see this lovely village on your way to the Cove.

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The Route

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• Start / Finish Point: Malham National Park Centre, Chapel Gate, Malham BD23 4DA
• Distance: 1.2 Miles

GPX Route Map

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Walk Description

Starting at the National Park Centre, follow the road through the village. At the phone box, go through the gate to follow the unsurfaced woodland trail alongside the stream then continue on the road to just beyond Town Head Barn where the gradient reaches 1 in 6.

The footpath to the cove is a well-surfaced track of compact stone with a general width of at least 150cm. The first 25m of the route has a gradient of 1 in 6. From here, the footpath levels out and does not exceed a 1 in 8.