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Published on February 2nd, 2021
•An easy access walk at the delightful Bolton Abbey alongside the River Wharfe. This tranquil walk takes you past a well known section of the River Wharfe called The Strid.

The Route
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- Start / Finish Point: Sandholme Car Park, Bolton Abbey, Skipton BD23 6EX
- Distance: 4.6 Miles
GPX Route Map
Walk Description
An easy access walk at the delightful Bolton Abbey alongside the River Wharfe.
For the first 1.8km of the route, the surface is compact stone at a width of at least 200cm. There are passing places and accessible benches along the full length of the route. Most of the route is flat with some areas having a gradient up to 1:10. From here, the route is unsurfaced with some gradients reaching 1:6.

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