Settle Circular via Malham walk
From a pretty market town through impressive limestone scenery to the natural wonders of Malham: cove, waterfall, dramatic gorge, dry valleys, a stream out of caves, a very large tarn
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thomasgrabow
View back to Settle from early ascent
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View up Ribblesdale from the early ascent: Langcliffe Mill and Stainforth Scar
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View ahead along Attermire Scar to Rye Loaf Hill
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Limestone Crag on left
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Remnants of 19th century Rifle Range
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Detail of 19th century Rifle Range: made by a firm based in Bishopsgate, London
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Backview along Attermire Scar
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Backview along Attermire Scar
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Stockdale Farm and Rye Loaf Hill
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View back down Stockdale past its namesake farm
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View back down Stockdale past its namesake farm
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Malham Tarm from high pass into Malhamdale
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Nappa Cross (monastic waymarker linked to Fountains Abbey, integrated into drystone wall)
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Malhamdale and Malham village
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Cave entrance to side of descent path
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Pastures leading down to Malham
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First partial sighting of Malham Cove
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Malham Beck emerging out of cave system at bottom of Malham Cove
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View down the tourist path up the cove side
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Limestone Pavement at the top of Malham Cove
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Limestone Pavement at the top of Malham Cove
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Watlowes Dry Valley (usually dry anyway)
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Watlowes dry valley (Ing Scar and Comb Scar)
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View back into Malhamdale from Pennine Bridleway
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Pen-y-ghent from return route
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Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from return route
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Fountains Fell from return route
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Northerly end of Attermire Scar
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Northerly end of Attermire Scar
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Northerly end of Attermire Scar
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Northerly end of Attermire Scar
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View from elevated path up Riddlesdale: Stainforth Scar and village
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View from elevated path above Riddlesdale: Pen-y-ghent
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View from elevated path above Riddlesdale: Ingleborough
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View from elevated path above Riddlesdale, up the dale
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View from elevated path above Riddlesdale: Stainforth Scar and Pen-y-ghent
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thomasgrabow
![Wild garlic in Little Gordale Wood SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53898196980_c19681e717.jpg)
Wild garlic in Little Gordale Wood
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![Wild garlic in Little Gordale Wood, Gordale Beck on right SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53897769391_900457a7ee.jpg)
Wild garlic in Little Gordale Wood, Gordale Beck on right
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![Janet's Foss on the Gordale Beck SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53897769371_8f13e7d131.jpg)
Janet's Foss on the Gordale Beck
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![Gordale Scar SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53896854632_6a460b11a6_z.jpg)
Gordale Scar
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Gordale Scar
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![Gordale Scar with upper and lower waterfall SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53898017623_4a27e992ca_z.jpg)
Gordale Scar with upper and lower waterfall
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![Gordale Scar, from the scrambling avoidance route SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53896854412_b8e1103774.jpg)
Gordale Scar, from the scrambling avoidance route
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![Gordale Scar, from the scrambling avoidance route SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53898196690_47c2aae28e_z.jpg)
Gordale Scar, from the scrambling avoidance route
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![Gordale Scar: upper waterfall SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53897769101_1bac50cd7c_z.jpg)
Gordale Scar: upper waterfall
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![Gordale Scar: upper waterfall SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53898017438_6c5e9526ae_z.jpg)
Gordale Scar: upper waterfall
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![Gordale Scar: en route to the lower waterfall SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53898196535_7ffef5314c.jpg)
Gordale Scar: en route to the lower waterfall
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![Gordale Beck above the waterfalls (upstream) SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53898114554_fe7aef6ac5.jpg)
Gordale Beck above the waterfalls (upstream)
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![Gordale Beck above the waterfalls (downstream) SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53898196470_f6010813fc.jpg)
Gordale Beck above the waterfalls (downstream)
SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham [Gordale Scar Option]
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