Walk · North Yorkshire

High Bentham Circular Walk

High Bentham · LA2 7HE

5MILES

3hON FOOT

120mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 75% 25% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 55%Lane & track 20%Road with traffic 25%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Main Street, High Bentham, by the town hall and the Coach House LA2 7HE

Parking

Free public car park off Station Road in High Bentham, plus on-street parking along Main Street; both fill on market day and on summer weekends

Directions to the start →

A five mile round of about three hours through the valley of the River Wenning between High and Low Bentham, with the Forest of Bowland fells filling the view to the south and the Dales hills to the north. The going is a mixture of roads, tracks and field paths with stiles, gates and cattle grids, and the low ground by the river holds mud and standing water for days after rain. Riverside Caravan Park, who publish the route, are clear that livestock including cattle will be met along the way and that dogs should be kept under close control, ideally on a lead. Start either from the middle of High Bentham or from the old church by the entrance to the caravan park.

THE SMALL PRINTCattle as well as sheep are grazed on the fields the route crosses; the published guidance is that dogs be kept under close control and ideally on a lead for the whole walk.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 54.1180, -2.5102

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.RIVERSIDECARAVANPARK.CO.UK/NEWS-AND-INFO/WALK-OF-THE-MONTH-BENTHAM-2-2-2/

High Bentham Circular Walk

House rules, decoded

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