Walk · North Yorkshire

Keld Waterfalls: Catrake, East Gill and Wain Wath

Keld · DL11 6LL

2.4MILES

1h 20mON FOOT

120mCLIMB

Out & backSHAPE

The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 60%Lane & track 20%Road with traffic 20%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and 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

DL11 6LL

Directions to the start →

A short two and a half miles taking in three waterfalls in an hour and a quarter, on grass and stone paths with one steep zigzag down to the Swale and a stretch of quiet lane up to Wain Wath Force. Start at the pay-and-display car park at the top of Keld, where the Pennine Way and the Coast to Coast cross; there is no bus and the nearest shop is Muker. The best short waterfall walk in Swaledale for an older dog, with easy shallow access to the river at East Gill and a deep pool below Wain Wath Force for swimmers, though the top of Catrake Force is unfenced and the fields either side of the lane carry sheep.

THE SMALL PRINTLeads through the fields and along the lane where sheep graze; unfenced drops at the head of Catrake Force.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 54.4043, -2.1783

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.GPS-ROUTES.CO.UK/ROUTES/HOME.NSF/ROUTESLINKSWALKS/KELD-WALKING-ROUTE

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