Walk · North Yorkshire

Keld Waterfalls: Catrake, East Gill and Wain Wath

Keld · DL11 6LL
N 440 YD
2.4MILES
1h 20mON FOOT
120mCLIMB
Out & backSHAPE
Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 60%Lane & track 20%Road with traffic 20%

Route diagram, drawn from the recorded track — for the shape of the walk, not for navigation. Carry OS Explorer on the hill.

Starts at
DL11 6LL
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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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