Walk · North Yorkshire

Sharp Haw and Flasby Fell from Skipton

Skipton · BD23 1UD

7.7MILES

4hON FOOT

330mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

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

Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 45%Lane & track 35%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

BD23 1UD

Directions to the start →

Seven and three quarter miles and about four hours, walked straight out of town: field paths and walled lanes to Tarn Moor, then a steady grassy pull to the twin tops of Sharp Haw and Rough Haw, which turn greasy underfoot after rain. It starts at Skipton railway station, which is the useful part - the Airedale line from Leeds and Bradford runs every half hour, so there is no need to find a parking space in town at all. Sheep graze Flasby Fell the whole year and the summit ridge is open access land with ground-nesting birds, so this is a lead walk throughout; the field-path section is punctuated by narrow slotted wall stiles that a broad Labrador will not squeeze through unaided, and there is no reliable water above the last beck crossing.

THE SMALL PRINTLeads on the fell - Flasby Fell is grazed by sheep all year and the ground-nesting birds are on the tops from March to July. Several narrow wall stiles on the field paths out of Skipton; a wide dog will need lifting.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.9598, -2.0248

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