Section 3 of 4, Herriot Way
Thwaite to Sedbusk
12.2 miles (19.6 km). About 5 hours, challenging.
Start: SD 891 982. Finish: SD 883 912. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 597 m of climbing and 590 m of descent; highest point 716 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Thwaite.
- Bus stop
- Thwaite, 10 m from the start. Directions SD 891 982
Getting back
The section finishes at Sedbusk.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Dales Museum, 1.5 km away (Directions); Garsdale station, 9.4 km away (Directions).
Planning the Herriot Way
- The guidebook: Walking the Herriot Way (Stuart W. Greig).
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 24%, paved or flagged 19%, gravel and tracks 18%; the rest (35%) isn't recorded.
About 14% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 19 stiles, 3 kissing gates, 24 gates, 1 stream crossing, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 126 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), starting 0.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Board Inn, Hawes: 9.5 miles in. Food, real ale.The Crown, Hawes: 9.6 miles in. Real ale.The Fountain, Hawes: 9.6 miles in. Food, real ale.White Hart Inn, Hawes: 9.6 miles in. Food, real ale.Green Dragon Inn, Hardraw: 11.1 miles in. Seats outside.
- Cafés
- Penny Garth Cafe, Hawes: 9.5 miles in.Caffe Curva, Hawes: 9.6 miles in.Laburnum House Tea Room, Hawes: 9.6 miles in.The Herriot Gallery, Hawes: 9.7 miles in.Chapel Gallery, Hawes: 9.8 miles in.Firebox Café, Hawes: 9.8 miles in. Seats outside.1897 Coffee Shop, Gayle: 9.5 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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