Section 3 of 4, Six Dales Trail
Wath to Blubberhouses
10 miles (16.1 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SE 144 677. Finish: SE 168 553. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Warning: Diversion in place. Part of this route is closed or diverted for now. The permissive path from Blubberhouses up to Thruscross Reservoir is closed for A59 road works; the alternative is on the page's map. Source: wawotley.org.uk.
Up and down
About 342 m of climbing and 312 m of descent; highest point 289 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Wath.
- Car park
- Car park, 50 m from the start. Directions SE 144 677
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Pateley Bridge King Street, 2.4 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Blubberhouses.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: Ben Rhydding station, 8.4 km away (Directions).
Planning the Six Dales Trail
- Planning the whole trail: wawotley.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Six Dales Trail guidebook (Walkers are Welcome (Otley)).
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 20%, grass 17%, paved or flagged 13%, earth, rock and mud 10%; the rest (40%) isn't recorded.
About 14% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 7 stiles, 7 gates.
Steepest climb: about 122 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), starting 3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Crown, Pateley Bridge: 1.6 miles in.The Bridge Inn, Pateley Bridge: 0.8 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Royal Oak, Bewerley: 1.6 miles in, about 300 m off the way. Food.The Pateley Club, Pateley Bridge: 1.7 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Stone House Inn, Thruscross: 7.3 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
- Cafés
- The Pancake House, Pateley Bridge: 1.6 miles in.The Old Granary Tea Shop, Pateley Bridge: 1.6 miles in.Wildings, Pateley Bridge: 1.7 miles in.Tea Rooms, Pateley Bridge: 1.6 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Teacups, Bewerley: 1.6 miles in, about 250 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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