Climb the Yorkshire Dales Mountains with Kids
Welcome to the second instalment of Nuttall bagging in the Yorkshire Dales with the Kids…
All in one year…
Yes, this is part two, if you’d like to start at the very beginning (because it’s a very good place to begin) then head to our Mountain Bagging with the Kids Part I page! In Part I I covered the first 7 walks, now it’s time for the next 8! We began the challenge in March 2024 and having got off to a decent start, the weather in Spring was NOT co-operative. Not even a little bit!
If anybody remembers the Summer of 2023 (the one with all the rain) by the time Spring 2024 had arrived, it felt like all we had been treated to for a solid 9 months was rain. Constant rain. Except in April 2024, the weather gods decided to chuck in a good old helping of wind too, which totally scuppered a few planned mountain weekends. But fast forwards from the utter shambles that was Drumaldrace (more rain) and we end up in May, where the weather was only slightly more the unpleasant. So off we popped to bag a few more Nuttalls! .
(You can read more about the planning process on the Yorkshire Dales Mountain Challenge page)
The Calf and the Howgills
27 May 2024
The Calf, Calders, Bram Rigg Top, Great Dummacks
The one with the extra ones and the cloud.
Buckden Pike Route
A familiar one for us!
This one is easy! We took the Buckden Pike route that we always have done (tap the link and it will take you to the page). We head from the Buckden Pike pay and display and then along the lead mine path, passing the Buckden Gavel mines and then upwards to the summit. The paths are clear throughout except for one steep section after the lead mines to the summit path.
Image is copyright of Ordnance Survey