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Malham
Cove & Gordale Scar - 13th September 2006
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WALK
STATISTICS
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| Date |
13th
September 2006 |
Description |
Malham
Cove & Gordale Scar |
| Start
Point |
Malham Village |
Peaks
Climbed |
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| Total
Time |
3hrs
02min |
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| Walking
Time |
2hrs
06min |
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| Stopped
Time |
0hrs
56min |
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| Distance |
4.77
miles |
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| Moving
Average |
2.3
mph |
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| Elevation
at Start |
196
metres |
Temperature |
20°C |
| Total
Ascent |
204
metres |
Weather |
Mainly
Sunny |
| Max
Elevation |
333
metres |
Walking
With |
Doreen |
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WALK
NOTES
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Malham
- Malham Cove - Limestone Pavement - Gordale Scar
- Janets Foss - Malham
Decided
on this afternoon walk after a business trip
to Harrogate.
The weather improved dramatically as we made our
way along the limestone pavement. The
most exciting moments were walking along the limestone
pavement above Malham Cove, Janet Foss waterfall
and of course Gordale Scar. It is certainly an
awe inspiring experience. The gorge owes its origin
to erosion by Ice Age meltwater. Today a small
stream flows down Gordale except in dry weather
when no water flows. The present stream loses some
of its flow into the limestone in the gorge above
the waterfalls. This water takes underground routes
through caves and fissures to re-emerge out of
the beck bed between the scar and the road. |
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MAP
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PROFILE
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REFERENCE
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Reference
Books Used
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Malham
Landscape Trail (Yorkshire Dales National Park
Authority)
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Used |
OL2
Explorer - Yorkshire Dales (Southern & Western
Areas)
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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At
the foot of Malham Cove
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Steps
to top of Malham Cove
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Limestone
Pavement at Malham Cove
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Limestone
Pavement at Malham Cove
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Limestone
Pavement at Malham Cove
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Gordale
Beck & Gordale Scar
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Waterfalls
at Gordale
Scar
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Waterfalls
at Gordale Scar
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Waterfalls
at Gordale Scar
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