England · National Park

Yorkshire Dales

Classic limestone country: the Three Peaks of Whernside (736 m), Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent, crag-rimmed dales, extensive cave systems, and drystone walls and field barns in every view. The park grew westward in 2016 to take in more of the Howgill and Orton fells. Walking ranges from riverside dale paths to long moorland rounds.

Whernside, the highest listed hill in Yorkshire Dales National Park
Whernside, the highest listed hill in Yorkshire Dales National Park. Photo by The original uploader was Cyberdemon007 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Country
England
Area
2,179 km²
Designated
1954
Listed hills
73
Highest listed hill
Whernside 736.6 m

Access in this park

The position in Yorkshire Dales

Most of the high fell and moorland is mapped CRoW open access land; the valley floors rely on rights of way. Wild camping needs the landowner’s permission.

Conditional Right to roam (England): Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.

Conditional Wild camping (England): Permission needed — except on the Dartmoor commons.

Designation as a park creates no right of access in itself — the law of England applies inside the boundary, and park byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override the general position. This is general information, not legal advice. Full detail:access rights in England ·check a specific grid reference.

All 73 listed hills, tallest first

Every summit from our hill dataset whose summit point falls inside the park boundary. Follow a name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.

Listed hills in Yorkshire Dales National Park, sorted by height descending
#HillHeightClassificationsGrid ref
1Whernside736.6 mHewittNuttallCurrent County/UA Top+3SD738815
2Ingleborough723.3 mHewittNuttallTrail 100+3SD741745
3Great Shunner Fell715.7 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD848972
4High Seat709 mHewittNuttallHuMP+1NY802012
5Wild Boar Fell708.4 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD758987
6Great Whernside704 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SE002739
7Buckden Pike701.6 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD960787
8Archy Styrigg695 mNuttallNY802003
9Pen-y-ghent694.1 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD838733
10Hugh Seat688.1 mNuttallSD809991
11Great Coum686.4 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD700835
12Swarth Fell681 mHewittNuttallSimmSD755966
13Plover Hill679.9 mHewittNuttallSimmSD849752
14Baugh Fell - Tarn Rigg Hill678.4 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD740916
15The Calf676.7 mHewittNuttallTrail 100+3SD667970
16Knoutberry Haw675.7 mNuttallSD731919
17Calders675.4 mHewittNuttallSimmSD670960
18Lovely Seat674.8 mHewittNuttallHuMP+1SD879950
19Great Knoutberry Hill672.5 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD788871
20Rogan's Seat671.6 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2NY919030
21Dodd Fell Hill668 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD841845
22Water Crag668 mNuttallNY928046
23Fountains Fell667.8 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD864715
24Sails666.6 mHewittNuttallSimmSD808965
25Fountains Fell South Top663.4 mNuttallSD868707
26Simon Fell649 mHewittNuttallSimmSD754751
27Yockenthwaite Moor643 mHewittNuttallSimmSD909810
28Fell Head640 mHewittNuttallSimmSD649981
29Yarlside639.2 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD685985
30Green Hill628.2 mNuttallSD702821
31Gragareth628 mHewittNuttallCurrent County/UA Top+1SD688793
32Darnbrook Fell624 mHewittNuttallSimmSD884727
33Randygill Top624 mHewittNuttallHuMP+1NY687000
34Bush Howe622.3 mNuttallSD659980
35Drumaldrace614 mHewittNuttallSimmSD873867
36Birks Fell610.4 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD918763
37Calf Top609.6 mHewittNuttallMarilyn+2SD664856
38Horse Head Moor609.3 mSimmDeweySD894769
39Arant Haw605 mSimmDeweySD662946
40Green Bell605 mSimmDeweyNY698010
41Little Whernside605 mSimmDeweySE028776
42High Green Field Knott603.2 mSimmDeweySD846784
43Woldside595.3 mDeweySD874830
44Simon's Seat587 mDeweySD659999
45Hooksey586 mDeweyNY685008
46Brown Haw584 mDeweySD995799
47Oxnop Common - Blackstone584 mDeweySD924947
48Great Pinseat583 mDeweyNY970026
49Hazelgill Knott578 mDeweySD672996
50Kensgriff574 mDeweySD688992
51Naughtberry Hill573 mDeweySD977817
52Pickerstone Ridge565 mDeweySD994946
53Park Fell564 mDeweySD762769
54Wold Fell559 mDeweySD790848
55Aye Gill Pike556.4 mMarilynHuMPDeweySD720886
56Hoove554.6 mMarilynHuMPDeweyNZ001069
57Grizedales553 mHuMPDeweySD868643
58Height of Hazely553 mHuMPDeweySE037859
59Tarn Seat551 mDeweySD956943
60Rye Loaf Hill547 mDeweySD864633
61Kirkby Fell546.4 mDeweySD873635
62Redshaw Moss545 mDeweySD813846
63West Fell542 mDeweyNY670015
64Castle Knott538 mDeweySD656841
65Parson's Pulpit538 mHuMPDeweySD918687
66Blea Moor535 mHuMPDeweySD772825
67Harland Hill535 mDeweySE028842
68Uldale Head532 mHuMPDeweyNY640000
69Proctor High Mark531 mDeweySD937676
70Harter Fell521 mHuMPDeweyNY721002
71Blaydike Moss510 mDeweySD852772
72Cracoe Fell507.8 mMarilynHuMPDeweySD993588
73Cam Rakes503 mHuMPDeweySD839809

Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0); park boundaries from the Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Hills are assigned to a park by summit position, so a top just outside the boundary will not appear here even if the walk starts inside it.

Long-distance paths through Yorkshire Dales

10 waymarked long-distance routes cross the park boundary. Distances are for the whole route, not just the section inside the park.

Long-distance paths crossing Yorkshire Dales National Park
RouteTotal lengthCountries
Pennine WayNational Trail411 km · 256 miEngland, Scotland
Coast to Coast WalkNational Trail303 km · 188 miEngland
Lady Anne's Way155 km · 97 miEngland
Dales High Way144 km · 89 miEngland
Dales Way129 km · 80 miEngland
Ribble Way113 km · 70 miEngland
Herriot Way80 km · 50 miEngland
Airedale Way77 km · 48 miEngland
6 Dales Trail59 km · 37 miEngland
Three Peaks Walk38 km · 24 miEngland

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); park crossings computed by OpenFell against the ONS park boundary. See all UK long-distance paths.

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