Hard10 milesCircular
Cautley Spout and The Calf
The classic Howgills day: follow the River Rawthey to England's highest above-ground waterfall, climb beside it and top out on The Calf (676 m), the range's highest point.
Sedbergh · Howgill Fells · Yorkshire Dales
Walk the Howgills. Stay in England’s Book Town.
Honest route guides, places to stay and trip ideas for Sedbergh, the market town at the foot of the Howgill Fells.
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From a gentle valley stroll to the summit of The Calf. Every walk shows distance, climb, time and a plain-English warning where it matters.
Moderate7 milesCircular
Winder and Arant Haw
A shorter, rewarding fell round straight from the town centre. Climb Winder for a view over Sedbergh and the Lune valley, then continue to Arant Haw.
Easy10 milesLinear
Garsdale Station to Sedbergh
A gentle low-level linear walk down Garsdale beside the Clough River. Arrive by train on the Settle-Carlisle line and finish in town for tea and a bookshop browse.
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Sedbergh and the Howgills
Market town and England's Book Town at the foot of the Howgill Fells, in the western Yorkshire Dales.
Why Sedbergh?
Hills on the doorstep
The Howgills rise straight behind the town. Start walking from your front door.
England’s official Book Town
Independent bookshops, cafes and a festival calendar for rainy days and evenings.
Quiet and uncrowded
Dales scenery without the honeypot crowds, now within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Rail and bus friendly
Linear walks from Garsdale and Dent stations let you leave the car at home.