Malham Cove Steps – Top of Malham Cove loop from Malham

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Malham Cove Steps – Top of Malham Cove loop from Malham

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Malham Cove Steps – Top of Malham Cove loop from Malham

02:20

20.0km

380m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

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Parking

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189 m

The Old Barn Malham

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to stop for a drink & snack. Just below Malham Cove with lovely views

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1.66 km

Malham Cove Steps

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The steps up to the Cove are a nice little challenge. Enjoyable to walk up with others, as the shared experience leads to a few 'hellos' and a little humour. …

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1.94 km

Top of Malham Cove

Highlight • Natural

very slippery

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3.09 km

The dry valleys between Malham Tarn and Malham cove are exiting to run up or down. The river flows underground here but used to flow through theses valleys before falling off Malham Cove in a huge waterfall.

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6.74 km

Mastiles Lane Roman Marching Camp

Highlight • Natural Monument

Mastiles Lane was a Roman marching route across Mastiles and Kilnsey Moor. It became a route that the Cistercian monks used for leading sheep from Fountains Abbey and then a …

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10.9 km

Weets Top

Highlight • Summit

This hill is easily accessible from Malham, but feels a million miles away. Once up here you can walk for miles on moorland paths without seeing another person while looking …

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