8.3 miles.
Outdoor Leisure Map No 30, - Yorkshire Dales (Northern & Central Areas)
The ascent of Buckden Pike, starting out from Buckden
and returning via Starbotton and the River Wharfe.
The summit of Buckden Pike can be very wet and boggy, and in wet conditions
the ground can be very difficult.
The ascent itself is quite straightforward and should present little
difficulty. The descent to Starbotton can be fairly steep at times ,
over uneven ground.
As with any moorland walk, the walker should always carry a map and
compass and know how to use them.
For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above
link.
(Overlay made with Version 4 of Memory Map)
Start from Buckden Car Park (SD9425077400). NB there is
a charge for use of the car park.
Take the bridle track that ascends out of the car park in a Northerly
direction, and ascend for about 0.7 mile until you see a finger post
just through a wall that indicates Buckden Pike (SD9407678451). Follow
the footpath that is indistinct in places, using your map and compass,
to the summit (SD9608478796).
From the summit, take the footpath South to the Polish Memorial Cross
at SD9624277873.
Shortly after passing the memorial, the footpath passes through a wall
at SD9654877657. Follow the footpath in a South Westerly direction all
the way down into Starbotton (SD9549874923).
Return to Buckden by the footpath that follows the River Wharfe.