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Barningham Trail

24.23 miles (39 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Travel through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park on this circular walk around the pretty village of Barningham in County Durham. The walk passes through the stunning Arkengarthdale- the northernmost of the Yorkshire Dales where there are stunning views of the Pennine Hills to enjoy.
Scenery on the walk includes waterfalls, moors, becks and forests while there is also a visit to the village of Langthwaite which was used for the filming of several scenes in the television series All Creatures Great and Small.
This is a very challenging walk with some steep climbs, but with the reward of some simply stunning views over this beautiful area.

Barningham Trail OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Barningham Trail Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Head west and you can visit Gunnerside Gill in Swaledale. In this area there's also the popular Keld Circular Waterfall Walk which visits a series of pretty falls including Kisdon Force.
Just north of Barningham there's the neighbouring village of Greta Bridge and the Meeting of the Waters. It's a scenic spot where the River Tees and the River Greta meet. The village also includes the noteworthy Morrit Arms, an historic hotel dating back to the 17th century. The area has literary connections with Charles Dickens who researched his novel 'Nicholas Nickleby' here.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Yorkshire Dales Walks page.

Photos

Barningham Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 528165

Barningham Village Hall

Kyloe Beck FB and watersplash - geograph.org.uk - 1810246

Kyloe Beck FB and watersplash

Boundary on Barningham Moor - geograph.org.uk - 871921

Boundary on Barningham Moor

Stony Man - geograph.org.uk - 838662

Stony Man

GPS Files

GPX File

Barningham Trail.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Barningham Trail.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)