Great Shunner Fell

Photo: Kreuzschnabel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

13.3km
Total Distance
578m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

Great Shunner Fell is one of the highest hills in the Yorkshire Dales, a broad whaleback between Wensleydale and Swaledale. The Pennine Way climbs steadily from Hawes over open moorland to the summit shelter. Wide sweeping views over the northern Dales reward the walk.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Great Shunner Fell · 12km
    Viewpoint
Bus stop
Hawes Market Place · 406m from the start
Parking
361m from the start
Surface
gravel

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate