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Mountain Biking in Malham
Overview
The Yorkshire Dales Cycle Way passes through Malham, and offers a classic 3 or 4 day cycle ride. Get out on your bike and enjoy the stunning landscape. Whether you’re after hard core down hills, or just a simple ride through the countryside, you can ride as far as your legs will allow you!
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Cycling in Malham
The Yorkshire Dales Cycle Way passes through Malham, and offers a classic 3 or 4 day cycle ride. Get out on your bike and enjoy the stunning landscape. Whether you’re after hard core down hills, or...
Walking and rambling in Malham
If you're planning on staying at YHA Malham, why not download a free map and get out exploring? All our self-guided walks start and end at a YHA hostel and are graded so that you can explore the area...
Accessible social walk from YHA Malham
Wednesday 24th September 2025 Distance: 2.5 or 5 miles (3.2 or 8 km) Duration: 2-3.5 hours Led by: Debbie North, Access the Dales Discovery and connection Explore the dramatic limestone scenery of the...
Social walk from YHA Malham
Sunday 5th October 2025 Distance: 7.6 miles (12.2 km) Duration: 4.5 - 5.5 hours Led by: Simon Ainley, YHA, with BMC volunteer guides Discovery and connection Starting and finishing at YHA Malham in...
Climbing in Malham
Malham Cove, as seen in one of the Harry Potter films, was used for training by the successful 1953 Everest Expedition, and has some of the toughest Limestone routes in the world.
Running in Malham
Fountains Fell Distance: 8.5 miles/14km Start/Finish: Malham Tarn Field Centre, BD24 9PU Terrain: Track, trail, rough moorland Toughness: Challenging Ascent: 395 metres Navigation: Moderate - sparsely...
Settle-Carlisle Railway
72 mile route from Settle to Carlisle takes you on a journey through the magnificent Yorkshire Dales. Visit the website
Watersports near Kettlewell
The trout farm and shop down at Kilnsey Park Estate makes for a really good day out for any aspiring fisherman. See the Kilnsey Fishing website
Climbing in Kettlewell
For climbers we have one of Yorkshire's 'Big Three' limestone crags, Kilnsey Crag (the other two being Gordale and Malham). This is mostly higher grade sport climbing but there are some very good trad...
Cycling in Kettlewell
For Cyclists, we are on the Tour de France route and the area is really popular with road cyclists. We have a large secure bike shed and concreted metal hoops in the floor so make sure that you bring...
Running in Kettlewell
This is a simply amazing area for fell running. A popular winter route is night running over Great Whernside, only for the experienced, but with a clear night, there is really nowhere better on earth...
Walking and Rambling in Kettlewell
Walkers are in for a treat! With YHA Kettlewell being pretty much at the foot of Great Whernside, a great day's walk is up, round the back of the house and over the top to Starbotton and back in time...
Mountain biking in Kettlewell
Mountain and cyclocross bikes are welcome on all the bridle ways in the area, have a look at the map (available in reception) as there are so many great routes to chose form.
Skipton Castle
One of the best preserved and most complete medieval castles in England, despite enduring a three year siege during the civil war. Interactive guided tours are available for primary and secondary...
Malham Cove
The Yorkshire Dales is renowned for its walking terrain, and there aren’t many better reasons as to why than a visit to Malham Cove and Gordale Scar. Formed by a melting glacier at the end of the last...
Ingleborough Cave
A wonderland of sculpted passages and beautiful cave formations which were hidden behind large calcite dams until 1837.