Today The Howgills, that sleeping herd of elephants according to Alfred Wainwright, is our destination in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Our route starts and ends in Sedbergh, whose name derives from the Old English setberg meaning 'flat topped hill'. Skirting Winder, our first flat topped hill, reached by a non-flat ascent is Arant Haw. Crossing Rowantree Grains we head for Calders (674m) and then to The Calf, a Marylin, the highest peak in the Howgills and the highest point of our walk at 676 metres. Crossing to Cautley Spout we descend sharply into the valley alongside the beck and down to the bridge before the Temperance Inn. Avoiding the temptation of a slug of sarsaparilla, we follow the River Rawthey valley through Fawcett Bank and Ellerthwaite on the long walk back to Sedbergh.
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miles / km with ft / m Total Ascent
6 miles / 9.7 km with 500 ft / 152 m Total Ascent
