Hawes to Thwaite
Hiking route
· United Kingdom
Let the open meadows filled with wild flowers, in the summer, woo you before what will be one of the most challenging climbs of the Pennine Way.
moderate
Distance 15.3 km
From Hawes to Thwaite you must overcome the longest continual ascent on the Way, Great Shunner Fell, before arriving in the picture-postcard scenery of Swaledale and the small town of Thwaite.

Author
Taylor St JohnUpdate: July 25, 2018
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
712 m
Lowest point
225 m
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Tips and hints
This route is used in the following itineraries:
WESPW1
WESPW2
WESPW3
WESPW4
WESPW5
WESPWC1
WESPWC2
Start
Hawes (242 m)
Coordinates:
OS Grid
SD 87243 89827
DD
54.303893, -2.197538
DMS
54°18'14.0"N 2°11'51.1"W
UTM
30U 552216 6017630
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Destination
Thwaite
Turn-by-turn directions
These maps and routes are designed to be used in conjunction with our traditional documentation. We have recently embarked on a conversion initiative to bring the two elements together, and this itinerary will be covered in due course.
In the meantime, using the two elements alongside each other should go a long way to ensure you have a safe, enjoyable and problem free day.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Coordinates
OS Grid
SD 87243 89827
DD
54.303893, -2.197538
DMS
54°18'14.0"N 2°11'51.1"W
UTM
30U 552216 6017630
w3w
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
15.3 km
Duration
4:20 h
Ascent
488 m
Descent
443 m
Highest point
712 m
Lowest point
225 m
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