Kingsdale and Dentdale

This is a great way to get over to Dentdale from Ingleton, starting with the wide limestone valley of Kingsdale which is followed by a high pass over to Deepdale which is a side valley of Dentdale. An added bonus is the waterfall of Gastack Beck which starts life high up on the slopes of Great Coum.

There are many changes in the geology as your journey progresses. It starts with the limestone of the Twistleton area of Ingleborough and progresses to the peat bogs and sandstone of Whernside on one side of the valley and Gargareth and and Great Coum on the other before you finally drop down to the green pastures of Deepdale and Dentdale.

Dent village is a delightful spot with many cobbled streets and its centrepiece of St Andrew's Anglican Church. Cafes and inns make it the perfect place to stop for an hour or two. I did take some phone photos of the village but unfortunately these got deleted.

I didn't fancy returning over the pass so instead, carried on up to Dent Head (where the Settle to Carlise railway station is situated) and back on to the main road to Ingleton. The drive to Dent Head is lovely as well, especially where the valley of the infant River Dee narrows. There are lots more cascades and waterfalls in this section and you also pass Artengill and Dent Head railway viaducts. If you are very lucky you can see one of the steam trains which still run on this line.