Malham Cove is a 70 metre (230ft) high, gently curving cliff of white limestone has amazed visitors for centuries. Formed along the line of the Middle Craven Fault, it has been eroded backwards from the line of the fault by the action of water and ice over millions of years.
Parking at Watersinks Car Park. The route is an anti-clockwise loop whcih starts as a bit of a scrambley gravel path to Malham Cove, then a more smoothe path and roads to Janets Foss and Gordale Scar.
Even getting there got tricky due to sheep on the road.
A view of the car park, looking back as we started the hike.
The path is quite stoney.
Skye wasn't very sure on the route, or maybe she was fed up of me taking photos.
Following the path you get to the top of the cove with a view of the path we will be taking later to get to Malham. Note the drop in height.
Here's what the cove limestone looks like close up.
In this pic you can see in the bottom left quarter the stiarway we are about to head down.
At the bottom of the step there is a small stream and a smoother gravel path.
After following the path through Malham and along the road East to Janets Foss.
Then following the road and a path a little further along to Gordale Scar. Quite popular with mountain climbers.
It was at this point we realised that the planned path through Goredale Scar involved climbing up a waterfall!
So we aborted that plan and followed a nice easy grassy path over the hill to the East of Malham Cove.
