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The Calf

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The Calf is a 677-metre mountain in Cumbria. It counts among the 316 Hewitts, hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It stands within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

For more of the same, Calders and Bush Howe are close by. Garsdale Station is 13.2 km away to the south-east.

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More places to visit near The Calf

Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.Iconic

Yorkshire Dales

You’re inside itNational Park near Gayle

Limestone country of dry-stone walls, field barns, waterfalls and the Three Peaks.

Photo of Cautley Spout, a waterfall near Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Cautley Spout

Waterfall near Sedbergh

England's highest cascade above ground, a ribbon of water spilling 180 metres down the Howgills above Sedbergh.

1.4 km E

Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Lake District

National Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

4.7 km W

Photo of Sedgwick Geological Trail, a landmark near Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Sedgwick Geological Trail

Landmark near Sedbergh

A short trail near Dent following the Dent Fault, laid out for the pioneering geologist Adam Sedgwick.

5.2 km S

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

8.4 km NE · spans 6 counties

Photo along the Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

Coast to Coast

National Trail

Wainwright's own invention: St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay through three national parks.

9.7 km N · North Yorkshire & Cumbria