Trail running in Malhamdale

Two of the Dales' most famous limestone features on one short, almost flat loop, perfect for an easy day or a first taste of trail running in Malhamdale.

The classic Malham scenery gives way to wide open fell country and a summit that feels properly remote despite being only 8km from the village.

A full 50km day that strings together the cove, the tarn and two major summits, a serious long-distance challenge through the heart of the Dales.

You string together the greatest hits of the southern Dales in one enormous loop: Gordale Scar, the summit of Pen-y-ghent, Fountains Fell and Malham Tarn, all on foot from Skipton.

The classic Malham circuit, joining the cove, its dramatic limestone pavement and the glittering tarn into one flowing mid-distance loop.

Three of England's most dramatic limestone features in one run — with a scramble through Gordale Scar that makes most runners grin.

You run from Malham Tarn out across the high limestone to Langcliffe Scar, joining the two greatest pieces of Dales limestone in one loop.

You start on a flat canal towpath and finish in Malhamdale, with the Pennine Way's National Trail waymarking doing the navigation for you almost the entire way.