Little Whernside

Little Whernside is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, 2.82 miles (4.54 km) north east of Great Whernside. It is on the boundary between the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and forms part of the watershed between Coverdale and Nidderdale. The highest point is marked by a cairn, a few metres inside the National Park.

Little Whernside
The summit of Little Whernside
Highest point
Elevation604 m (1,982 ft)
Parent peakGreat Whernside
Coordinates54°11′46″N 1°57′31″W
Geography
Little Whernside is located in Yorkshire Dales
Little Whernside
Little Whernside
OS gridSE0280777646
Topo mapOS Landranger 98

Little Whernside is on private land. Until 1997 no public right of way was established to the summit of Little Whernside, but in that year a public footpath was established along the ridge linking the summit to the summit of Great Whernside.[1] Following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 the hill became open access land. Little Whernside can be ascended from Scar House Reservoir.[2]

References
  1. Andrew Bibby (2006). Wharfedale and Nidderdale. Freedom to Roam Guides. Frances Lincoln. pp. 79–81. ISBN 0 7112 2553 2.
  2. "Walk 2:Great Whernside from Nidderdale" (PDF). Open access walks. North Yorkshire County Council. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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