WalkHidden gem
Gordale Scar
Malham, Yorkshire
A narrow limestone gorge with a waterfall tumbling through a gap in the rock.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Gordale Scar is a gorge formed by a collapsed cave, with a waterfall dropping through a narrow gap. A footpath from the road leads into the base of the gorge. Climbing the waterfall is a scramble best left to confident walkers.
Good to know
- Gordale Lane parking is limited
- Path can be wet
- Combine with Janet's Foss and Malham Cove
- Best time
- After rain
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Single-track road; roadside parking
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
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