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Cautley Spout is widely regarded as England's highest waterfall above ground. (Gaping Gill on Ingleborough falls a greater distance into a pothole). The broken cascade of falls tumbles 580 feet (175 m) down a cliff face at the head of a wild and bleak glacial valley that comes down from the high, wild The Calf plateau. It is located in the Howgill Fells, traditionally in the West Riding of Yorkshire but now in Cumbria, on the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The waterfall is just north of the small town of Sedbergh. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... Gaping Gill on Ingleborough Hill is one of the deepest potholes in the Yorkshire Dales, England, and one of many entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system. ... Ingleborough is a peak in the Yorkshire Dales. ... Pothole can also be the sport of exploring vertical caves as a synonym of caving The city of Los Angeles is famous for its large potholes. ... A cascade is a term for a waterfall, or series of waterfalls, and is applied abstractly to many different concepts involving a series of steps or effects that follow one after the other. ... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The Trango Towers in Pakistan have the highest cliffs in the world In geography, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. ... A glaciated valley in the Mount Hood Wilderness showing the characteristic U-shape. ... The Calf, at 676 m, is the highest top in the Howgill Fells, an area of high ground in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales. ... The Howgill Fells are a small group of hills in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales national park in northern England, bounded approximately by a triangle drawn between Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen and Tebay. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... A village in the Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales lie in an area of high ground in North and West Yorkshire, England. ... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Sedbergh (pronounced Sedber or even, by the locals, Sebber) is a small town in the county of Cumbria, traditionally part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. ...


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Walk 2438 - Cautley Spout & the Calf from Sedbergh - Yorkshire Dales Howgills Cumbria - a detailed walk description ... (855 words)
Turning northwest the walk passes Cautley Spout, one of the most dramatic waterfalls in the area, before climbing into the Howgill Fells.
There are few landmarks on this section and nearing Cautley you descend to cross a footbridge over Cautley Back.
Just after, turn left (Grid ref. SD693967) and follow the clear road path northwest to reach the foot of Cautley Spout.
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