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Ingleton Waterfalls Trail is a well-known circular trail beginning and ending in the village of Ingleton in the English county of North Yorkshire, now maintained by the Ingleton Scenery Company. It is claimed that the trail, some 8 kilometres (5 mi) long, and with a vertical rise of 169 m (554 feet) has some of the most spectacular waterfall ...
Printable version; Page information; ... Geological cross section of strata along the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail: Date: ... 2°28'16.799"W.
Two miles north east of the village on the road to Chapel-le-Dale are the show caves at White Scar Caves. [39] An access tunnel has been cut to allow visitors to visit. The Ingleton Waterfalls Trail is a five-mile (8 km) circular walk from the village, opened in 1885. [40] Ingleton Viaduct is a Grade II listed structure in the village. [41]
[139] [140] Also popular, at the southern end of the dale is the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, which has several waterfalls on both the Kingsdale Beck and the river flowing down Chapel-le-Dale. [141] The presence of so many caves and waterfalls in the dale led to Harry Speight labelling it as one of the "wonders of Yorkshire". [67]
The Waterfall Trail along Falls Creek in Jones Gap State Park is a 2-mile round-trip hike that brings hikers face to face with three waterfalls. Each is a cascade with heights ranging from about ...
On 13 March 1893, a 1-mile (2 km) mineral line was opened from the L&NW station to Meal Bank Quarry. It passed over a high embankment and bridge across the entrance to the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. The embankment survives to this day. The quarry and its line closed in 1909. [8] The L&NW station closed on 1 January 1917. [3]
Beneath Keld Head, the river changes its name to the River Twiss. It has two notable waterfalls, Thornton Force and Pecca Falls, and its course follows part of the Ingleton Waterfalls Walk, [1] then through Swilla Glen to Thornton in Lonsdale and down to Ingleton, where it meets the River Doe to form the River Greta.
The great majority of named falls in England are situated in the Lake District and Pennines. In these regions the terms ‘foss’ and ‘force’ are much the most common ones used for a waterfall though linn is also encountered towards the Scottish border. The term ‘spout’ is another frequently found alternative.