From "The Kings Head" take the lane up to the top of the village onto a dirt track. At the small bridge turn right then left over a stile keeping the beck on the right hand side. Follow the path past 5 Sisters Waterfalls on to Providence Pot (up on the right is Providence lead mine). Take the left fork for 200 yrds and then climb up the side of the shale on your left to the top.

From there walk across to Hag Dyke (a scouts outward bound center) through the sheep pens and turn left down the path across pastures of short grass. There are superb views of Kettlewell in front of you and back to the village.

From the top of the village follow the dirt track, at the small bridge turn right then left over a stile up the path in front of you across the pastures to "Hag Dyke". From there follow the sign to the top of Great Whernside (from the village maypole to the top of Great Whernside is a climb of 485 meters).

At the trig point turn left following the top ridge until you see a path on your left down to the Coverdale Road. Go across the road and follow the path down to a gate (on your left are earthworkings from the iron age built by the Brigantes to keep the Romans out of Coverdale).

Follow the path until you see a sign post and turn left down the track through the gates and across the top pastures and on to a walled road. Here you are following in the foot steps of Monks and travellers who walked this way centuries before. Half-way down is where Keith Melling painted his well-known picture of Kettlewell and now down to the village.