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Dales WayLocation: Yorkshire; Cumbria OS Maps: Explorer™ OL2; OL7; OL19; OL30; 297
The terrain of Dales Way country makes for a less demanding walk than many long distance paths and this has no doubt boosted its popularity, together with its lovely riverside scenery. Discover delightful villages such as Burnsall, Grassington, Kettlewell, Dent and Sedbergh; savour the majesty of Bolton Abbey; and walk by the engaging rivers of Wharfe, Dee, Rawthey, Lune, Sprint and Kent. Within the Yorkshire Dales the route is largely a riverside walk, but there are opportunities to gain height along the valley sides of both Wharfedale and Dentdale providing variety and extensive views. The scenery is of the highest order for virtually the entire route. There are linking routes connecting with The Dales Way from Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate. The route is very much an all season route with spring and autumn being good times to walk it. In summer it's popularity requires booking accommodation well ahead.
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Distance: 135 km Walking Time - 7 days
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The Dales Way is a delightful long distance path through the Yorkshire Dales, the Howgill
Fells and the eastern fringes of the Lake District from Ilkley to Bowness
on Windermere. The route follows the valleys of the Yorkshire Dales
National Park, crossing the English Pennine watershed as it makes its
way north westward towards Lakeland. One of the many attractions of
this well loved route is the abundance of features of architectural,
historical, social and ecological interest along the way. Churches,
manor houses, shooting lodges, Roman roads, ancient stone circles, packhorse
bridges, suspension bridges, viaducts, nature trails - The Dales Way
has them all. It is also unbelievable rich in flora and fauna; in fact
the interest never stops from first step to last. The contrast of the
landscapes also make this one of the most interesting long distance
paths; from the dark brooding gritstone of the start on Ilkley Moor
to the green and fertile Wharfedale valley. From the amazing limestone
pavements with hawthorn trees clinging tenaciously in crevices, to the
wide wild expanse of Oughtershaw Moss, desolate wilderness or spacious
freedom, depending upon your point of view. There is peacefulness walking
down the beautiful Dentdale, and the piece de resistance, the
glorious Howgill Fells and the view of Lakeland's mountains ahead.
