The Dales Way - A Walker's Guide

 
Guidebook for the picturesque 78 mile walk through the Yorkshire Dales and the eastern fringe of the Lake District between Ilkley and Bowness on Windermere. The Dales Way is one of the gentlest multi-day walks in Britain, and an excellent introduction to long-distance walking. Route described in both directions.
 

The Dales Way

A complete guide to the Trail
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Paperback - Laminated
Edition
Second
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ISBN_13
9781852844646
Availability
Published

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£10.00

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Seasons
Any time of year. Spring and autumn ideal. May be more difficult to get accommodation in high summer and winter.
Centres
Bowness, Sedbergh, Dent Head, Buckden, Grassington, Burnsall, Ilkley
Difficulty
Suitable introduction to long-distance walking. Some quite isolated stretches, but never far from help/shelter.
Must See
Historic buildings, roads, bridges, etc. Landscape, flowers and wildlife. Bolton Abbey, Dent, Dales villages.
 
 

Introduction
The Second Edition
Planning the Walk
Maps
Accommodation and Additional Information
Equipment

The Dales Way: Ilkley to Bowness
1 Wharfedale

   Ilkley to Bolton Abbey (9.6km/6 miles)
   Bolton Abbey to Barden Bridge (5.1km/3.2 miles)
   Barden Bridge to Burnsall (5.8km/3.6 miles)
   Burnsall to Grassington (5.6km/3.5 miles)
   Grassington to Kettlewell (10.1km/6.3 miles)
   Kettlewell to Buckden (6.6km/4 miles)
   Buckden to Beckermonds (9km/5.6 miles)
   Beckermonds to Holme Hill (11km/6.9 miles)
2 Dentdale
   Holme Hill to Dent (Church Bridge) (14.8km/9.25 miles)
   Dent (Church Bridge) to Millthrop (Sedbergh) (7.7km/4.8 miles)
3 Lonsdale and the Lakeland Fringe
   Millthrop (Sedbergh) to Lincoln’s Inn Bridge (5.5km/3.4 miles)
   Lincoln’s Inn Bridge to Crook of Lune Bridge (5.25km/3.3 miles)
   Crook of Lune Bridge to Burneside (14.4km/9 miles)
4 Into Lakeland
   Burneside to Staveley (5.2km/3.25 miles)
   Staveley to Bowness (10.4km/6.5 miles)

The Dales Way: Bowness to Ilkley
1 Out of Lakeland
2 The Lakeland Fringe and Lonsdale
3 Dentdale
4 Wharfedale

Appendix 1 Bibliography
Appendix 2 Useful addresses
Index

 
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