Full Description
A guidebook to the Dales Way between Ilkley and Bowness-on-Windermere. Taking in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District National Park this week-long 128km (79 mile) walk is a perfect introduction to a multi-day hike.
The route is presented in 6 stages between 11 and 31km (7-19 miles) in length and described from south to north, a summary description is also provided for those wanting to walk in the opposite direction. The Watershed variant between Wharfedale and Dentdale is included.
Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:100,000 OS maps
Includes a separate map booklet containing OS 1:25,000 mapping and route line
The book features a trek planner that highlights information about accommodation, facilities and public transport along the route
Full accommodation listings are included
Contents
Map key
Overview map
Route summary table
The Dales Way Trek Planner
Preface
Introduction
About the Dales Way
Planning the walk
Suggested itineraries
When to go
Getting there and amp;hellip; and back
Public transport
First and last nights
Accommodation
Facilities en route
Pack-carrying services (baggage transfer)
Cash management
Equipment
Dogs
Planning day-by-day
Using this guide
Maps
Weather
Waymarking and paths
Health, safety and emergencies
Phones and Wi-Fi
All about the region
Geography
Geology
Plants and wildlife
History and culture
The Dales Way: Ilkley to Bowness
Wharfedale
Stage 1 Ilkley to Burnsall
Stage 2 Burnsall to Buckden
Langstrothdale and Dentdale
Stage 3 Buckden to Cowgill (Lea Yeat)
Stage 3A The Watershed Alternative
Stage 4 Cowgill (Lea Yeat) to Millthrop (Sedbergh)
Lonsdale and the Lakeland Fringe
Stage 5 Millthrop (Sedbergh) to Staveley
Into Lakeland
Stage 6 Staveley to Bowness-on-Windermere
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Accommodation along the route
Appendix C Further reading
