Walking the Dales Way
Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere through the Yorkshire Dales
4th Edition
Published on 15. July 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-78631-093-4 (ISBN)
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
More details
Series
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Kendal
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Laminated cover
With flaps
Illustrations
73 colour photographs
7 maps + separate 1:25,000 OS map booklet
Dimensions
Height: 166 mm
Width: 115 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78631-093-4 (9781786310934)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
07/2024
4th Edition
Cicerone Press
€26.49
Available for download
Person
Dr Terry Marsh is a Lancashire-based award-winning writer and photographer who specialises in the outdoors, the countryside, walking and travel. He has been writing books since the mid-1980s and is the author, co-author or revision author of over 100 titles.
Content
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
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