Dales Way Complete

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 137.10 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 43h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,416 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,445 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 521 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 52 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Yorkshire Dales
  • ⚐
    District: Ilkley 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.92811° / W 1.83717°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.363358° / W 2.919524°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Start near 140 Skipton Rd, Ilkley LS29 9BQ, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 92 m - Head east on Skipton Rd/A65 towards Apple Tree Gardens
  3. 3 : km 1.08 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Brook St
  4. 4 : km 1.09 - alt. 87 m - Walk south on Brook St towards West St
  5. 5 : km 1.3 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Church St/A65
  6. 6 : km 2.26 - alt. 75 m - Turn left at Dales Way
  7. 7 : km 4.18 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right onto Ilkley Road
  8. 8 : km 4.63 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Old Lane
  9. 9 : km 5.08 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Smithy Greaves
  10. 10 : km 5.21 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 5.23 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left onto Low Mill Lane
  12. 12 : km 5.86 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 6.2 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto North Street
  14. 14 : km 6.32 - alt. 94 m - Continue onto Bark Lane
  15. 15 : km 6.38 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  16. 16 : km 6.74 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto High Mill Lane
  17. 17 : km 6.75 - alt. 86 m - Continue
  18. 18 : km 9.74 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left onto Bolton Road, B6160
  19. 19 : km 10.19 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 11.79 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight left onto stepping stones
  21. 21 : km 11.84 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 12.91 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Pickles Bridge
  23. 23 : km 12.93 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 16.24 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Barden Aqueduct
  25. 25 : km 16.3 - alt. 118 m - Continue
  26. 26 : km 17.16 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto C272
  27. 27 : km 17.3 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 22.96 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight right onto Burnsall Bridge
  29. 29 : km 23.02 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp right
  30. 30 : km 24.87 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto suspension bridge
  31. 31 : km 24.92 - alt. 149 m - Continue
  32. 32 : km 28.34 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B6265
  33. 33 : km 28.73 - alt. 197 m - Turn left onto Main Street
  34. 34 : km 28.77 - alt. 198 m - Continue
  35. 35 : km 29 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight left onto Moor Lane
  36. 36 : km 29.02 - alt. 214 m - Turn slight left onto Chapel Street
  37. 37 : km 29.28 - alt. 214 m - Turn right onto Bank Lane
  38. 38 : km 29.5 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 36.14 - alt. 309 m - Turn left onto Highgate Leys Labe
  40. 40 : km 36.85 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 38.63 - alt. 214 m - Turn left onto Scabbate Gate
  42. 42 : km 38.73 - alt. 210 m - Continue onto The Green
  43. 43 : km 38.83 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight right onto Conistone Lane
  44. 44 : km 39.2 - alt. 209 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 45.74 - alt. 223 m - Turn left onto Dubb's Lane
  46. 46 : km 45.77 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 46.9 - alt. 229 m - Turn slight right onto Dubb's Lane, C32
  48. 48 : km 47.61 - alt. 237 m - Continue onto Hubberholme Bridge
  49. 49 : km 47.63 - alt. 234 m - Continue onto Stubbing Lane
  50. 50 : km 47.65 - alt. 235 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 51.7 - alt. 277 m - Turn left onto C32
  52. 52 : km 51.72 - alt. 277 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 54.05 - alt. 319 m - Turn left onto C32
  54. 54 : km 55.47 - alt. 345 m - Turn slight left
  55. 55 : km 55.56 - alt. 348 m - Turn slight left onto C32
  56. 56 : km 55.62 - alt. 349 m - Turn left onto Swarthgill Farm
  57. 57 : km 55.74 - alt. 350 m - Continue onto Swarthghyll
  58. 58 : km 58.09 - alt. 392 m - Turn slight left
  59. 59 : km 61.8 - alt. 521 m - Turn slight left onto Cam High Road
  60. 60 : km 65.27 - alt. 326 m - Turn slight left onto Blea Moor Road, B6255
  61. 61 : km 65.32 - alt. 326 m - Walk west on B6255 towards Blea Moor Rd
  62. 62 : km 70.11 - alt. 318 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 76.88 - alt. 252 m - Turn slight left onto Stone House Bridge
  64. 64 : km 76.9 - alt. 252 m - Turn slight right
  65. 65 : km 91.33 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Gap Lane
  66. 66 : km 91.84 - alt. 166 m - Continue
  67. 67 : km 93.46 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 68 : km 93.57 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 93.87 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 94.28 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Vicarage Lane
  71. 71 : km 94.47 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Back Lane, A684
  72. 72 : km 94.57 - alt. 128 m - Continue onto Back Lane, A684
  73. 73 : km 94.73 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Loftus Hill
  74. 74 : km 94.74 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 95.15 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Busk Lane
  76. 76 : km 95.16 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 95.62 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 95.69 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Birks Lane
  79. 79 : km 95.8 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight left onto Birks Lane
  80. 80 : km 95.96 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 97.76 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto A683
  82. 82 : km 98.34 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 100.38 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto A684
  84. 84 : km 100.42 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 105.69 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight left onto Crook of Lune Bridge
  86. 86 : km 105.72 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 106.19 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto B6257
  88. 88 : km 106.25 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 107.79 - alt. 204 m - Turn left onto Old Scotch Road
  90. 90 : km 107.92 - alt. 216 m - Turn slight right
  91. 91 : km 110.83 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left onto Beck House Bridge
  92. 92 : km 110.85 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 112.8 - alt. 114 m - Continue onto Bridge Down
  94. 94 : km 112.81 - alt. 114 m - Continue
  95. 95 : km 117.44 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left onto A6
  96. 96 : km 117.53 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 120.31 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Hall Road
  98. 98 : km 120.44 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right
  99. 99 : km 120.54 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 120.55 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Hall Road
  101. 101 : km 120.79 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto New Road
  102. 102 : km 120.89 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp right
  103. 103 : km 120.93 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left onto Steel's Row
  104. 104 : km 121.03 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 121.03 - alt. 54 m - Continue
  106. 106 : km 121.03 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 121.13 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right
  108. 108 : km 121.18 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp left onto New Road
  109. 109 : km 121.28 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right onto New Street
  110. 110 : km 121.52 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 122.94 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto Winter Lane
  112. 112 : km 123.07 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Kent Close
  113. 113 : km 123.17 - alt. 64 m - Continue
  114. 114 : km 126.34 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Kendal Road
  115. 115 : km 126.66 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Main Street
  116. 116 : km 126.73 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Caldrigg Fold
  117. 117 : km 126.76 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left
  118. 118 : km 127.36 - alt. 109 m - Continue onto Crook Road
  119. 119 : km 127.62 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight right
  120. 120 : km 136.58 - alt. 96 m - Walk west on Dales Way
  121. 121 : km 136.59 - alt. 94 m - Continue onto Brantfell Rd
  122. 122 : km 136.63 - alt. 89 m - Turn left towards Brantfell Rd
  123. 123 : km 136.72 - alt. 91 m - Make a U-turn
  124. 124 : km 136.81 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Brantfell Rd
  125. E : km 137.1 - alt. 58 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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