Dales Way Ilkley To Bowness

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 127.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 40h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,379 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,408 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 521 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 43 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Yorkshire Dales
  • ⚐
    District: Ilkley 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.92866° / W 1.83053°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.36353° / W 2.92193°
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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.

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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. 74 m - Start of route
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.51 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Watery Lane Bridle Way
  4. 4 : km 0.62 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.74 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.85 - alt. 75 m - Continue
  7. 7 : km 1.35 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.72 - alt. 77 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 2.16 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right onto Ilkley Road
  10. 10 : km 2.61 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Old Lane
  11. 11 : km 3.07 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Smithy Greaves
  12. 12 : km 3.84 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 4.1 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 4.12 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 4.18 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto North Street
  16. 16 : km 4.36 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 4.55 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.72 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto High Mill Lane
  19. 19 : km 4.73 - alt. 86 m - Continue
  20. 20 : km 6.93 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
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  24. 24 : km 7.15 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.73 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight left onto Bolton Road, B6160
  26. 26 : km 8.18 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 8.47 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
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  33. 33 : km 9.96 - alt. 115 m - Continue
  34. 34 : km 10.82 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight left
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  56. 56 : km 22.73 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 57 : km 22.78 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left
  58. 58 : km 24.7 - alt. 157 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 25.04 - alt. 166 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 26.16 - alt. 173 m - Turn sharp right onto Station Road, B6265
  61. 61 : km 26.54 - alt. 197 m - Turn left onto Main Street
  62. 62 : km 26.58 - alt. 198 m - Keep left onto Main Street
  63. 63 : km 26.83 - alt. 214 m - Turn left onto Chapel Street
  64. 64 : km 26.92 - alt. 215 m - Keep left onto Chapel Street
  65. 65 : km 27.1 - alt. 214 m - Turn right onto Bank Lane
  66. 66 : km 27.32 - alt. 224 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 67 : km 27.5 - alt. 219 m - Turn right
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  71. 71 : km 30.79 - alt. 305 m - Keep left
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  73. 73 : km 33.96 - alt. 309 m - Turn left onto Highgate Leys Lane
  74. 74 : km 34.66 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
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  76. 76 : km 36.12 - alt. 225 m - Turn sharp left
  77. 77 : km 36.35 - alt. 215 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 36.46 - alt. 213 m - Turn left onto Scabbate Gate
  79. 79 : km 36.55 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight left onto The Green
  80. 80 : km 36.61 - alt. 209 m - Keep right onto The Green
  81. 81 : km 36.64 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight right onto Conistone Lane
  82. 82 : km 36.78 - alt. 207 m - Turn left onto B6160
  83. 83 : km 36.95 - alt. 209 m - Turn right
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  87. 87 : km 43.5 - alt. 223 m - Turn left onto Dubb's Lane
  88. 88 : km 43.53 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 44.65 - alt. 229 m - Turn slight right onto Dubb's Lane
  90. 90 : km 45.35 - alt. 237 m - Turn right onto Dubb's Lane
  91. 91 : km 45.39 - alt. 235 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 45.46 - alt. 238 m - Keep left
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  101. 101 : km 51.44 - alt. 306 m - Continue
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  106. 106 : km 51.71 - alt. 312 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 51.8 - alt. 319 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 53.36 - alt. 349 m - Turn left onto Swarthgill Farm
  109. 109 : km 55.83 - alt. 392 m - Keep left
  110. 110 : km 57.63 - alt. 398 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 58.09 - alt. 441 m - Continue
  112. 112 : km 58.33 - alt. 448 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 58.39 - alt. 445 m - Turn slight left
  114. 114 : km 58.41 - alt. 443 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 58.93 - alt. 479 m - Keep right
  116. 116 : km 59.54 - alt. 521 m - Turn slight left onto Cam High Road
  117. 117 : km 61.26 - alt. 437 m - Continue onto Cam High Road
  118. 118 : km 62.84 - alt. 310 m - Keep left
  119. 119 : km 62.86 - alt. 310 m - Turn left onto Cam High Road
  120. 120 : km 63.02 - alt. 326 m - Turn slight left onto Blea Moor Road, B6255
  121. 121 : km 63.19 - alt. 319 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 63.7 - alt. 353 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 64.9 - alt. 391 m - Turn left
  124. 124 : km 66.99 - alt. 409 m - Turn slight left
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  127. 127 : km 72.02 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
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  149. 149 : km 83.77 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  150. 150 : km 83.79 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Gap Lane
  151. 151 : km 84 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Gap Lane
  152. 152 : km 85.37 - alt. 151 m - Continue
  153. 153 : km 85.78 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight right
  154. 154 : km 85.91 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp left
  155. 155 : km 86.02 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
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  157. 157 : km 86.5 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  158. 158 : km 87.03 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  159. 159 : km 87.16 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Birks Lane
  160. 160 : km 87.26 - alt. 110 m - Keep left onto Birks Lane
  161. 161 : km 87.42 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight left
  162. 162 : km 87.49 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
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  164. 164 : km 89.44 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto A683
  165. 165 : km 90.36 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
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  167. 167 : km 91.84 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto A684
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  174. 174 : km 97.71 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
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  179. 179 : km 99.22 - alt. 204 m - Turn left onto Old Scotch Road
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  184. 184 : km 100.19 - alt. 195 m - Continue
  185. 185 : km 101.53 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
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  189. 189 : km 103.6 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
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  198. 198 : km 108.88 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left onto A6
  199. 199 : km 108.97 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
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  201. 201 : km 109.39 - alt. 85 m - Continue
  202. 202 : km 110.03 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
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  204. 204 : km 110.33 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
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  206. 206 : km 111.31 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Hall Road
  207. 207 : km 111.44 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
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  209. 209 : km 112.17 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  210. 210 : km 112.89 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  211. 211 : km 112.96 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Winter Lane
  212. 212 : km 113.12 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
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  214. 214 : km 113.82 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  215. 215 : km 116.16 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  216. 216 : km 116.3 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Kendal Road
  217. 217 : km 116.69 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Caldrigg Fold
  218. 218 : km 116.71 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  219. 219 : km 116.79 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  220. 220 : km 117.27 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  221. 221 : km 117.38 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Crook Road
  222. 222 : km 117.39 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Crook Road
  223. 223 : km 118.03 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
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  235. 235 : km 125.98 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight left
  236. 236 : km 126.08 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left
  237. 237 : km 126.51 - alt. 94 m - Continue onto Brantfell Rd
  238. 238 : km 126.88 - alt. 52 m - Continue onto St Martin's Pl
  239. 239 : km 126.93 - alt. 47 m - Slight left onto Lake Rd/​A592
  240. E : km 127.02 - alt. 43 m - End of route

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