Dales Way

Self-guided walking holidays along the Dales Way. The Dales Way runs for 80 miles from Ilkley in West Yorkshire to Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria, following mostly riverside paths and passing through the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the gentle foothills of southern Lakeland to the shore of England's grandest lake.

The majority of the walk passes through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, over moors, across limestone pavements, through valleys, and alongside rivers.

It gives a unique taste of this famous park to the walker. The walk leaves the Yorkshire Dales for the finale as it crosses into Cumbria, fringing the Howgill Fells before culminating in the Lake District National Park on the banks of Lake Windermere.

This long-distance walk is particularly memorable and the total length is 80 miles is the perfect introduction for newcomers to long-distance walking.