Walking the Dales Way

Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere through the Yorkshire Dales

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
176 Seiten
2021 | 4th Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78631-093-4 (ISBN)

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Walking the Dales Way - Terry Marsh
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Guidebook to walking the Dales Way. This picturesque 79 mile route through the Yorkshire Dales between Ilkley and Bowness-on-Windermere is one of the most gentle long-distance walks in Britain. The route is described in both directions, passing through Wharfedale, Dentdale and the eastern fringe of the Lake District. With 1:25K OS map booklet.
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

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.

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 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

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cicerone guidebooks
Zusatzinfo 73 colour photographs 7 maps + separate 1:25,000 OS map booklet
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 260 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
ISBN-10 1-78631-093-7 / 1786310937
ISBN-13 978-1-78631-093-4 / 9781786310934
Zustand Neuware
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