Where2Walk in the Yorkshire Dales
The Best 100 walks in the Yorkshire Dales
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All the walks here I have walked in the past year or so, therefore the information is up to date. The comments though are my personal view and anyone under taking one of these walks is doing so at their own risk, my recommendation is always to get the appropriate map and follow this whilst using the information supplied here as a guide.
To make it easier to find the walk most suitable for you I have divided the walks in to 5 different categories:
When you have found the walk for you, you can either download a file for your GPS or print the walk on a single page. It is all free. When you print the page the text and the map print but the photography does not.
Limestone Scenery from Conistone
D005- Limestone and gritstone scenery in a moorland setting
- Easy walking on excellent grassy paths
- Explore spectacular Conistone Dib
Sharp Haw & Flasby near Skipton
D009- Open moorland to forestry
- Long reaching views over the Ribble Valley
- Easy access from Skipton
Gordale Scar from Malham
D004- A geological masterpiece
- Includes Gordale Scar, Janet’s Foss & Malham Tarn
- Good all year round
Norber Erratics from Austwick
D041- A geological lesson near Austwick
- Silurian erratics meet limestone scars
- Panoramic views of the western Dales
Malham Cove
D043- A grand amphitheatre of rock 250′ high
- Very popular in the summer and weekends
- Best example of limestone ‘clints’ and ‘grykes’
Pen y Ghent from Horton
D012- Classic & best route up this popular fell
- Full of interest throughout the climb
- Extend to the broad ridge of Plover Hill
Eight Stiles Walk Around Long Preston
D076- Long distance views
- Lovely beckside walk
- Finish in the Maypole Inn or the Boars Head
Historic Villages near Settle
D002- 3 of the most attractive Dales villages
- Traditional limestone scenery and scars
- Historical industrial lime kilns
Catrigg Force from Stainforth
D030- Beautiful waterfall at Catrigg Force
- Lovely copse above Stainforth
- Thwaites at the Craven Heifer
