How long does it take to walk the Dales way?
This is our shortest Dales Way itinerary, taking 6 days to walk the trail from Ilkley to Bowness on Windermere. Whilst the 7 and 8 day options are more popular, the route is quite achievable in 6 days for those with the fitness and stamina to walk 10 to 16 miles each day. This walk (one of our favourites) starts and finishes in the stunning village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. It is about 5.Malham Cove walk – SHORT & EASY ROUTE: The path is flat and wide most of the way – the only steep part is up the stone steps from the bottom to the top of the Malham Cove cliff face. With reasonable mobility & fitness the part up the steps will take you 10 mins or so.
What is the most popular walk in the Yorkshire Dales?
According to AllTrails. Yorkshire Dales National Park and the most popular is Malham Landscape Trail: Janet’s Foss, Gordale Scar, and Malham Cove with an average 4. Malham Cove – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The spot they picked was the Limestone Pavement at the top of Malham Cove; the film also highlights some of the most stunning scenery in Yorkshire with views across Malhamdale to Cawden and Kirby Malham.One of the Yorkshire Dales Park’s famous Three Peaks, Ingleton is one of the most stunningly beautiful villages of this area. This is our top pick for natural scenery in the Yorkshire Dales villages. There are waterfalls, caves, gorges, and limestone cliffs.One of the most spectacular and most popular villages in the Dales is Malham. With dramatic limestone scenery just a stone’s throw from the village centre, Malham has few equals anywhere in the UK. A gentle stroll of about half an hour from the village will bring you to Malham Cove.
What is the best base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales?
Hawes is a great base to start your discovery of the Yorkshire Dales; with roads leading to all the corners of the Dales. From Hawes, you can access many of the special qualities of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Thornton-le-Dale – North York Moors Said by some to be the prettiest village in Yorkshire, Thornton-Le-Dale is proper chocolate-box material. Quite literally in fact as images of the thatched cottage beside Dalby Beck are regularly used on biscuit tins and calendars.Wensleydale – wide open valleys with lush green pastures, traditional villages and hidden waterfalls. Swaledale – the northernmost of the Yorkshire Dales has wild, unspoilt scenery and remote villages. Wharfedale – a U-shaped glacial dale with limestone scars towering high above the valley bottom.Thought to be one, if not the, prettiest village in Yorkshire, Thornton-le-Dale (also known as Thornton Dale) in North Yorkshire boasts a veritable cornucopia of picturesque scenes. One of the most famous sights in this oh-so-lovely village is a thatched cottage that resides next to Dalby Beck.