Length of Dales Way

EddieM wrote:

> Anyone know the most accurate source of info?

Ilkley -> Burnsall, good day's walk.
Burnsall -> Hubberholme, good day's walk.
Hubberholme -> Dent, long day's walk.
Dent -> Sedburgh, half day.
Sedburgh -> Burneside, half day.
Burneside -> Bowness, half day.

Chris

On 2 Sep 2005 00:18:48 -0700, "EddieM" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm planning to walk the Dales Way inluding the Leeds Link but have
>conflicting info on total length:
>Walking Englishman website - 93.1 miles
>Paul Hannon 'Dales Way' book - 105 miles
>Anthony Burton 'The Dales Way' book - 96 miles
>Key for me is to know a reliable distance between stops!
>
>Anyone know the most accurate source of info?

People start from different places and may or may not include diversions to accommodation etc., but
using Memory Map, the Leeds Link from Woodhouse (SE293350) to the river bridge in Ilkley is 20
miles. The Dales Way from the Ilkley bridge to Bowness (SD404968) is 77.3 miles.

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Thanks for the info. I suspected that the Burton book is more accutate
based on previous experience of the Cleveland Way. What you say appears
to confirm it.
Eddie

EddieM wrote:
>
> I'm planning to walk the Dales Way inluding the Leeds Link but have
> conflicting info on total length:
> Walking Englishman website - 93.1 miles
> Paul Hannon 'Dales Way' book - 105 miles
> Anthony Burton 'The Dales Way' book - 96 miles
> Key for me is to know a reliable distance between stops!
>
> Anyone know the most accurate source of info?

http://www.dalesway.org.uk/

I walked the Dales way in March, and measured the distance from Ilkley
to Windermere was 81.8 miles using my GPD (although this did include a
couple of diversions off-route to visit pubs and suchlike).

My write-up of th walk is at:
http://www.britishwalks.org/walks/Named/DalesWay.php

I hope that you enjoy the trip; it is a super walk with lots of varied
scenery.