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!
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.
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
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!
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).