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Yorkshire Dales

In 1954, the Yorkshire Dales National Park was established on a protected area of 1,765 square kilometers. The largest part is set in North Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Dales, locally The Dales, include the river valleys in the middle part of the Pennines mountain range in Northern England. Areas northeast of Kirkby Lonsdale with the Lick Fell, the highest point of Lancashire, have also been included in the national park. The Dales form a rural, sparsely populated region with the ridges in between, ideal for extensive walking and cycling tours.

Year of establishment: 1954
Area: 2184 km²

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Long-Distance Hiking · United Kingdom

Pennine Way

recommended route Difficulty difficult

Distance 418 km

Duration 127:00 h

Ascent 9,161 m

Descent 9,306 m

Anspruchsvolle Fernwanderung durch die Mitte Englands von Edale im malerischen Peak District nach Kirk Yetholm in der schottischen Grenzregion

from Wiebke Hillen, England’s Great Walking Trails

Hiking Route · United Kingdom

Ilkey to Burnsall

recommended route Difficulty moderate

Distance 21.2 km

Duration 6:40 h

Ascent 312 m

Descent 243 m

In this first section of the Dales Way, enjoy a gentle day of riverside walking through pasture and woodland. On entering the grounds of Bolton ...

from Macs Adventure, Macs Adventure

Hiking Route · United Kingdom

Sedbergh to Burneside

recommended route Difficulty moderate

Distance 25.9 km

Duration 7:45 h

Ascent 278 m

Descent 333 m

Today you will leave the Yorkshire Dales National Park to enter that of the Lake District. Along the way, pass under the two Victorian viaducts of ...

from Macs Adventure, Macs Adventure

Hiking Route · United Kingdom

Reeth to Richmond

recommended route Difficulty moderate

Distance 16.9 km

Duration 4:30 h

Ascent 353 m

Descent 419 m

One of the shorter and easier days of the Coast to Coast is the tranquil stroll, mostly flat, through woodland, across farmland and beside the ...

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Hiking Route · United Kingdom

Hubberholme to Cowgill