Overview

The Dales Way runs for 80 miles (128 km) from Ilkley in the Yorkshire Dales to Bowness in the Lake District. The route passes through small villages with welcoming pubs and B&Bs at strategic intervals. It ends on the shores of England's largest lake, Lake Windermere, and can be completed comfortably in 6 to 8 days.  The route is waymarked, but has many twists and turns. This map booklet makes the perfect partner: keep it in your pocket and stay on the trail at all times.  Features include: mapping updated in early 2026 lightweight (45 grams) and pocket-friendly includes town plans for Ilkley and Bowness mileage markers every mile, with km grid throughout detailed mapping of all three Link Routes from Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate includes all Watershed Alternatives (essential to completion during the Dentdale road closure) custom, clear mapping at 1:40,000 with north always up the page: no rotation accommodation, refreshments and points of interest clearly marked robust, opens flat and printed on rainproof paper.

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After a long career in education, information technology and academic publishing, Jacquetta became interested in long-distance walking and trekking. After completing the West Highland Way, her first long walk, in 1998 she progressed to Mount Kilimanjaro, which she has since summited four times by different routes. She founded Rucksack Readers in 2000 and is the author/coauthor of 27 of its guidebooks, several of them award-winning. She is a Life Member of the Dales Way Association and last walked the route in late 2025.

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