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Bowland-Dales Traverse

Lancashire, N Yorkshire

137 km / 85 miles

An upland route across the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales, contrasting Bowland's heather-clad gritstone hills with the limestone terraces of the Dales. Besides visiting the villages of Slaidburn, Malham, Kettlewell, Aysgarth and Reeth, the route passes Attermire Scar, Malham Cove, Kilnsey Crag and Buckden Pike, the latter being the highest point at 2302ft.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Challenging Moorland Mountain
Start:	SD490447 - Garstang, Lancashire
Finish:	NZ171008 - Richmond, N Yorkshire

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook

Bowland-Dales traverse (Grey Stone Books - 1991 )

Maps:

You can use the interactive controls to zoom in and out and to move around the map, or click on a path or a marker for more info.(interactive map help)

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	92, 98, 102, 103
OS Landranger Active	92, 98, 102, 103
OS Explorer	2, 30, 41, 296, 304
OS Explorer Active	2, 30, 41, 296, 304

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Hostel Accommodation

Slaidburn YHA, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire

< 1 km

33 km

Camping Barn

Dale House Barn

< 1 km

39 km

Bunk House

Hornby Laithe Bunkhouse Barn

2 km

54 km

Hostel Accommodation

Airton Barn, Friends Meeting House

4 km

62 km

Hostel Accommodation

Malham YHA, Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire

< 1 km

62 km

Hostel Accommodation

FSC Malham Tarn

1 km

65 km

Hostel Accommodation

Wharfedale Lodge

1 km

74 km

Bunk House

Skirfare Barn, Crookacre

1 km

74 km

Bunk House

Grassington Bunkbarn

4 km

75 km

Hostel Accommodation

The Kettlewell Hostel, Kettlewell, Skipton, North Yorkshire

< 1 km

82 km

Camp Site

Buckden Camping

2 km

89 km

Hostel Accommodation

Grinton Lodge YHA

< 1 km

116 km

Hostel Accommodation

Dales Bike Centre, Fremington (Information and photos)

< 1 km

118 km

Camping Barn

Brompton on Swale Camping Barn, Richmond, N.Yorks

5 km

137 km

Click to show 11 more Accommodations

Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover

National Trails (England & Wales)

Pennine Bridleway National Trail Pennine Way National Trail

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Dales High Way Dales Way Ribble Way Wyre Way

Other Paths

Abbeys Amble Airedale Way Coast to Coast (Wainwright) Dales Walk Fairtrade Way Forest of Bowland Walk Great English Walk Head to Head Herriot Way Historical Walks through Lancashire and Yorkshire Hodder Way Howgills and Limestone Trail Inn Way ... to the Yorkshire Dales Joining The Seas Kendal Limestone Way Kettlewell Kanter for St Gemma's Lady Anne's Way Lancashire Way - Central Loop Lancashire Witches Walk Lancashire-Lakeland Link Lancaster Canal North of England Way North West Way Palatine Plod Pendle Witches Way Pennine Journey Rail To Trail Walk - The Bentham Line Red Rose Trail Richmond Way Settle To Carlisle - Hill Walk Settle to Carlisle Way Six Peaks Trail Sixty Mile Walk around Wensleydale St Alkelda's Way St Alkeldas Way - Off Road Version Swale Way Thirlmere Way Three Feathers Walks (Kettlewell) Three Ridings on Foot Tidewater Way Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle) Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Trans Pennine Way Tributaries Walk Two Centre Trek Two Roses Way Wainwrights Way Way of the Roses Wild Yorkshire Way Wild Yorkshire Way Goredale Scar Alternative Wild Yorkshire Way River Swale Alternative Wild Yorkshire Way River Ure Alternative Yoredale Way Yorkshire Water Way Click to show 51 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Abbott's Hike Afoot in Two Dales Dales Celebration Way Dales Fells Horseshoe Dales Traverse Heart of Bowland Walk Limestone Lion Loaves and Fishes Walk Lower Dales Three Hostel Walk North Bowland Traverse Skipton-Settle Link Three Dales Way Trans-Dales Trail - 1 Trans-Dales Trail - 2 Trans-Dales Trail - 3 Walden Round Witches Way Yorkshire Dales Centurion Walk Yorkshire Dales Top Ten Yorkshire Square Walk Click to show 17 more Anytime Challenges

Downloads:

GPX Route File

Bowland-Dales Traverse GPX Exchange Format Route File

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MemoryMap Route File

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Tracklogs Route File

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Route Profile:

139.9 km (86.9 miles)
4,318 m (14,167 ft) ascent
697 m (2,287 ft) maximum height

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