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Dales Way Link - Harrogate to Ilkley

N Yorkshire, W Yorkshire

26 km / 16 miles

Linear route from Harrogate to the Old Bridge at Ilkley which forms a link path to the Dales Way via Valley Gardens, Harlow Carr, Beaver Dyke Reservoirs, Swinsty Reservoir, Timble, Lippersley Pike and Middleton. Re-routed in 2010 due to problems with previous route which went to Bolton Abbey via access land that was closed at certain times.

Details:

Waymark: Name on green and yellow disc

Path Type:	Other Paths
Waymark:	Name on green and yellow disc
Attributes:	Easy Lake/Reservoir/Loch Moorland River Heritage
Start:	SE297553 - Pump Room Museum, Harrogate, N Yorkshire
Finish:	SE112480 - Old Bridge, Ilkley, W Yorkshire
Open Date:	1974

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Leaflet	Harrogate link : a walk from Harrogate to join the Dales Way at Ilkley (Harrogate Group Ramblers - 2013 )
Badge	Badge for Harrogate Dalesway Link (Harrogate Group Ramblers )
External download	Harrogate Link: a walk from Harrogate to join the Dales Way at Ilkley (Harrogate Group Ramblers - 2013 )
External download	Dales Way Link Route Map (Footprint Maps - 2019 )

Maps:

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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	104
OS Landranger Active	104
OS Explorer	289, 297
OS Explorer Active	289, 297

Other Paper Maps:

Stripmap

Dales Way (Footprint Maps - 2019)

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Heritage Centre

Washburn Heritage Centre

< 1 km

12 km

Walkers are Welcome

Burley-in-Wharfedale (Walkers are Welcome)

5 km

25 km

Connected Paths:

Related Paths

Dales Way

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Ebor Way Harrogate Ringway Six Dales Trail

Other Paths

Abbey Trail Abbeys Amble Beacons Way Whalley to Otley Great English Walk Historical Walks through Lancashire and Yorkshire St Bernard's Way Stanza Stones Trail Stanza Stones Walk Tidewater Way Trans Pennine Way Yorkshire Water Way Click to show 8 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Abbott's Hike Harrogate and Knaresborough Heritage Trail Otley Nine Leagues Otley Ringway Walk Rezzy Rush Sting in the Tail Three Dales Way Three Moors Walk Three Rivers Walk Two Beacons Challenge Wharfedale Washburn Challenge Yorkshire Ridings 200 Furlongs Click to show 9 more Anytime Challenges

Downloads:

GPX Route File

Dales Way Link - Harrogate GPX Exchange Format Route File

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MemoryMap Route File

Dales Way Link - Harrogate Memory Map Route File

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Tracklogs Route File

Harrogate - Dales Way Link Tracklogs Route file

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Route Profile:

26.0 km (16.2 miles)
463 m (1,519 ft) ascent
315 m (1,033 ft) maximum height

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Quick links

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