The Yorkshire Dales are very popular with walkers, with walks suitable for all abilities.
Seven of the walks on ITV's recent "Britain's Top 100 Walks" programme were within the Yorkshire Dales/Forest of Bowland area - and all are accessible by public transport. Click here for details.
Guided Walks Several organisations organise guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales area:
The Friends of DalesBus organise a comprehensive programme of free DalesBus Ramblersguided walks in the Dales throughout the year, with walks on most Sundays/Bank Holidays and occasional Saturdays. Walks vary in length between around 4 and 12 miles. All walks are accessible by public transport. The website also contains a summary of past guided walks to give ideas of walks accessible by public transport.that you might like to try on your own.
The Friends of Dalesrail offer a programme of free guided walks from the Settle-Carlisle and Leeds-Morecambe railway lines
The Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line offer a programme of free guided walks, with walks every weekend and occasional midweek days, all accessible by public transport..
Richmond Walking Festival offers guided walks through Swaledale and Wensleydale in late September plus a book festival. ride2stride is a festival of walks, talks and music along the fabulous Settle-Carlisle railway line. It's a week long celebration usually held in early May (2019 festival: April 30th to May 6th) of the wonderful landscape and culture of the western Dales and Eden Valley.
Details of guided walks and events in the National Park are provided on the Yorkshire Dales website.