Walking in the Dales

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.

A wide selection of walks accessible by public transport is available on the Walking in the Yorkshire Dales website.
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Guides to 10 walks accessible by public transport in the Ingleborough area are available here. Ingleborough Walks forms part of the Ingleborough Dales Landscape Partnerships Stories in Stone project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and managed by Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.

Details of any footpath closures and access restrictions in the Yorkshire Dales National Park area are available here.

There are several longer distance walking routes in the Dales area, including:

• Coast to Coast
• Dales High Way
• Dales Way
• Nidderdale Way
• Pennine Way
• Ripon Rowel
• Six Dales Trail
• Three Peaks

 

​Guided Walks
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Several organisations organise guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales area:

DalesBus Ramblers organise a comprehensive programme of free walks in the Dales throughout the year, with walks on most Sundays and occasional Saturdays. Walks vary in length between around 4 and 10 miles. All walks are accessible by public transport.  Details are also available of a selection of past guided walks to give ideas of walks you might like to try on your own, all are accessible by public transport.

The Friends of Dalesrail offer a programme of guided walks from the Settle-Carlisle and Leeds-Morecambe railway lines

The Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line are not currently offering a guided walks programme, but it is hoped walks will resume during 2018.

Richmond Walking Festival offers guided walks through Swaledale and Wensleydale in late September plus a book festival.
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ride2stride is a festival of walks, talks and music along the fabulous Settle-Carlisle railway line. It's a week long celebration from Tuesday 1 May to Bank Holiday Monday 7 May 2018 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.