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Dales Celebration Way

209 km / 130 miles

Dales Celebration Way
N Yorks
The Dales Celebration Way is a 130-mile circular route in the Yorkshire Dales. Although the Way officially starts, and ends, at Skipton, it can be started at any of the major places along the route. The website: www.walkingenglishman contains a synopsis and map of the route together with further synopsis of the 8 sections the route has been sub-divided into. From Skipton the walk takes the walker to Settle, Ingleton, Dent, Hawes, Reeth, Thoralby and Kettlewell before returning to Skipton. The route is described a being quite tough especially as it takes in Yorkshire’s Three Peaks.

Detailed route description on website below.

Details:

Path Type: Anytime Challenges
Attributes: Challenging; Moorland; Mountain
Start and Finish:
SD990519 - Skipton, North Yorkshire
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Web Sites: Route Description - Dales Celebration way

Maps:

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Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger: 98, 103, 104
OS Landranger Active: 98
OS Explorer: 2, 19, 21, 30, 41
OS Explorer Active: 2, 19, 21, 30, 41
Digital Maps:
Digital Mapping (25k Scale): MEMORY-MAP V5 YORKSHIRE DALES OS 1:25,000 (Memory-Map Europe)

Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:

Hostel Accommodation: Airton Quaker Hostel, Airton, Skipton, N Yorks < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Malham YHA, Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire < 1 Km
Bunk House: Golden Lion Bunkroom, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Settle < 1 Km
Bunk House: 3 Peaks Bunk Barn, Horton-in-Rbblesdale < 1 Km
Bunk House: Clapham Bunk 5 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Timberlodge, Pinecroft, Ingleton, Carnforth, Lancashire 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Ingleton YHA, Ingleton, Carnforth, Lancashire < 1 Km
Bunk House: Old School Bunkhouse, Chapel le Dale, Ingleton 1 Km
Bunk House: Whernside Manor Bunkhouse, Dent, Sedburgh < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Hawes Youth Hostel < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Hawes YHA, Lancaster Terrace, Hawes, North Yorkshire < 1 Km
Bunk House: Green Dragon Inn Bunkhouse < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Harris House, Hardraw, Hawes < 1 Km
Bunk House: Keld Bunk Barn & Yurts 3 Km
Camping Barn: Low Whita Farm, Low Row, Richmond, North Yorkshire < 1 Km
Camping Barn: Low Row Camping Barn YHA, Richmond, North Yorkshire < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Dales Bike Centre 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Grinton Lodge YHA 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Low Mill Outdoor Centre, Marsett, Askrigg, Leyburn 3 Km
Camping Barn: Marsett Barn 4 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Kettlewell YHA, Kettlewell, Skipton, North Yorkshire < 1 Km

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Connected Paths:

E Routes: E-Route 2 UK Section - Dover to Kirk Yetholm
National Trails (England & Wales): Pennine Bridleway - Settle Loop; Pennine Bridleway National Trail; Pennine Way National Trail
Paths Marked on OS mapping: Dales Way; Ribble Way
Significant un-waymarked paths: Coast to Coast (Wainwright)
Other Paths: Abbeys Amble; Airedale Way; Bay to Bay Walks; Bowland-Dales Traverse; Dales High Way; Dales Walk; Dales Way Watershed Alternatives; Grassington to East Coast Walk; Grassington to West Coast Walk; Head to Head; Herriot Way; Inn Way...to the Yorkshire Dales; Lady Anne's Way; Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk; North of England Way; One Week Coast to Coast Trek; Pennine Journey - Settle to Hadrian's Wall; Railway Heritage Trail; Richmond Way; Settle To Carlisle - Hill Walk; Settle to Carlisle Way; Six Peaks Trail; Swale Way; Three Ridings on Foot; Tidewater Way; Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle); Tributaries Walk; Two Roses Way; Way of the Roses; Yoredale Way; Yorkshire Water Way
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Anytime Challenges: Abbott's Hike; Afoot in Two Dales; Apostles Walk; Cavendish 27 Circuit; Dales Traverse; Falklands Way/The Yomp; Great Cautley Challenge; Limestone Lion; Lower Dales Three Hostel Walk; North Bowland Traverse; Skipton Double Trigger; Skipton Saunter; Skipton-Settle Link; Three Dales Way; Three Feathers Walk (Kettlewell); Three Hostels Three Peaks Walk; Three Peaks Walk (Yorkshire); Three Ways Walk; Trans-Dales Trail - 1; Trans-Dales Trail - 2; Trans-Dales Trail - 3; Trollers Trot; Walden Round; Yorkshire Dales Centurion Walk; Yorkshire Dales Challenge Walk; Yorkshire Dales Top Ten; Yorkshire Square Walk
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Downloads:

GPS Exchange Format Route File: Dales Celebration Way GPX Exchange Format Route File Login to Download
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MemoryMap Route file: Dales Celebration Way Memory Map Route File Login to Download
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Tracklogs Route file: Dales Celebration Way Tracklogs Route File Login to Download
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Route Profile:

207.8 Km (129.1 miles)
5,959 m (19,551 ft) ascent
724 m (2,375 ft)  maximum height
Dales Celebration Way - Route Profile
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