This website is designed to bring you all the information and resources you need to research, plan and enjoy walking this challenging 90-mile long-distance trail, from Saltaire to Appleby-in-Westmorland, across the glorious high country of the Yorkshire Dales.
From an overview of the entire ROUTE, you can explore the trail in more detail:
Route Updates show any current changes to the route.
Details of the 2 current official GUIDE books to the trail, with independent reviews and the option to buy online post-free (UK only). The two guides are designed to complement each other and together make the perfect trail-guide package.
ACCOMMODATION listings along the entire route make organising your walking itinerary easier. Including hotels, pubs, B&Bs, bunk barns and campsites, with Sectional Google Maps showing additional features.
The FRIENDS of A Dales High Way is an informal group that exists to help support, promote and maintain the route. Membership is free and open to all, with a small committee of volunteers who monitor the trail, liaise with the Yorkshire Dales National Park and other local authorities, undertake simple maintenance tasks, give talks, organise public walks and produce an annual newsletter.
The FORUM is a place where walkers can share ideas, experiences and ask questions, primarily by joining a popular Private Facebook Group. In addition a range of text and video blogs are shared and there is an archive of older forum postings.
A range of LINKS to information and resources which may prove interesting and useful, from tourist information to public transport, baggage couriers and walking holiday organisers, weather and other helpful sites.
An exhilarating
90 miles across the glorious high country of the Yorkshire Dales
Walk this spectacular landscape from Saltaire to Appleby-in-Westmorland
Explore its rich history, geology and culture
Return with a breathtaking train ride along England's most beautiful railway
More than just a walk
"Promoted through a
superbly illustrated Companion booklet, rich in local geology,
history and wildlife, with detailed OS-based maps in an excellent
Route Guide, the Dales High Way is a sure-fire winner for all keen
Dales walkers."
- Colin Speakman
Yorkshire Dales Review
Don't forget to call in at the Appleby Tourist Information Centre when you finish your walk to sign the Guestbook and collect your Certificate.
Dales High Way Lapel BadgesCelebrate your Dales High Way walk with this beautiful high quality enamel lapel badge.
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