A 90 mile walk across the glorious high country of the Yorkshire Dales
A Dales High Way Walk: a 90 mile walk across the glorious high country of the Yorkshire Dales

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Dales High Way Blogs

Here are some of the many blogs about the Dales High Way that individual walkers have prepared. Some take the form of text accounts of the walk, with photos. Others are video blogs. Please let us know if you would like your own blog adding, or perhaps recommend a blog you have seen for inclusion.

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Gus Northfield

Our Dales High Way - August 2024

Gus Northfield

August 2024 we set out to walk the Dales High Way over a week long period. We had never done a long distance walk together before.

Jean Pipes

Adventurous Dales High Way - May 2024

 Jean Pipes

I am a lover of nature and the beauty of our countryside.

Mickledore

An Absolute Corker! - Sept 2023

 Mickledore Blog

I can truly say hand on heart that the Dales High Way was an absolute corker.

MinackerMovies

Dales High Way Hiking 165km - May 2023

Oxenber Woods - MinackerMovies

In May 2023 Carol and Alan walked across the glorious high country of the Yorkshire Dales over nine days, staying in BnBs. This is a video of that hike.

Ambling Trails

A Dales High Way - Feb 2023

 Ambling Trails

Video blog of wintery walk along A Dales High Way - 90 miles in the glorious country of the Yorkshire Dales.

Crag Rat Outdoors

My Dales High Way Journey - Nov 2022

 My Dales High Way Journey

Jason Marchant walks A Dales High Way in 6 daily stages - video blog

Myster Lee

Wintery Walk - Feb 2022

 A Wintery Dales High Way

Short video blog of a trek along A Dales High Way in a wintery February


Micky Hikes

5 days wild camping on A Dales High Way - 2022.

 Micky Hikes A Dales High Way

90 miles over 5 days wild camping from Saltaire to Appleby with some COLD nights...

Adventurer Nic

Hiking A Dales High Way in winter - 2021.

Adventurer Nic

I wanted to show that multi-day adventures don’t have to stop once the cold season begins, so I challenged myself to walk the 90-mile (145 km) Dales High Way in winter.   

Mutyarden

North to South - Aug 2021

 North to South - Aug 2021

Video blog of camping along A Dales High Way, north to south

Morgs4Mountains

Saltaire to Appleby-in-Westmorland over 6 days, 2020.

Morgs4Mountains

I can't really think of any other trail that I have done that has been as visually impactive for it's entire length.  

It's raining again...

Dales High Way - August 2020

 IT'S RAINING AGAIN

Short video of a happy, wet hike, north to south, camping along the way

Backpacking Adventure

Backpacking A Dales High Way - 2019

Dave Goodman

In this video I backpack with my father along the Dales Highway.  

Discover

A Dales High Way & the Yorkshire Three Peaks - 2018

Discover - Penyghent

 The 3 peaks formed the main event, but the appetizer was the Malham area and the dessert the Howgill Fells. That’s a sumptuous 3 courses!

The Dorset Rambler

Backpacking the Dales High Way - 2018

The Dorset Rambler

This was such an awesome walk which I made in the hottest weather imaginable, and not a drop of rain on the way!

April Trail

A lovely uncomplicated trail - April 2017

 Photo montage of Dales High Way

Video photo montage of a spring Dales High Way hike

The Return

The Wandering Wayfarer returns to A Dales High Way - 2016

Dales High Way - the Return

I will also be using some of the alternative routes which have either evolved since the walk was formulated or are bad weather options from the official guide book.

Walking the blog

Charles Hawes walks his own variation - A High Dales Hike - 2014

Charles Hawes Walking the blog

Whilst walking one day we found a flyer that referred to The Dales High Way, which sounded exactly what we were after.  

Trailwalker

Trailwalker is backpacking along A Dales High Way - 2014

Trailwalker at Hirst Locks

 I had plans – best laid and all that…

Dales High Way plus...

Kevin Downes entertaining account of his extended Dales High Way walk - 2014

Kevin Downe, Dales High Way Plus 2014

I have been tempted by the sirens' call of the recently completed (Yorkshire) Dales High Way.

Rich Running

The Dales High Way or the Yorkshire 3 days, February 2013

Rich Running - the Dales High Way or the Yorkshire 3 days

A couple of weeks ago, I spent a most enjoyable 3 days running on The Dales Highway.

The Dales High Way 

Steffi and I have just walked the fantastic Dales High Way for our 4th Wedding Anniversary, May 2012

Steefi & Steve walk A Dales High Way

If you have half an hour to burn, take a look at this video diary that my wife and I knocked up...

The Dales High Way Walk

I intend to walk the basic route but may vary it slightly to fit in with using public transport

Another long distance walk as I find the time

I'm starting yet another long distance walk, which I will do in stages as I find time to walk it.

Another Summer Stroll

Diary of a long distance walk - The Dales High Way July 2011

Another Summer Stroll

We basked like two seals in the warm sunshine and gentle breeze.

Dales High Way Walk

Dales High Way Walk 2011 by Gregg

Gregg and Chris

I have just finished nine days of walking about the Lake District and have selected the Dales High Way to finish off my "grand walkabout" of the lakes and dales.

 Backwards

Appleby to Saltaire - 2011

A Dales High Way Backwards

We're walking the route backwards in three chunks...

Blisstocracy

The High Way and the River
A walk on the Dales High Way & the Teesdale Way - 2011

The High Way and the River - Blisstocracy 2011

So I decided that instead Friday 29th April was going to be Poly Styrene Day. OH BONDAGE - UP YOURS!

Matt Bye

The Dales Highway 2010

The Dales Highway 2010 - Matt Bye

As one of our walks every year, me and my Grandad walked The Dales Highway and also raised money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Heart Unit.

Helen Billingham

Walking the Dales Highway 2010

Walking the Dales Highway 2010 - Helen Billingham

Bye bye the Dales Highway – thanks for the memories, we’ll miss you.

M&G

M&G go for a walk - Dales High Way

M&G go for a walk - Dales High Way photos

And so it was that the two of us strode out of Ilkley train station this morning, after an early start, to walk a chunk of the Dales High Way.