Section 3 of 6, Dales High Way
Settle to Chapel-le-Dale
14.1 miles (22.6 km). About 6 hours, challenging.
Start: SD 820 637. Finish: SD 737 771. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 804 m of climbing and 714 m of descent; highest point 684 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Settle.
- Station
- Settle, 370 m from the start. Directions SD 817 634
- Bus stops
- Market Place, 60 m from the start. Directions SD 819 636Settle Station, 310 m from the start. Directions SD 817 635Settle Booth's, 360 m from the start. Directions SD 816 637
- Car parks
- Car park, 20 m from the start. Directions SD 819 636Car park, 40 m from the start. Directions SD 819 636Car park, 40 m from the start. Directions SD 819 636
Getting back
The section finishes at Chapel-le-Dale. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Chapel-le-Dale Hill Inn, 720 m from the finish. Directions SD 742 776
Planning the Dales High Way
- Planning the whole trail: daleshighway.co.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: A Dales High Way: Route Guide (3rd edition, 2020) (Skyware Ltd).
- Baggage transfer: the services listed for the trail.
What to expect
Underfoot: grass 29%, gravel and tracks 21%, paved or flagged 14%, earth, rock and mud 9%; the rest (27%) isn't recorded.
About 17% on roads with traffic.
Path grade, where mappers have given one: clear path 91%, rough mountain path 9%.
On the way: 21 stiles, 1 kissing gate, 25 gates, 7 stream crossings, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 122 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), starting 9.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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