Section 2 of 6, Dales High Way
Skipton to Settle
18.7 miles (30.1 km). About 8 hours, challenging.
Start: SD 990 518. Finish: SD 820 637. 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 1,064 m of climbing and 1,020 m of descent; highest point 521 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Skipton.
- Station
- Skipton, 770 m from the start. Directions SD 983 513
- Bus stops
- Market Place, 10 m from the start. Directions SD 990 518Skipton - Doctor's Surgery, 220 m from the start. Directions SD 991 516Castle View Terrace, 260 m from the start. Directions SD 988 520
- Car parks
- Car park, 10 m from the start. Directions SD 990 518Car park (free), 20 m from the start. Directions SD 990 518Car park (free), 30 m from the start. Directions SD 990 518
Getting back
The section finishes at Settle. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Station
- Settle, 370 m from the finish. Directions SD 817 634
- Bus stops
- Market Place, 60 m from the finish. Directions SD 819 636Settle Station, 310 m from the finish. Directions SD 817 635Settle Booth's, 360 m from the finish. Directions SD 816 637
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 35%, gravel and tracks 24%, paved or flagged 13%; the rest (26%) isn't recorded.
About 12% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 16 stiles, 5 kissing gates, 38 gates, 1 stream crossing, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 96 m in a kilometre (1 in 10), starting 13.3 miles in.
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