Section 7 of 8, Dales Way
Firbank to Burneside
10.8 miles (17.4 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SD 629 945. Finish: SD 508 959. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 387 m of climbing and 443 m of descent; highest point 216 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Firbank. We found no car park, station or bus stop near the start: none within a kilometre, no bus stop within 3 km and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap).
Getting back
The section finishes at Burneside. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Station
- Burneside, 610 m from the finish. Directions SD 502 958
- Bus stops
- Ford Bridge, 310 m from the finish. Directions SD 505 957Vicarage, 390 m from the finish. Directions SD 504 957St Oswald's Church (S bound), 420 m from the finish. Directions SD 504 957
Planning the Dales Way
- Planning the whole trail: dalesway.org.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Dales Way: Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere (Trailblazer).
- Baggage transfer: the services listed for the trail.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 29%, grass 14%, earth, rock and mud 13%; the rest (42%) isn't recorded.
About 28% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 5 stiles, 2 kissing gates, 11 gates.
Steepest climb: about 54 m in a kilometre (1 in 19), starting 1.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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