Section 3 of 6, Lady Anne's Way
Buckden to Hawes
18.1 miles (29.1 km). About 7 hours, challenging.
Start: SD 941 772. Finish: SD 882 896. 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.
Diversion in place on this route. On section 6 (Appleby-in-Westmorland to Penrith), not this one. The details are on its page.
Up and down
About 638 m of climbing and 629 m of descent; highest point 561 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Buckden.
- Bus stops
- Buckden - The Buck Inn, 50 m from the start. Directions SD 941 771Buckden - National Park Car Park, 170 m from the start. Directions SD 942 773
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 100 m from the start. Directions SD 942 773Buckden (National Park) (pay), 130 m from the start. Directions SD 942 773
Getting back
The section finishes at Hawes. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Dales Museum, 690 m from the finish. Directions SD 875 898Hawes Dales Countryside Museum, 720 m from the finish. Directions SD 875 898Post Office, 760 m from the finish. Directions SD 874 898
Planning Lady Anne's Way
- Planning the whole trail: ladyannesway.co.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Lady Anne's Way guide book (4th edition, March 2025) (Skyware Ltd).
- Baggage transfer: the services listed for the trail.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 31%, paved or flagged 25%, grass 9%; the rest (33%) isn't recorded.
About 22% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 28 stiles, 2 kissing gates, 60 gates, 6 stream crossings.
Steepest climb: about 118 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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