Section 2 of 4, Six Dales Trail
Breary Banks to Wath
9.8 miles (15.8 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SE 151 802. Finish: SE 144 677. 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 3 (Wath to Blubberhouses), not this one. The details are on its page.
Up and down
About 419 m of climbing and 513 m of descent; highest point 411 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Breary Banks.
- Car park
- Car park, 720 m from the start. Directions SE 153 809
Getting back
The section finishes at Wath.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Pateley Bridge King Street, 2.4 km away (Directions).
Planning the Six Dales Trail
- Planning the whole trail: wawotley.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Six Dales Trail guidebook (Walkers are Welcome (Otley)).
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 43%, grass 18%, paved or flagged 13%, earth, rock and mud 10%; the rest (17%) isn't recorded.
About 11% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 16 stiles, 26 gates, 4 stream crossings.
Steepest climb: about 105 m in a kilometre (1 in 10), starting 2.9 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- The Sportsman Arms, Wath: at the finish. Food, seats outside, step-free.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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