Dales Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 65.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 23h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,648 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,549 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 478 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 42 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 46 m - Start on Foulstep
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Foulstep
  3. 3 : km 0.53 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Ellers Brow
  4. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.6 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 0.62 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.72 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 0.85 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.29 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.46 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 1.7 - alt. 166 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.76 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 1.85 - alt. 181 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 2.26 - alt. 199 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.27 - alt. 198 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 2.42 - alt. 198 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 2.5 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 2.62 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 2.85 - alt. 202 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 2.91 - alt. 201 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.15 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.26 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 3.36 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.41 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight right onto George Pleasance Memorial Bridge
  25. 25 : km 3.49 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 3.88 - alt. 44 m - Keep right onto Under Loughrigg Road
  27. 27 : km 3.89 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto Under Loughrigg Road
  28. 28 : km 3.9 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 3.91 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.09 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 4.09 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.13 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.23 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 4.38 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 4.47 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Rothay Road, A593
  36. 36 : km 4.54 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Wansfell Road, A591
  37. 37 : km 4.78 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Wansfell Road, A591
  38. 38 : km 4.8 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto Lake Road, A591
  39. 39 : km 4.96 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 5.03 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Low Gale
  41. 41 : km 5.04 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Gale How
  42. 42 : km 5.1 - alt. 87 m - Keep right onto Gale How Park
  43. 43 : km 5.17 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 5.56 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Stock Ghyll Lane
  45. 45 : km 5.98 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 6.99 - alt. 451 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 7.04 - alt. 458 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 7.04 - alt. 456 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 7.13 - alt. 456 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 7.14 - alt. 455 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 7.18 - alt. 456 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 7.4 - alt. 440 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 8.04 - alt. 363 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 8.04 - alt. 363 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 9.41 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto Townhead Brow
  56. 56 : km 9.53 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 9.62 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight right onto Low Gate
  58. 58 : km 9.63 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 10.09 - alt. 124 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 10.14 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 10.19 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Patterdale Road, A592
  62. 62 : km 10.37 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 11.14 - alt. 208 m - Keep right onto Garburn Road
  64. 64 : km 11.45 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 11.69 - alt. 309 m - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 11.81 - alt. 336 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 11.82 - alt. 337 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 11.85 - alt. 345 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 12.3 - alt. 454 m - Turn slight left
  70. 70 : km 12.52 - alt. 474 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 12.65 - alt. 474 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 12.87 - alt. 454 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 13.32 - alt. 345 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 13.35 - alt. 337 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 13.36 - alt. 336 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 13.48 - alt. 309 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 13.62 - alt. 272 m - Turn left onto Dubbs Road
  78. 78 : km 15.97 - alt. 199 m - Turn left onto Moorhowe Road
  79. 79 : km 16.17 - alt. 201 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 16.57 - alt. 195 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 16.62 - alt. 195 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 18.18 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left
  83. 83 : km 18.26 - alt. 148 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 19.21 - alt. 161 m - Keep right
  85. 85 : km 19.71 - alt. 226 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 20.22 - alt. 189 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 87 : km 21.24 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 21.37 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 21.97 - alt. 191 m - Turn slight left
  90. 90 : km 22.02 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 23.63 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 25.18 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 25.82 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Crook Road
  94. 94 : km 25.83 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Crook Road
  95. 95 : km 25.94 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 26.41 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 26.49 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right onto Caldrigg Fold
  98. 98 : km 26.51 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Main Street
  99. 99 : km 26.91 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 27.55 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  101. 101 : km 28 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight right
  102. 102 : km 28.28 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Winter Lane
  103. 103 : km 29.53 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 29.6 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 30.32 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left
  106. 106 : km 30.47 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 31.41 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 32 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 32.19 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 32.29 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 33.33 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight right
  112. 112 : km 33.35 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto A6
  113. 113 : km 33.44 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp right
  114. 114 : km 34.76 - alt. 173 m - Turn slight left
  115. 115 : km 34.77 - alt. 174 m - Keep right
  116. 116 : km 35.51 - alt. 168 m - Keep right
  117. 117 : km 37.29 - alt. 115 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 37.74 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right
  119. 119 : km 38.08 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  120. 120 : km 38.25 - alt. 130 m - Keep right
  121. 121 : km 38.34 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 38.73 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 40.05 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 40.08 - alt. 168 m - Turn sharp left
  125. 125 : km 40.83 - alt. 192 m - Keep right
  126. 126 : km 42.28 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  127. 127 : km 42.3 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  128. 128 : km 42.37 - alt. 203 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 42.7 - alt. 215 m - Turn left onto Old Scotch Road
  130. 130 : km 42.77 - alt. 209 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 42.98 - alt. 205 m - Keep left
  132. 132 : km 43.14 - alt. 187 m - Turn left
  133. 133 : km 43.2 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 44.23 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 44.32 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto B6257
  136. 136 : km 44.39 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 44.95 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight right
  138. 138 : km 48.58 - alt. 161 m - Keep right
  139. 139 : km 50.16 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto A684
  140. 140 : km 50.2 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  141. 141 : km 51.65 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  142. 142 : km 51.68 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  143. 143 : km 52.23 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto A683
  144. 144 : km 52.6 - alt. 89 m - Keep right
  145. 145 : km 52.8 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  146. 146 : km 54.55 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right
  147. 147 : km 54.62 - alt. 101 m - Keep right onto Birks Lane
  148. 148 : km 54.88 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 54.96 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  150. 150 : km 55.56 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  151. 151 : km 55.91 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Loftus Hill
  152. 152 : km 56.02 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  153. 153 : km 56.13 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  154. 154 : km 56.94 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Frostrow Lane
  155. 155 : km 58.16 - alt. 187 m - Keep left
  156. 156 : km 60.19 - alt. 287 m - Turn right
  157. 157 : km 60.57 - alt. 258 m - Turn slight left
  158. 158 : km 61.69 - alt. 200 m - Keep left
  159. 159 : km 61.96 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Hollow Lane
  160. 160 : km 62.03 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight right onto Hollow Lane
  161. 161 : km 62.41 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight left
  162. 162 : km 62.55 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  163. 163 : km 63.35 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight left
  164. 164 : km 63.42 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  165. 165 : km 64.26 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  166. 166 : km 64.43 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  167. 167 : km 64.44 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  168. 168 : km 65.52 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  169. E : km 65.9 - alt. 145 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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