The Yorkshire Dales is a great area for walkers, with countless footpaths, ancient lanes and bridleways to explore, not to mention lots of picturesque villages with welcoming pubs and tea-rooms to refresh yourself after your walk.
Its not always obvious which walks will be suitable for dogs though. There is nothing more frustrating than getting half way round a walk and being confronted with a difficult stile and a mud covered dog to carry over it.
So the author has investigated lots of walks and found routes that any reasonably fit dog (and owner) could tackle.
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The Walks
The walks are roughly grouped around dales, here they are:
Crummack Dale and Ribblesdale
- Feizor, Wharfe and Town Head (Austwick) circuit (3½ miles).
- To Crummack Dale and back (6 miles).
- Langcliffe and Winskill (3 miles).
Malhamdale
- A Malhamdale Circuit (3¼ miles).
- Top Weets, fairies and the river Aire (6 miles).
- Four limestone Scars from Malham Tarn via Langscar Gate (9 miles).
Wharfedale
- Buckden, Cray & Hubberholme circuit (4½ miles).
- Kettlewell to Starbottom (5½ miles).
- Conistone Dib (3 miles).
- Linton Moors & Meadows (6 miles).
- Burnsall to Linton Falls (5½ miles).
- Round Thruscross reservoir (4 miles).
Wensleydale
- Middleham and the river Cover (4 miles).
- Bolton Castle and Aysgarth Falls (6 miles).
- West Burton & Three Falls (4½ miles).
- Three Villages - Bainbridge, Worton and Askrigg (4 miles).
- Burtersett and Wether Fell (6 miles).
Swaledale
- Upper Swaledale and Kisdon (6 miles).
- Gunnerside Gill to Barf End (6 miles).
- Arkengarthdale and Fremington Edge (6 miles).
