Yorkshire Dales In Comfort

Great for active first-timers and experienced walkers alike.

Before your tour, we recommend walking regularly and incorporating some hilly terrain into your routine. Be sure to check the daily distances and elevation changes outlined in your itinerary.

The route features a combination of well-maintained footpaths, tracks, minor roads, and sections of pavement along busier roads as it passes through towns.

While heavy rainfall may cause certain paths to become muddy and boggy, it adds to the adventure, offering a unique and rewarding experience as you navigate through these varied terrains!

The terrain at the top of Malham Cove is beautiful but uneven, with slippery limestone rocks and deep gaps, so it's important to watch your step, especially when wet or windy.

This tour is graded easy to moderate. Within the tour individual days may vary in difficulty, with some sections tougher or easier than the overall rating suggests, though elevation changes are generally modest and daily distances fairly short.

Accommodation is in carefully chosen guesthouses, B&Bs and small hotels, located in Yorkshire Dales towns and villages along the route.

Yes, solo travelers are very welcome. There will be a supplement because some costs, like transfers, aren't shared. Or if you'd like to book a single room, just ask. These are available for a supplement.

A hearty breakfast is included each morning. Lunch and dinner aren't included, so you're free to choose from the many options nearby. Most accommodations are happy to provide a packed lunch on request, which can be booked on arrival, and dinner is available either at your accommodation or at nearby pubs and restaurants. The Yorkshire Dales is known as one of the best culinary regions in the UK, so you're sure to find great local food along the way.

This tour runs in spring, summer and autumn. Spring brings beautiful wildflowers, summer tends to have the best temperatures, and autumn is a little quieter. You can start any day of the week between April and September, subject to availability, and it's also possible to travel in October, though luggage and taxi transfers during that month may carry an off-season supplement from our local supplier.

Your bags will be collected from your accommodation each day and moved onto your overnight accommodation. We ask you to limit your luggage to one bag of up to 17kg/37lbs per person.

The route is waymarked in places, for example along the Dales Way, the Airedale Way and the Settle Loop, but you'll also cross some unmarked trails through farmland and open countryside, so you'll need to be comfortable reading a map and using your route notes together to find your way. GPS tracks are also provided if you'd like to use a GPS unit.

Navigation is straightforward using our app which has maps, tracks and daily route info. Simply download the information and tracks for offline use and follow the route on your phone. Once on the trail you do not need signal for the app to work and follow your progress.

Settle has its own train station, so is easily accessible from London (one change in Leeds, taking 3-4 hours), Manchester (around 2 hours) and Leeds (around 1 hour). You can fly into Manchester, Liverpool or Glasgow Airports. National Rail has further information on train times and schedules.

For your return, an included transfer takes you from your accommodation in Grassington to Skipton train station. From here, you can take trains to London (via Leeds, around 3 hours) or Manchester (also via Leeds, around 2 hours). The most convenient airports to fly out of are Leeds, London or Manchester. Traveline or National Rail have further information on trains.

You'll need good hiking shoes or boots, comfortable hiking clothes, waterproofs, a daypack, and we recommend hiking poles. A portable charger for your cell phone is essential. On booking, our Tour Info will give you a complete packing list.

On certain days you can shorten the route or skip it entirely by using a taxi or public transport.

We highly recommend that you have travel insurance when you book with Macs Adventure. Your policy should cover medical treatment (including repatriation and emergency evacuation by air ambulance or helicopter), injury, death, third-party liability, and trip cancellation