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Dales Way

Waymarked Way · Yorkshire Dales

2,500

XP

a 5-day route

Strenuous
129.55 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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624 m

324 m

24 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

1457 m

Drop

1528 m

Highest

523 m

Lowest

57 m

Walking time

about 28 h 17 min

A 5-day route, walked in stages. 2,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Downhill: Climbs 14% for 630 m midway, comes down 17% for 250 m early on.

Uphill: Climbs 17% for 250 m near the end, comes down 14% for 630 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

How the 129.3 km splits

Flat

88.4 km

Climbing

17.1 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

1.8 km

Descending

21.3 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.2 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.2 km

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