Arkengarthdale watered by Arkle Beck is an offshoot of Swaledale and has a stark beauty of its own. This is the country of the old lead...

Despite the predominance of the great reservoirs of Angram, Scar House and Gouthwaite in the landscape of upper Nidderdale, much remains...

The highest inn in England at 1732ft, Tan Hill Inn sits in the middle of the featureless wastes of Stainmore which is broken only by the...

Between the great reservoirs of Gouthwaite and Scar House upper Nidderdale is flanked by high moors. Their network of rights of way...

Downstream from Richmond the Swale still has over three miles to flow between wooded banks and across rich pastureland before it reaches...

In the middle of the rolling grasslands of the Vale of Mowbray and about half way between Northallerton and Darlington is Pepper Arden...

In 2012 the new Pennine Bridleway officially opened to the public. This 200 mile route stretches from Derbyshire to Ravenstonedale in...

One of the less frequented dales, Dentdale is only 10 miles long and never more than half a mile wide. Its appeal lies in it being...

Buckden, where the Wharfe turns south after flowing eastwards through Langstrothdale, has some of the finest scenic walking in the dales....

This 11 mile walk explores the westernmost section of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and includes an ascent and crossing of the the...

More than 60 years ago Askrigg was the subject of "Yorkshire Village", written by the historians of the Dales, Marie Hartley and Joan...

Grewelthorpe in the rolling farmland of mid-Wensleydale, is at the centre of a wide ranging network of rights of way that are ideal for...

The rich farmland to the south of Ripon has comparatively few rights of way. This easy 10 mile route uses field paths and bridleways to...

The area of Wensleydale where the valley broadens out below Leyburn makes for easy and relaxed walking. It is especially rewarding if...

The flatlands of the Vale of Mowbray do not have the dense network of paths found in the national parks but nevertheless there are some...

From Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale's tiny stone built 'capital', a wide variety of outstanding walks can be devised. One of the best is this...

The countryside west of Masham is one of rushing streams set in well wooded valleys separated by extensive tracts of low lying moorland....

One of the most attractive of Yorkshire's smaller dales, 12 mile long Coverdale merges into Wensleydale at Cover Bridge, a mile and a...

Now that railway services have been extended to Redmire a wide network of routes becomes available for walkers choosing to arrive by...

High Force always has its admirers but the area upstream too merits exploration, especially on a fine day when the views of the Pennines...