Walking & Outdoors

The Yorkshire Dales National Park has launched a free GPS-enabled walking app offering 35 fantastic trails for walkers of all ages and abilities. The app is suitable for Apple and Android smartphones and the walks are a mix of linear…

Boustagill Farm, the home of Peaks and Pods, has six footpaths pointing out from it, making it an ideal starting point for many great countryside walks. It’s a quiet and unspoilt part of the country with open fields edged with…

The Three Peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside are probably the best known peaks in the Yorkshire Dales and every year are visited by thousands of people. Find out more at The Yorkshire Three Peaks web page. There’s loads of…

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Stretch your legs and walk on one of the many trails through Gisburn Forest, most starting from Stocks Reservoir car park, with a link trail to and from Gisburn Forest Hub. Toilets are available at the Hub and car park…

Wild Swimming in the Yorkshire Dales There’s something pretty magical about slipping into cold, clear water surrounded by limestone cliffs, woodland and waterfalls. Wild swimming has become one of the Yorkshire Dales’ favourite outdoor adventures — part adrenaline rush, part…

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Cave and Canyon offers a spectacular range of outdoor activities in the Yorkshire Dales. Choose from gorge walking and canyoning, caving or rock climbing, abseiling, canoeing or zip wiring. Or ‘Go Mad’ in the Yorkshire Dales and spend the day…