A start of a new adventure: Hiking the Dales Way - Day 1
The Dales Way - 81 Miles from Ilkley to Bowness-on-windermere.
Join me on a challenging and beautiful hike along the Dales Way, a long-distance trail in Northern England that runs for 81 miles through the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. On the first day of the hike, I covered 37km from Ilkley to just short of Ketterwell, taking in some incredible sights along the way.
The Dales Way is a stunning trail that takes hikers through some of the most picturesque scenery in the UK, including rolling hills, rugged moorland, and beautiful river valleys. On this hike, I passed through Bolton Abbey, a ruined 12th-century monastery set in a beautiful parkland, and crossed the Strid, a narrow and treacherous section of the River Wharfe that has claimed many lives over the years.
Another highlight of the day was crossing the Hebden Suspension Bridge, a bouncing footbridge that spans the River Wharfe and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. As the day wore on and the temperature dropped, I found myself facing the challenge of wild camping in freezing temperatures. But the reward was a spectacular sunset over Ketterwell that made it all worthwhile.
Join me on this incredible hiking adventure along the Dales Way, and discover the beauty and challenge of this iconic long-distance trail in the UK.
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Great video. Really enjoyed this. Looking forward to the next videos.
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, really rough day in tonight’s episode which was the longest and steepest day
Love it ❤
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Iain glad you like it mate. Hopefully gives good memories back from the walk
Fantastic gents. Looking forward to the next vid 👍
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and really appreciate that. Next one out tomorrow same time 🫶🏼
Great video mate 👊 I really enjoyed it
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate 💪🏼
Saw your posts on Facebook so I was interested in your videos. It did not disappoint. Great stuff - fingers crossed we'll be doing this next summer, but over 7 days, not 4!
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Aah brill thanks for that Dan. Definitely don’t need to push it like we did and that sounds like a good pace. I can highly recommend the YHA in Keswick. It’s honestly really nice and right on the trail and on the water. Awesome views and quite a posh one
great vid
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Paul
like the tent mate.
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Paul, it’s the Durston XMid 1P solid and really great and easy tent to pitch too. I have the 2P version too
great first day guys i heard Iain mention me 🤣🤣looks like Switzerland. nice little stumble on your walk by 😁 some good miles guys and i hope Iain gets that pitching sorted for our Swiss adventure. nice vid Kris atb daz
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Haha that pitch was terrible I helped him the first couple of nights then he got the hang of it. When he first showed me it was done I literally just put my head in my hands 😂😂
@dazbass007
Жыл бұрын
@@krisgleave 🤣🤣🤦
Did the Dales Highway in June 23 and was wondering what to do next - looks like this might be on the list.
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Aah that’s answered by question on the other comment I replied to. How did you find the Highway? The Cumbria way is definitely a good one to do. I do fancy the Anglesey coastal path too at some point.
@richardhunter7363
Жыл бұрын
@@krisgleave did the Highway as it is supposed to be a bit harder than the Dales Way and as I rapidly approach 60 I'm getting thee harder ones in first. We walked the DHW over 9 days so fairly easy walking, especially as I go on guided walking holidays with hotels and luggage transfers - but it was in the June 23 heatwave so unpleasant at times. TBH the only difficult part is the decent off Ingleborough which is technically difficult due to the terrain.
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Aah got you. As it was my first long distance hike for a while I just wanted to complete mine and had to finish in 3.5 days as the lad I was with only had that time and only decided to do it 2 days before 😂. Maybe I’ll have to do the high route one day. It’s great isn’t it. And yeah, Ingleborough a steep one as I’ve done that on the Y3P
I really enjoyed this video with my hot chocolate debs xx.....
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Haha love it, nice and chilled with a hot chocolate I like your style. Thank you
@debsmostexcellentadventure5353
Жыл бұрын
@@krisgleave My pleasure ,you have a lovely channel debs xx.
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
@@debsmostexcellentadventure5353 Thank you that’s nice to say 🫶🏼
@debsmostexcellentadventure5353
Жыл бұрын
@@krisgleave Have a wicked bank holiday debs xx
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
You too thank you
Kris i kick off in 10 days on the trail , just wondering what the water situation is , did you filter or is fresh water readily available ? Cos if it is ? I'll ditch the filter , Great filming buddy and congratulations 🎉
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Good luck Richard. Personally I’d take the filter anyway. You follow the Wharfe for quite a long way so lots of fresh flowing water however I’d always filter it anyway. Also later in the trip it’s whether you trust the source. I think if you have something like a Befree then take it. As it’s a bottle anyway and then can just filter as you go. That’s all I did throughout. Hope the video has given you some excitement to start the walk. I did the Cumbria Way just over a week after this and that video releases next Wednesday. That’s another cracker of a walk
@richardharrison5622
Жыл бұрын
@Kris Gleave great thanks for the reply, I've also done the Cumbria Way, great walk ! Reminded me alot of the west highland way, I've got a Befree so I'll pop it in the pack , cheers buddy
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
The perfect filter for this trip. Always worth filtering just in case. The WHW is on my list of walks to do this year. Would love to do it some time this month if I can
living it large mate hahaha keep bangin em out and enjoy your free temporary freedom from work !
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Bilbo will do. Next one out tomorrow. Definitely need to start sorting work asap
@bilbobaggins7340
Жыл бұрын
@@krisgleave yep money doesnt grow on trees mate !
@krisgleave
Жыл бұрын
If only 😂