Yorkshire & The Dales
God’s Own County
The Yorkshire Dales National Park and Yorkshire itself is a beautiful place, hence the name ‘God’s own country. The history and landscape allures people from all around the world and has a bit of everything for everyone. I have always lived on the edge of the Dales, and visited regularly ever since I was a young lad. However, I never truly appreciated the area until in my late 20’s where I began to cycle and hike/walk more regularly. I found my hunger and curiosity grew the more I visited, immersing myself in the landscape.
Below you will find the hikes/walks that have ratings of difficulty and contain mainly my own stories, routes, GPX files and, photographs. Some longer than others. I hope others can enjoy their own Yorkshire adventure like me.
BLOGS & ROUTES
Embsay Crag & Rylstone Cross
Embsay Moor is a large area of moorland to the North of Skipton. Much of it can be rough underfoot, however, there are wide 360 extensive views from the Crag and the cross, covering the Dale and beyond.
Distance: 8 miles / 12.5 km
Location: Barden Reservoir
Rylstone Cross & Cracoe Fell
Rylstone is a tiny village alongside the busy A6265 Skipton to Grassington road with an attractive duck pond manor house, which used to be the village green. It is also home to the famous ‘Calendar Girls’ which is where some of them still live. For such a small hamlet, it’s your standard pretty country village in the Dales.
Distance: 8 miles / 13 km
Location: Rylstone
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