{"id":19284,"date":"2022-09-07T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=14047"},"modified":"2022-09-07T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T14:24:21","slug":"best-walks-in-the-yorkshire-dales-national-park","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/best-walks-in-the-yorkshire-dales-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Best walks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Graham\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Yorkshire Dales was established as a national park<\/a> in 1954 and today receives more than three million day visitors every year. There are\u00a02,628kms of footpaths and 618kms of bridleways, offering visitors the chance to spot the park\u2019s\u00a01,000 species of moths<\/a>, its 100 species of nesting birds, and more than 30 species of mammals.<\/p>\n

The Yorkshire Dales National Park may be land-bound, but what it lacks in coastal drama it makes up for in magnificent moorlands, deep valleys and striking limestone crags, from the villages and towns of Settle and Hawes to the wild landscapes of Malham Cove and Malham Tarn.<\/p>\n

We take a look at some of the very best walks in the Yorkshire Dales \u2013 from circular lake walks and short waterfall walks, to hikes with pubs and great hill walks. Each route has a map and walk description.<\/p>\n

Looking for more walks in Britain\u2019s national parks<\/a>? Check out our favourite routes in the Peak District<\/a>, Yorkshire Dales<\/a> and North York Moors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Snow often lingers well into spring in the Yorkshire Dales\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Best walks in the Yorkshire Dales<\/h2>\n

Hawes, Aysgill Force and Hardraw Force, North Yorkshire<\/h3>\n

7 miles\/11.3km | 5 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hardraw Force is Englands highest single-drop waterfall\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

L<\/span>ong before there was Yorkshire, there was ice. For millennia, thick, endless sheets of it covered the area \u2013 now the Pennines \u2013 while active glacial tongues scoured away ancient river courses, remodelling the geomorphology of the land surface. <\/span><\/p>\n

Wensleydale was at the heart of this chaos and today\u2019s River Ure flows in an over-deepened, over-widened vale. Its myriad higher tributaries cut down through the geology to achieve parity with the main valley, redefined as the last glacier melted some 12,000 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit a series of enchanting waterfalls on this 7-mile walk, starting and ending in the Yorkshire Dales village of Hawes.<\/p>\n

The route<\/strong><\/p>\n