Just completed the Dales Way over 5 Days
Day 1- Ilkley to Kettlewell (23 Miles)
This was a fantastic day along the River and Eventually up into the Yorkshire dales
Day 2- Kettlewell to Ribblehead (19 Miles)
My favourite day, it was so so beautiful and so remote
Day 3- Ribblehead to Sedbergh (16 Miles) started off brilliant through the dales all the way until dent station then it dropped off slightly but was still very pleasant but not the same once you left the upland areas
Day 4- Sedbergh to Burneside (17 Miles)
A day of two halves very pleasant along the river lune but after crossing the M6 it was very dull (But those dull 5-6 miles were the only dull bits of the whole trip)
Day 5- Burneside to Bowness (9 miles) Much better very pleasant walking along the gentle hills down into Windermere which views of the Lakeland fells in the distance
Overall I highly recommend this trail the gorgeous 73 or so miles make up for the dull 5-6 miles for sure. I do wonder why it ends where it does as it does drop off quite a bit after Sedbergh, I did it solo so maybe having company would have made the dull stretches more bearable