Miles without Stiles Routes
Explore the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales on routes that are free from steps, stiles, and steep gradients. These paths are suitable for people with limited mobility, including wheelchair users, families with pushchairs, and anyone who prefers a gentler walk.
Each route is graded as suitable for all, many, or some, based on surface and gradient – helping you choose the walk that’s right for you.
We try to keep our maps up to date, but details and path conditions can change, so do check for current local information about routes before setting off.
The walks are identified as:
Route for all. Gradients will be no more than 1:10, and the surface will be hard and smooth with some loose stones no bigger than 10mm.
They are suitable for everyone, including people operating their own wheelchairs and pushchair users.
Path widths will be a minimum of 1 metre with passing places.
Blue – Route for many. Existing gradients no more than 1:10, although newly built gradients can be up to 1:8.
The path surface will preferably be hard and firm in all weather and may be rougher with some stones of 4cm diameter.
They are suitable for assisted wheelchair users and those with more robust, all-terrain type buggies.
Route for some. Existing gradients will be no more than 1:8 and will have improved surfacing or handrails.
There may be some low steps up to 10 centimetres in height.
Stone surface material may be up to 10 centimetres in diameter.
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- Green routes (route for all) are suitable for everyone, including people operating their own wheelchair.
- Blue routes (route for many) are suitable for assisted wheelchair users and those with more robust, all-terrain type buggies.
- Red routes (route for some) - existing gradients will be no more than 1:8 and will have improved surfacing or handrails.
Note: NPVC stands for National Park Visitor Centre
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Cotter Force
One of the National Park's most accessible waterfalls
Address: Cotter Force, A684, Hawes, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Audio guide available
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Dales Countryside Museum
Address: Dales Countryside Museum, Burtersett Road, Hawes, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Blind/Low Vision Friendly, Deaf and hard-of-hearing friendly, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Assistance available, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available, Changing places toilets available
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Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail
Address: 1 The Beeches, Clapham, Lancaster LA2 8DT, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Tramper hire available, Audio guide available
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Ribblehead Viaduct
Latitude:54.209236, Longitude:-2.359793 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Audio guide available
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Linton Falls
Address: Linton Falls, Linton Falls, Linton, Skipton BD23 6BQ, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Accessible toilets available, Changing places toilets available
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Grimwith Reservoir
Address: Grimwith Reservoir, Skipton, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Accessible toilets available, Audio guide available
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Burnsall walk
A short linear walk along the River Wharfe.
Address: 2 Oat Croft Farm, Skipton BD23 6BS, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly
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Malham Cove walk
The 70-metre (230ft) high, gently curving cliff of white limestone has amazed visitors for centuries
Address: Malham Cove, Malham, Skipton, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Tramper hire available, Accessible toilets available, Audio guide available
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Malham Tarn walk
This 2.5 kilometer linear route follows the track round the National Trust-owned Malham Tarn National Nature Reserve
Address: Watersinks Car Park, Skipton, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Tramper hire available
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Aysgarth Falls
This 1.5 kilometre linear routes runs through Freeholders’ Wood with great views of Aysgarth Falls
Address: Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre, Church Bank, Centre, Aysgarth, Leyburn DL8 3TH, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Tramper hire available, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available, Audio guide available
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Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey has just under 30,000 acres of beautiful countryside and ample of space to run around and enjoy the fresh air, there is something for all ages.
Address: Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 6EX, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Ingleborough Cave
Ingleborough Cave is found in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Address: Ingleborough Cave, Ingleborough Cave, Clapham, Lancaster LA2 8EE, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Blind/Low Vision Friendly, Deaf and hard-of-hearing friendly, Limited mobility friendly, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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The Old Sawmill Cafe
Expect great coffee, delicious tray bakes, and a small breakfast and lunch menu consisting of simple dishes done well.
Address: The Old Sawmill Café, Riverside, Clapham, Lancaster, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Deaf and hard-of-hearing friendly, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Assistance available, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available, Quiet space
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Grassington National Park Visitor Centre
There are guide books and leaflets and of course, friendly staff to help you enjoy the National Park in just the way you want.
Address: National Park Centre, Grassington, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 5LB, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Limited mobility friendly, Assistance available, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available, Changing places toilets available
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Killington Bridge Local Nature Reserve
An easy access walk alongside the River Lune, not far from Sedbergh.
Address: New Bridge, Sedbergh, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly
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Hardraw Force
Hardraw Force - the highest single drop waterfall in England. The path is level and gravelled, and suitable for wheelchair access with care.
Address: Hardraw Force, Bellow Hill, Hardraw, Hawes, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Deaf and hard-of-hearing friendly, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly
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Grinton Smelt Mill Walk
A circular walk to one of the best preserved lead smelt mill sites in the Yorkshire Dales.
Address: Grinton Moor Smelt Mill, Richmond, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly
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Malham National Park Visitor Centre
The National Park Visitor Centre staff can give you all the information you need to explore some of the most dramatic scenery in the National Park
Address: Malham National Park Visitor Centre, Chapel Gate, Malham, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Tramper hire available, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Gordale Scar walk
A short linear walk to Gordale Scar, part of the Craven Fault, a 22-mile geological fault line running from Cumbria into the Yorkshire Dales.
Latitude:54.0664375, Longitude:-2.1344375 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Fleet Moss
Informal parking with views looking down Sleddale towards Gayle and Wensleydale
Latitude:54.257663, Longitude:-2.215739 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Quiet space
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Redmire road junction
Informal roadside parking area with views over lower Swaledale.
Latitude:54.375633, Longitude:-1.929977 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Quiet space
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Surrender Bridge
Informal roadside parking with views of moorland and remains of Surrender lead mill in Arkengarthdale.
Latitude:54.393968, Longitude:-2.018204 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Quiet space
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Foregill Gate water splash
Informal roadside parking with views of TV vet James Herriott’s famous water splash from the programme’s opening sequence and surrounding moorland.
Latitude:54.403135, Longitude:-2.012554 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Quiet space
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Tan Hill
Tan Hill is a high point on the Pennine Way in North Yorkshire, England.
Address: Tan Hill, Richmond, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Quiet space
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Aysgarth Falls National Park Visitor Centre
The Aysgarth Falls National Park Visitor Centre staff can give you all the information you need to explore some of the most dramatic scenery in the National Park.
Address: Aysgarth Falls Yorkshire Dales National Park Visitor Centre, Church Bank, Aysgarth, Leyburn DL8 3TH, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Blind/Low Vision Friendly, Assistance animals welcome, Limited mobility friendly, Tramper hire available, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Hawes National Park Visitor Centre
The Hawes National Park Visitor Centre staff can give you all the information you need to explore some of the most dramatic scenery in the National Park.
Address: Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Burtersett Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3NT, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available, Changing places toilets available
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Hawes to Wensleydale Creamery walk
This 750 meter linear public footpath follows the Pennine Way from the church in Hawes to the Wensleydale Creamery.
Address: Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Burtersett Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3NT, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Bolton Abbey walk
An easy access walk at the delightful Bolton Abbey alongside the River Wharfe.
Address: The Cavendish Pavilion, Skipton, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Ivelet Moor walk
An easy access walk with tremendous views of Swaledale.
Latitude:54.38016, Longitude:-2.0938806 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Accessible toilets available
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Old Gang Smelt Mill Route
A lovely walk to one of the best preserved lead smelt mill sites in the Yorkshire Dales
Latitude:54.394575, Longitude:-2.0184477 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, Assistance animals welcome
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Sulber Nick walk
A circular walk round the Ingleborough National Nature Reserve
Latitude:54.166757, Longitude:-2.3262063 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Accessible toilets available
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Buckden walk
Latitude:54.1919625, Longitude:-2.0896406 Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Assistance animals welcome, Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
Learn moreBuckden National Park car park
Address: Car Park, Skipton BD23 5JA, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Clapham National Park Car Park
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park Clapham Car Park, Clapham, Lancaster LA2 8EG, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Horton-in-Ribblesdale National car park
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park Car Park Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Pennine Way, Settle, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Reeth public toilets
Address: 1B Silver St, Reeth, Richmond, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Kettlewell National Park car park
Address: Carpark, Kettlewell, Skipton BD23 5RB, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
Learn moreLinton Falls National Park car park
Address: 26 Church Rd, Linton, Skipton. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Accessible parking spaces
Learn moreStainforth National Park car park
Address: 1 The Hollies, Stainforth, Settle BD24 9QD, UK. Get directions via Google
Accessibility: Accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets available
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Cotter Force
Closest NPVC: Hawes NPVC
Distance: 500 meters each way
Nestled in the heart of Wensleydale—often called ‘the valley of the waterfalls’—Cotter Force is one…
Dales Countryside Museum
Closest NPVC: Hawes NPVC
This fascinating museum, managed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, tells the story of…
Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail
Closest village: Clapham
The Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail is the gateway to some of the UK’s most stunning…
Ribblehead Viaduct
Closest village: Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Ribblehead Viaduct is located in the Ribble Valley and is undoubtedly the most impressive structure…
Linton Falls
Closest NPVC: Grassington NPVC
Linton Falls is one of the Yorkshire Dales National Park’s most impressive waterfalls. After lots…
Grimwith Reservoir
Closest NPVC: Grassington NPVC
Distance: 2.8 kilometers (each way) for many, 3.4 kilometers (each way) for some
Grimwith Reservoir is one of the Yorkshire Dales’ hidden gems tucked away off the road…
Burnsall walk
Closest NPVC: Grassington NPVC
Distance: 700 meters each way
A 700m length of a popular section of the Dales Way runs between the village…
Malham Cove walk
Closest NPVC: Malham NPVC
Distance: 1 kilometer (each way)
The 70-metre (230ft) high, gently curving cliff of white limestone has amazed visitors for centuries.…
Malham Tarn walk
Closest NPVC: Malham NPVC
Distance: 2.5 kilometres (each way)
This 2.5 kilometer linear route follows the track round the National Trust-owned Malham Tarn National…
Aysgarth Falls
Closest NPVC: Aysgarth Falls NPVC
Distance: 1.5 kilometres (each way)
The three stepped waterfalls at Aysgarth have been a tourist attraction for over 200 years.…
Bolton Abbey
Closest village: Skipton
Bolton Abbey is in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. With just under 30,000 acres…
Ingleborough Cave
Closest village: Clapham
Ingleborough Cave is found in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It was…
The Old Sawmill Cafe
Closest village: Clapham
After extensive renovation, The Old Sawmill Cafe, situated at the entrance to Ingleborough Estate Nature…
Grassington National Park Visitor Centre
Closest village: Grassington
The National Park Visitor Centre is a great starting point for anyone wanting to make…
Killington Bridge Local Nature Reserve
Closest NPVC: Malham NPVC
Distance: around 1.29 kilometers (each way)
An easy access walk alongside the River Lune, not far from Sedbergh. Killington New Bridge…
Hardraw Force
Closest NPVC: Hawes NPVC
The highest single drop waterfall in England is famous for several other reasons too, not…
Grinton Smelt Mill Walk
Closest village: Reeth
Distance: 0.75 kilometres (each way)
Grinton Smelt Mill, originally known as How or Low Mill, is the best preserved of…
Malham National Park Visitor Centre
Closest village: Malham
The National Park Visitor Centre staff can give you all the information you need to…
Gordale Scar walk
Closest NPVC: Malham NPVC
Distance: 600 meters (each way)
One of the jewels in the crown of the National Park, this awesome hidden gorge…
Fleet Moss
Closest NPVC: Hawes NPVC
Informal parking with views looking down Sleddale towards Gayle and Wensleydale
Redmire road junction
Closest village: Reeth
This viewpoint near Grinton offers sweeping views of Swaledale’s iconic valley and a window into…
Surrender Bridge
Closest village: Reeth
Informal roadside parking with views of moorland and remains of Surrender lead mill in Arkengarthdale.
Foregill Gate water splash
Closest village: Reeth
Informal roadside parking with views of TV vet James Herriott’s famous water splash from the…
Tan Hill
Closest village: Kirkby Stephen, Reeth
Tan Hill, located in Swaledale within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, offers a spectacular viewpoint.…
Aysgarth Falls National Park Visitor Centre
Closest NPVC: Aysgarth Falls NPVC
The centre is a great starting point for anyone wanting to make the most of…
Hawes National Park Visitor Centre
Closest village: Hawes
The National Park Visitor Centre is housed in the Dales Countryside Museum. Housed in Hawes’…
Hawes to Wensleydale Creamery walk
Closest NPVC: Hawes NPVC
Distance: 750 meters (each way)
This 750-meter linear public footpath follows the Pennine Way from the church in Hawes to…
Bolton Abbey walk
Closest NPVC: Grassington NPVC
Distance: 1.8 kilometres (each way) for many, 3.7 kilometres (each way) for some
An easy access walk at the delightful Bolton Abbey alongside the River Wharfe.
Ivelet Moor walk
Closest NPVC: Aysgarth Falls NPVC
Distance: 11 kilometres circular walk
An easy access walk with tremendous views of Swaledale. This 11-kilometre route follows a well-surfaced…
Old Gang Smelt Mill Route
Closest NPVC: Hawes NPVC
Distance: 3km (each way) for all, 9km (circular) for some
East of Gunnerside Gill lie the Old Gang lead mines. Here, the most obvious remains…
Sulber Nick walk
Closest NP car park: Horton-in-Ribblesdale NP car park
Distance: 6 kilometres
A circular walk round the Ingleborough National Nature Reserve
Buckden walk
Closest NPVC: Grassington NPVC
Distance: Two 1.3 kilometres routes (each way)
Buckden is a charming village in Upper Wharfedale, located roughly 10 miles north of Grassington.…
Buckden National Park car park
Closest village: Grassington
We own and manage a number of car parks around the Yorkshire Dales National Park,…
Clapham National Park Car Park
Closest village: Clapham
We own and manage a number of car parks around the Yorkshire Dales National Park,…
Horton-in-Ribblesdale National car park
Closest village: Horton-in-Ribblesdale
We own and manage a number of car parks around the Yorkshire Dales National Park,…
Reeth public toilets
Closest village: Reeth
There are public toilet facilities in Reeth. Toilets are open from 8 am to 8…
Kettlewell National Park car park
Closest village: Grassington
We own and manage a number of car parks around the Yorkshire Dales National Park,…
Linton Falls National Park car park
Closest NP car park: Linton Falls NP car park
We own and manage a number of car parks around the Yorkshire Dales National Park,…
Stainforth National Park car park
Closest village: Grassington
We own and manage a number of car parks around the Yorkshire Dales National Park,…