The Dales Way. Terry Marsh
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Название: The Dales Way
Автор: Terry Marsh
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Книги о Путешествиях
isbn: 9781783626083
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Cash management
With few opportunities along the Way to get hold of cash, it becomes vitally important to estimate your money requirements in advance; you cannot rely on all accommodation providers accepting credit and debit card payments. Along the Way there are banks and/or ATM machines in Ilkley, Grassington, Dent, Sedbergh, Kendal and Bowness-on-Windermere
A cheque book and banker’s card can usually be used to get cash from post offices, and there are post offices in Ilkley, Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Kettlewell, Buckden, Dent, Sedbergh, Kendal and Bowness-on-Windermere.
Equipment
All walkers have their own preferences in terms of equipment and clothing. When extending day-walking into multiple-day walking, much the same general items are needed, with the emphasis on being able to stay warm, dry (as much as possible) and comfortable in all weather conditions.
The following list may be found a useful reminder:
rucksack (comfortable, well padded, appropriate to backpacking rather than day-walking, and preferably already used by you, if only on trial walks)
boots
socks (spare socks and more spare socks)
trousers (and shorts if you wish but not shorts alone)
underclothes
shirt
midwear (eg fleece/pullover) and spare
wind- and waterproof jacket and over-trousers
hat
gloves
maps
compass
torch (with spare battery and bulbs)
whistle
first aid kit including blister pads
survival bag or space blanket
food and drink
insect repellent
washing tackle, including half a roll of toilet tissue (for emergencies)
small hand towel
spare batteries for your GPS, if you are using one
Campers will also need additional items such as a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, and cooking equipment and utensils. Pedal-bin liners have several useful purposes – keeping wet clothes separate from dry in the sack; containing burst packets of food and rubbish until a suitable disposal point can be reached; and insulating dry socks from wet boots when walking.
Take a notebook and keep a personal record of your experiences, or a paperback book to read.
Near Holme Park Farm (Stage 5)
Following the Dales Way up onto the moors above Grassington (Stage 2)
Dogs
If you take your dog with you along the Dales Way, stick to the same rules that apply to walking them on public footpaths and bridleways. Do not, however, commit your dog to consecutive days of walking if it is not already used to it; you may take your dog for a walk every day at home, but walking the Dales Way is not the same, not least because it involves longer daily distances.
Some accommodation providers accept dogs, but many do not. So, be sure to check in advance. There are also few veterinary services along the route. Be sure to check your dog’s condition and, especially, its feet, every day. You will need to keep your dog on a lead for quite long periods, and it will be more comfortable for it to wear a harness rather than a lead attached to a collar, which can cause rubbing.
Keep your dog under proper control. You can do this by:
never letting it worry or attack livestock
never taking it into a field where there are calves or lambs
keeping it on a short lead or under close control in fields where there are farm animals
keeping calm if cattle react aggressively and move towards you, letting the dog go and taking the shortest, safest route out of the field
keeping it on a short lead or under close control during the bird breeding season (usually April to July) in areas such as moorland, woodland and grassland
picking up and removing any faeces if your dog defecates in a public open place
PLANNING DAY-BY-DAY
Using this guide
Easy walking on the way to Outrun Nook (Stage 6)
This guide offers a full step-by-step description of the Dales Way from south to north. Each stage description is also followed by a summary of the route in reverse for those who like to go against the flow. For ease of reference, the route is divided into stages, although these are not necessarily to be taken as day stages – that is for you to decide (see ‘Suggested itineraries’, above), but please be sure not to overstretch yourself. The Dales Way is immensely pleasurable, but not when you are weary. Keep it simple; keep it within your capability.
Each stage starts with some key information (distance, ascent, walking time) and an overview to give you a feel of the terrain and the route. There then follows a route description that highlights in bold key places and features that appear on the 1:100,000 route maps that accompany the description, and also provides additional information on sites of particular interest, with historical, archaeological, sociological and other significance. In addition, the map booklet included at the back of this guide shows the full route of the Dales Way on 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping.
The Route summary table and Trek Planner at the front of the guide should help you get an overview of the whole route and plan your own itinerary along it, taking account of the facilities available. Finally, appendices provide some useful organisations’ contact details (Appendix A), details of accommodation along the route (Appendix B), and a list of both essential and supplementary reading, some or all of which will enhance your experience of the walk (Appendix C).
Distances and height gain
To ensure greater accuracy when giving distances, ascent and descent in the guide, detailed measurements were made using computerised mapping. Because of this, figures for distances, ascent and descent given in this edition may differ (in some cases significantly) from data given in earlier editions, which was produced by less accurate methods; any such discrepancy, СКАЧАТЬ