Bowland-Dales Traverse

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Summary: The Bowland Dales Traverse is a challenging cross country route in Northern England which covers uplands and valleys of the Red Rose County of Lancashire and White Rose County of Yorkshire. Principally it is a upland route across the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales which highlights the contrast of the Forest of Bowland gritstone with the Yorkshire Dales limestone. The route, from the start in Garstang, Lancashire visits Calder Vale to begin the crossing of the Forest of Bowland during which Slaidburn is visited. The route then continues via to Stocks Reservoir to Gisburn Forest after which the route enters North Yorkshire near Giggleswick Moor. Settle is visited before the limestone dales are crossed. Features and habitations visited include, in order, Attermire Scar, Malham, Malham Cove, Mastiles Lane, Kilnsey Crag, Conistone, Kettlewell, Starbotton Fell, Buckden Pike, Walden Moor, Walden, West Burton, Aysgarth, Carperby, Castle Bolton, Harkerside Moor, Grinton, Reeth, Marrick Moor, Skelton Moor, Clints, Marske and Whitcliffe Scar before the traverse ends in Richmond.