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SKIPTON is known as the ‘Gateway to the Dales’ - Grassington one of its most popular and attractive villages. Use the excellent bus service (no 72) between them to create a one-way walk over the moors ...

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Park in the village of West Witton, there is a suitable lay-by at its east end. Walk west towards the village and take the road heading south which zigzags steeply up the hillside. Height is gained ...