Yorkshire Dales

[davyg]

I am travelling from Harrogate to Stranraer and would like to traverse the Dales in the most interesting way although time is tight as I must be in Stranraer by 2pm on the day of travel. Cany anyone suggest an interesting route.

 

[Deleted member TF]

I was up there last weekend.Scenic route!
From Harrogate,up the A1 to the A68 Corbridge turn-off.
A68 for about 10 miles then the A689 Wolsingham,Stanhope,Alston,Slaggyford.
M6, then A75,Annan,Dumfries,Castle Douglas and then, if you have time,A713 to New Galloway and A712 to Newton Stewart,back on to the A75 and Stranraer.
Cheers.

 

[jez]

any good? this is a mapsource v8 file by the way

 

[colint]

To Stranraer very scenic

Try this route very scenic minimum of A roads but if the weather is s**t not far to get back on the A roads and make up time.
I am about 14 miles from Bolton Abbey and using this route the same from Bolton Abbey North in March this year took me about 5 hours in all with a stop for brekkie in Kirkby Stephen and a coffee in New Galloway.

Mile Instruction
0 A59 to Bolton AbbeyTurn Right on B6160 through Grassington to Buckden
16.2 Bear left to Oughtershaw, stay on Local road(s) (North)
22.1 HAWES Turn LEFT (West) onto A684
27.4 To Kirkby Stephen Turn RIGHT (North) onto B6259
38.2 At Kirkby Stephen, stay on A685
44.9 Turn LEFT (West) onto A66
Past Appleby Kirkby Thore Temple Sowerby
55.8 To Culgaith Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto B6412
60.9 At Langwathby turn left West on A686
61.9 Turn RIGHT (North) onto B6412
64.1 At Salkeld Dykes, stay on B6412 (North)
66.5 At Lazonby stay on B6413 (East)
72.6 At Croglin, stay on B6413 (West)
82.6 At Brampton bear LEFT (West) onto B6413 [Front Street]
82.8 To Longtown Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto A6071 [Longtown Road]
93.6 At Longtown turn right North on A7
94.2 To Gretna Turn LEFT (West) onto A6071
98.7 At Gretna onto A75
132.4 Crocketford Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto A712
147.6 New Galloway Bear RIGHT (West) onto A712 [The Queens Way]
164.8 To Newton Stewart Bear RIGHT (West) onto B7079 [New Galloway Road]
165.9 Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto A714
184.5 Turn RIGHT (West) onto A75
193.4 Turn RIGHT (North) onto A77
196.9 Arrive Cairnryan

 

[AA388]

any good?

Not bad! Gets to see the dales at there best.

 

[davyg]

Colint

Thanks for the route. Beautiful scenery although it seemed to take me longer so I hit the M6 at Penrith. I will return someday to do it at my leisure. Harrogate also impressed. Thanks again.

 

[colint]

Colint

Thanks for the route. Beautiful scenery although it seemed to take me longer so I hit the M6 at Penrith. I will return someday to do it at my leisure. Harrogate also impressed. Thanks again.

Glad you enjoyed it I have just been to your neck of the woods last week well across to Ardara in Donegal then down the west coast and along the south coast as far as Cork. Interesting! roads cracking scenery didn't see Conomara as it was persisting it down so hard the vision was down to 50 yards, but apart from that excellent week.