The route takes to the high ground initially with a steep climb to reach the top of Stake Moss, and then follows lovely walking on good tracks with extensive views all the way down to the flanks of Addlebrough. These ancient tracks will take you out of Wharfedale into Wensleydale where you will pass Nappa Hall with its associations with Lady Anne. Then commences a valley walk to the delightful town of Askrigg, famed for its connections with the television programme All Creatures Great and Small. You then carry on through fields and pastures to reach the market town of Hawes and the end of the stage.