The Dales Highway officially starts from Victoria Hall in Saltaire. From the centre of Shipley, one stop on the train otherwise a short bus or taxi ride. You can walk to the start,  15 - 20 minutes from the centre of town.

Saltaire was developed as a model industrial town by the textile industrialist Titus Salt in 1850 and built in the Italianate style, with huge mills and workers’ cottages, bath houses, library and school. Today, it is a well-preserved World Heritage Site.