The 200-mile trek will be in aid of Parkinson’s UK and around 40 sports fans gathered for the send-off on Saturday.
Legendary England striker Alan Shearer posted a message of support for Dave on his Twitter page.
Dave was joined by Matthew Porter, chairman of the Professional Darts Corporation, boxing announcer John McDonald and former darts star Peter Manley.
Also seeing Dave off was John Kane, chairman of the West Cumbria branch of Parkinson's UK, who was diagnosed with the condition himself 10 years ago.
He said: "There was a good turnout and it's a great way to raise awareness around Parkinson's.
"I am a big believer in trying to raise awareness because the more the people that know about it, the more they support it and donate.
"We are the forgotten charity in a way and there is so much work to be done. It is now 200 years since James Parkinson discovered the disease and we still don't know what causes it."
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