A guidebook to walking the Pennine Way, England’s toughest National Trail. Suited to fit experienced walkers, the 427km (265 mile) route from Edale to Kirk Yetholm follows northern England’s mountainous spine, passing through three national parks: the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland.

The route is described from south to north in 20 stages of between 11 and 32km (7–20 miles).

• Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:100,000 maps and elevation profiles
• Includes a separate map booklet containing OS 1:25,000 mapping with the route line
• Route summary table and trek planner showing the distribution of facilities and public transport along the route
• Accommodation listings
• GPX files available for free download

Paddy Dillon is a prolific outdoor writer with over 60 guidebooks to his name, as well as more than a dozen booklets and brochures. He writes for a number of outdoor magazines and other publications, and produces material for tourism groups and other organisations. He lives near the Lake District and has walked in every county in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; writing about walks in every one of them. He has led guided walks and walked extensively in Europe, as well as in Nepal, Tibet, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US.

Introduction   

Wanted: A Long Green Trail    
Pennine geology    
Pennine scenery    
The Helm Wind    
Wildlife        
Plant life    
National Parks    
Travel to and from the Pennine Way    
When to walk    
Accommodation    
Food and drink    
Money matters    
Communications    
Planning your schedule    
What to pack   
Waymarking and access    
Maps of the route   
Emergencies  

The Pennine Way

Day 1      Edale to Crowden    
Day 2      Crowden to Standedge   
Day 3      Standedge to Callis Bridge    
Day 4      Callis Bridge to Ickornshaw    
Day 5      Ickornshaw to Gargrave    
Day 6      Gargrave to Malham    
Day 7      Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale   
Day 8      Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes  
Day 9      Hawes to Keld    
Day 10    Keld to Baldersdale or Bowes    
Day 11    Baldersdale or Bowes to Middleton-in-Teesdale  
Day 12    Middleton-in-Teesdale to Langdon Beck   
Day 13    Langdon Beck to Dufton    
Day 14    Dufton to Alston    
Day 15    Alston to Greenhead    
Day 16    Greenhead to Housesteads    
Day 17    Housesteads to Bellingham   
Day 18    Bellingham to Byrness   
Day 19    Byrness to Clennell Street   
Day 20    Clennell Street to Kirk Yetholm   

APPENDIX A  Route summary table    
APPENDIX B  Useful contacts   
APPENDIX C  Facilities along the route