Backpacker's Britain – Northern England
Backpacker's Britain: Northern England
by Graham Uney
A guidebook to walking 25 great backpacker’s routes throughout northern England from the Yorkshire Dales and the Forest of Bowland, to the Lake District, the Pennines, and up to the Cheviots on the Scottish border. Tough routes if done in one day, but good two-day outings in remote spots. More...
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Seasons
All year round; some higher routes in winter will need full equipment.Centres
Routes are based in the Lake District, Dales, northern Pennines, Cheviots and Northumberland, and Read More... east Yorkshire.Difficulty
Backpacking routes, generally over two days. Ranging from 30km with 660m of ascent to routes at Read More... 50km and nearly 3000m of ascent over high fell country.Must See
Backpacker’s horseshoe routes round Langdale, Ennerdale and back o’Skiddaw at 40km.Eric Langmuir Mountaincraft and Leadership
Kevin Walker Mountain Hazards
Kevin Walker Wild Country Camping
June Fleming The Well-Fed Backpacker
Malcolm Thomas Weather for Hillwalkers and Climbers
Guidebooks
K.M. Andrew (SMC) The Southern Uplands
Edward Baker Walking the Cheviots
Alan Hall Kielder Country Walks
Alan Hall North Pennines
Alfred Wainwright Pictoral Guide to the Lakeland Fells
(7 volumes)
Walt Unsworth The High Fells of Lakeland
Paul Hannon Walks on the Howgill Fells
Paul Hannon Walking Country – Bowland
Gladys Sellers Walks on the West Pennine Moors
Gladys Sellers The Yorkshire Dales
Phil Clayton On High Yorkshire Fells
Graham Uney Walking the Wolds









