An inspirational large-format guidebook describing 50 walks in the Pennine mountains. Exploring all aspects of this beautiful upland area, the walks are graded with plenty of inspirational options for both first-time and experienced walkers.

• Routes range from 10-21km (6-13 miles) and can be enjoyed in 3-7 hours
• Covers the North Pennines, Howgills, Yorkshire Dales, South Pennines and Dark Peak
• Routes include Cross Fell, Wild Boar Fell, Ingleborough, Whernside, Pen-y-Ghent, Pendle Hill, Kinder Downfall and a traverse of Ilkley Moor
• Clear route description alongside 1:50,000 OS mapping reproduced at 1:40,000 for greater clarity
• Many routes are suitable for fell running

Preface 

Introduction 

About this guide 

Weather to walk? 

Before you start 

THE WALKS

North Pennines 

1 Thack Moor and Black Fell 

2 Melmerby Fell and Fiend’s Fell 

3 Cross Fell 

4 High Cup Nick and Backstone Edge 

5 Cauldron Snout and Widdybank Fell 

6 High Force and Cronkley Fell 

7 Harter Fell and Grassholme 

8 Bowes Moor 

North West Dales – Eden Valley and The Howgills 

9 Hartley Fell and Nine Standards Rigg 

10 Lunds Fell, Hugh Seat and High Seat 

11 Wild Boar Fell and Swarth Fell 

12 Green Bell 

13 The Fairmile Circuit 

14 Cautley Spout and The Calf 

15 The Calf from Sedbergh 

Yorkshire Dales 

16 Great Shunner Fell and Lovely Seat 

17 Upper Swaledale and Rogan’s Seat 

18 Dodd Fell Hill and Drumaldrace 

19 Gragareth and Great Coum 

20 Whernside 

21 Ingleborough 

22 Giggleswick Scar 

23 Nappa Cross, Rye Loaf Hill and Victoria Cave 

24 Pen-y-Ghent and Plover Hill 

25 Fountains Fell 

26 Janet’s Foss, Gordale Scar and Malham Cove 

27 Buckden Pike 

28 Great Whernside 

29 Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell 

30 Elslack Moor and Pinhaw Beacon 

31 Rombalds Moor and Ilkley Moor 

South Pennines 

32 Pendle Hill 

33 Boulsworth Hill 

34 Delf Hill and Stanbury Moor 

35 Wadsworth Moor 

36 Worsthorne Moor and Black Hameldon 

37 Thieveley Pike and Cliviger Gorge 

38 Bride Stones Moor 

39 Luddenden Dean and Midgeley Moor 

40 Stoodley Pike 

41 Langfield Common 

42 Blackstone Edge 

43 Rooley Moor and Cowpe Lowe 

44 White Hill and Piethorne Clough 

Dark Peak 

45 Saddleworth Edges 

46 Lord’s Seat and Mam Tor 

47 Kinder Downfall 

48 Rowlee Pasture and Alport Castles 

49 Back Tor and Derwent Edge 

50 Stanage Edge 

Appendix 1 Concise walk reference and personal log 

Appendix 2 Bibliography 

Index

Seasons

The Pennines can be tackled whatever the time of year, although the highest summits and the remote moors can be problematic in winter conditions or poor visibility

Centres

Walks are grouped into five areas: the North Pennines, the Howgills, the Yorkshire Dales, the South Pennines and the Dark Peak

Difficulty

Walks are graded from 'Moderate' to 'Strenuous' but unlike other mountainous areas where the ability to cope on rock and steep slopes is required, among the Pennines there also needs to be awareness of the deceptive nature of the landscapes, which, in spite of relative proximity to towns and cities, often feel remarkably remote; a sure grasp on navigational skills and self-protection is essential at all times

Must See

From the highest summits of the Pennines, to the seductive valleys of the Yorkshire Dales and the rugged landscapes of the South Pennines, this guide embraces all that is inspiring about the rolling Pennine landscapes

Although the guide contains map extracts, you are strongly advised to take with you the relevant sheet map for the route, not only for safety reasons but also to give a wider picture of the landscapes you are walking through. Note that key landmarks that feature on the maps appear in bold in the text to help you plot the route. (The map extracts in this book are taken from these 1:25,000 maps, reduced to 1:40,000 to save space and weight.)

August 2013

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