The Pennine Way

From Edale to Kirk Yetholm

By Paddy Dillon

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9781852849061

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3 Mar 2017

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Fourth

Pages

240

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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm

Weight

450g

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Guidebook to the Pennine Way National Trail with OS map booklet. The 265 mile route from Edale to Kirk Yetholm takes three weeks to walk and is suitable for fit and experienced long distance walkers. The route crosses the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines National Parks. Includes separate OS 1:25,000 map booklet of the route.

Seasons

This National Trail is essentially a summer walk, though it can be completed in spring or autumn, the winter months are solely for dedicated and experienced long-distance walkers.

Centres

Edale, Crowden, Hebden Bridge, Cowling, Gargrave, Malham, Horton in Ribblesdale, Hawes, Keld, Bowes, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Dufton, Alston, Hadrian's Wall, Bellingham, Byrness, Kirk Yetholm

Difficulty

The Pennine Way is a challenging walk, often across high, exposed moorlands. No problems on fine, sunny days, but some parts can be exceptionally difficult in bad weather. In mist, careful navigation is required, but on the whole the route is well-signposted. Suitable for backpackers and youth hostellers, but ample B&B accommodation is also available. Previous long-distance walking experience is an advantage.

Must See

Peak District National Park - Kinder Scout, Bleaklow and Black Hill; South Pennines - Stoodley Pike and Brontë Country; Yorkshire Dales National Park - Malham Cove, Pen-y-Ghent and Great Shunner Fell; North Pennines AONB - Teesdale, High Cup and Cross Fell; Northumberland National Park - Hadrian's Wall and the Cheviot Hills

ISBN

9781852849061

Availability

Published

3 Mar 2017

Edition

Fourth

Pages

240

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm

Weight

450g

Overview

The Pennine Way is Britain's oldest, toughest long-distance footpath - and arguably its most iconic. Now a National Trail, the 427km (265½ mile) route from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders offers wayfarers the opportunity to immerse themselves in wild beauty of the North. The Pennines boast rolling hills, sweeping moorland and wide glacial valleys, and the Pennine Way has come to embody personal challenge and adventure.

This guidebook presents the route in 20 daily stages of 10.5-31.5km (6½-19½ miles). Step-by-step route description is accompanied by 1:100,000 mapping and information about points of interest along the way, as well as advice on facilities and planning your trip, tips for walking the route and an alternative 15-day itinerary. Useful contacts and full accommodation listings can be found in the appendices. In addition, the guide includes a pocket-sized map booklet containing all the OS 1:25,000 mapping needed to complete the trail, saving the need to carry numerous map sheets.

The Pennine Way crosses three National Parks - the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park - and other highlights include Cross Fell, the highest point in England outside of the Lake District; the Cheviot Hills; Kinder Scout; the limestone cliffs of Malham Cove; the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the awe-inspiring UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall. Overnight options range from camping to a mixture of hostels and B&Bs and there is great camaraderie amongst wayfarers. With a wealth of information to help you get the most from your trip, Paddy Dillon's guide is an ideal companion to discovering this classic trail.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Wanted: A Long Green Trail
Planning your trip
Choosing an itinerary
When to walk
Travel to and from the Pennine Way
Travel along the Pennine Way
First and last nights
Accommodation
Food and drink
Baggage transfer
What to take
Money
Planning day to day
Using this guide
Additional mapping
Waymarking and access
Weather forecasts
Phones and Wi-Fi
Emergencies
All about the Pennines
Pennine geology
Pennine scenery
The Helm Wind
Wildlife
Plant life
The Pennine Way
Day 1 Edale to Torside
Day 2 Torside to Standedge
Day 3 Standedge to Callis Bridge or Hebden Bridge
Day 4 Callis Bridge or Hebden 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 Useful contacts
Appendix B Accommodation list
Appendix C Further reading

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February 2020

Trek Planner

From Edale:

Cam End should be 157.5km

Gayle should be 169km

Reverse Route:

Gayle should be 256km

Cam End should be 269.5km

April 2019

Updates

Appendix B - Accommodation List

The following places no longer provide accommodation:

Padfield - Wayside Cottage.

Standedge - The Carriage House and campsite.

Hebden Bridge - Prospect End.

Ponden - Ponden House and campsite.

Ickornshaw - Winterhouse Barn.

Cowling - Woodland House.

Middleton-in-Teesdale - Cafe 1618 and The Old Barn.

Alston - Greycroft.

Slaggyford - Yew Tree Chapel.

Cocklawfoot - Cocklawfoot Farm.

Kirk Yetholm - The Farmhouse at Yetholm Mill.

The following places now provide accommodation:

Ponden - The Mill at Ponden now offers B&B in addition to camping.

Earby - The Youth Hostel is now the Friends of Nature House.

Ickornshaw - Squirrel Wood Campsite & Lodges, tel 07973 353027, www.squirrelwoodcampsite.co.uk... -

Bowes - The Old Armoury Campsite, tel 07860 594999, theoldarmourycampsite.com.

Baldersdale - Clove Lodge Bunkbarn (and breakfast), tel 01833 650650, clovelodge.co.uk.

Alston- Temple Croft B&B, tel: 01434 382660 http://www.temple-croft.co.uk/

Longbyre - Four Wynds Guest House is now Hadrian's Holidays.

Once/Twice Brewed - The Sill Youth Hostel is now open, tel 0345 2602702, www.yha.org.uk.

Byrness - Old Post Office B&B, tel 07880 711807.

May 2017

NB: Missing text between page 92-93 should read:

Do not go into field ahead containing " a barn, but go into the one to the right of it. Follow a fence, then turn left and climb through another..." field.

Reviews

The definitive guide, always accurate and incredible detail

Hi, In April 2019 I walked the complete Pennine Way over 20 days. My constant companion was the Cicerone guide by Paddy Dillon. This book is the definitive guide, always accurate and incredible detail. It has been written concisely and with clarity, which proved invaluable in inclement weather. Thank you Cicerone.

Christine (Sydney, Australia) by email.

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Paddy Dillon

Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 90 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written extensively for several outdoor publications and has appeared on radio and television. Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain's National Trails and several major European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, Tibet, Korea, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. Paddy is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

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