The Pennine Way

The Pennine way is a 270 mile footpath starting from Edale and running roughly north along the length of the Pennines and the Cheviots until it stops at Kirk Yetholm just over the Scottish border.

It was the first national trail to be officially recognised in the United Kingdom and is still one of the most popular. In its early years it had a fearsome reputation based on the bogs and navigational difficulties encountered on the first few days. Nowadays it is well waymarked and many of the wettest sections are covered in paving slabs, making it a much more managable experience.

Still the walk, while containing numerous highlights, makes few pretenses at disguising the nature of much of the Pennines as wild featureless moorland and in bad weather some of the days can be rather unpleasant. This is certainly a walk which should be done in summer.

Notable Peaks climbed on the route include:
 * Kinder Scout 636m,
 * Bleaklow 633m,
 * Pen-y-Ghent 694m,
 * Great Shunner Fell 716m,
 * Cross Fell 893m,
 * The Cheviot 815m.