Pennine Way Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
long distance footpath in England
About Pennine Way
The path was the idea of the journalist and rambler Tom Stephenson, inspired by similar trails in the United States of America, particularly theAppalachian Trail. Stephenson proposed the concept in an article for theDaily Heraldin 1935, and later lobbied Parliament for the creation of an official trail. The walk was originally planned to end atWooler, but eventually it was decided that Kirk Yetholm would be the finishing point. The final section of the path was declared open in a ceremony held on Malham Moor on 24 April 1965. Although not the longest of the UK's long-distance paths, it is probably the best known and one of the more demanding routes. It generally follows the higher parts of the Pennines, a chain of moors and hills running north–south along the watershed of northern England.
Pennine Way Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 6 sections including: