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#181 of 300 · Pennines and Cheviot Hills

Pennine Way

United KingdomDerbyshire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, County Durham, Northumberland and Scottish Borders

Britain's first National Trail follows the backbone of northern England from Edale over Kinder Scout's peat moors, past Malham Cove, Pen-y-ghent, High Cup Nick, Cross Fell and Hadrian's Wall, and across the Cheviots to Kirk Yetholm.

Distance
431 km
Point to point
Ascent
11,500 m
High point 893 m
Time
17 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
May–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Edale
Finish: Kirk Yetholm

Route

Topographic map of Pennine Way, from Edale to Kirk YetholmEdaleCrowdenStoodley PikeLothersdaleGargraveMalhamPen-y-ghentHorton-in-RibblesdaleHawesTan Hill InnMiddleton-in-TeesdaleHigh Cup NickDuftonCross FellAlstonGreenheadHousesteads (Hadrian's Wall)BellinghamByrnessKirk YetholmStart: EdaleFinish: Kirk Yetholm© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartFinishWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Edale
  2. Crowden
  3. Stoodley Pike
  4. Lothersdale
  5. Gargrave
  6. Malham
  7. Pen-y-ghent
  8. Horton-in-Ribblesdale
  9. Hawes
  10. Tan Hill Inn
  11. Middleton-in-Teesdale
  12. High Cup Nick
  13. Dufton
  14. Cross Fell
  15. Alston
  16. Greenhead
  17. Housesteads (Hadrian's Wall)
  18. Bellingham
  19. Byrness
  20. Kirk Yetholm

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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