| THE PENNINE WAY |
The Pennine Way is a 270-mile walk that takes you from the Peak District National Park along the Pennine ridge through the Yorkshire Dales, up into Northumberland, across the Cheviots, setting you down in the Scottish Borders.
Starting at the scene of the Kinder Scout mass trespasses of the 1930s, you walk through the Southern Pennines, cradle of the Industrial Revolution, pass Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters, cross the limestone country of the Yorkshire Dales, follow the Settle to Carlisle Railway and enter a huge Pennine area that was exploited by every kind of mining activity, the lead industry in particular. Next: the Roman Wall and beyond that the territory of the Scottish Border rievers. The Pennine Way offers a superb changing landscape of hills, moors, valleys and villages. The Pennine Way also takes you into isolated country. That is part of the exhilaration, of course, but consider the challenges and responsibilities such country brings with it. On a multi-day expedition such as this you are almost certain to experience a variety of British weather. In high and wild places this can include dangerous extremes.
The Pennine Way was the first national trail to be created and is still the best known; attracting over a quarter of a million visitors a year. It offers walker a continuous route along the high tops of the backbone of England; a physical challenge in wild country.
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