Bleak by name, bleak by nature. Bleaklow is famed for its extensive, wild moorland and is home to two of the three highest points in the Peak District.. Despite its reputation as an endless, featureless mass of peat bogs, Bleaklow is quite magnificent and much quieter than the honeypots of Mam Tor and Kinder Scout. […]
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Kinder Scout is the highest point in the Peak District and in Derbyshire, but it’s not a mountain per se. It’s 10 square kilometres of rugged, windswept peat bog that is home to some of the most remarkable scenery in the country. Its place in history is assured as it was the site of the
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This is an easy circular walk from the National Trust that starts from the Edale railway station in the Peak District. Following the Pennine Way from the train station, this easy walk takes you along the Edale valley to Upper Booth. It’s then a short descent to Barber Booth before a return along the valley,
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Kinder Scout is a popular hill in the Peak District, with the best walking being around the edges. This walk up Kinder Scout from the village of Edale ventures deep into the spongy peat moor in search of the highest point on Kinder Scout. The Route up Kinder Scout from Edale 1 The walk up
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Another taster route on the Pennine Way, this time up in Baldersdale along the three man made reservoirs. The route starts off along the Pennine Way, with the half-way point of the route roughly here, and up onto Cotherstone Moor. It then leaves the Pennine Way behind to walk along Hury and Blackton Reservoirs, before
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This steady route follows the Pennine Way from the village of Garrigill as far as Alston in the North Pennine AONB, returning along the opposite bank. Click here to download the route in a new window, with the walk homepage here (external site). © Copyright Andrew Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
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A walk from the remote Cow Green Reservoir in the North Pennine AONB that follows the Pennine Way in Upper Teesdale to Cauldron Snout waterfall and returning to the starting point along the shores of Cow Green Reservoir. Click here to view the full description of the route in a new window (external site). Photo credit: walkinguphills
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A bite sized chunk of the Pennine Way in the Upper Teesdale. This route visits the Low and High Force waterfalls before returning to the start via the Green Trod drove road over the moors. There’s a visitor centre and free parking at the start. Click here to download the route in a new window (This
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This route sets off on the Dun Fell Radar Station access road, which at a summit of 848m is the highest metalled road in England, and provides steady progress until the Pennine ridge is reached. You then return over Knock Fell on the Pennine Way which almost brings you back to the start. It’s only a
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There’s no doubt that the North Pennines provide some wild and strenuous walking. The highest point, Cross Fell, isn’t easily ascended from any direction, and so any day in these hills is going to be a big one! This route starts off in Dufton by following the Pennine Way and ascending Knock Fell, Great and
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This route from Edale follows the Pennine Way initially as far as Edale Cross, before following the good path along the edge of the Kinder Plateau. It then descends to Edale via Grindsbrook Clough. The rock sculptures, such as the Wool Packs, are a particular feature of this route, and can be quite unnerving in
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A short walk from Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales. up along the Pennine Way and back along limestone pavements on Chapel Fell to the start. The return section is off path and will need navigational skills. Click here to view the full description and download the route in a new window (external site) – with the route page
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Follow the Pennine Way to the summit of the highest of the Wensleydale fells in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Steady, good walking all the way with a few ‘wet’ sections. It’s certainly doable on a mountain bike, but the two I talked to near the summit thought it was a fair old challenge! The
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