What is the Pennine Way?

In 1935 an article appeared in the Daily Herald entitled “Wanted: A long green trail”. Having read about long distance trails such as the Appalachian Trail in America Tom Stephenson, a journalist and rambler, went on to suggest a long distance public trail for England. After a lot of hard work and campaigning by both the Ramblers Association and the Youth Hostel Association 30 years later, on 24^th of April 1965, Britain’s first National Trail was officially opened, The Pennine Way.

Starting in Edale, Derbyshire, and following the Pennine Hills – ‘The Backbone of England’ – it finishes 268 miles later at Kirk Yetholm just over the boarder in Scotland. Along the way the trail passes through The Peak District National Park, The Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Northumberland National Park.

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