Pennine walks (north)

This grouping covers the National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Pennines (North Pennines, Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale) plus, as an overlap with the next-door grouping to the south, the upland area bounded by Hellifield, Ilkley, Halifax and Burnley. Hadrian’s Wall forms the northern boundary.

Routes

  • Burnley Way
    A 65km circuit from Burnley.
  • Calderdale Way
    A walk of 80km making a circuit, mainly in the hills above the towns in Calderdale, passing close to stations at Todmorden and Brighouse.
  • Dales Way
    A route of 127km between Ilkley and Bowness-on-Windermere, with link routes connecting Ilkley with Bradford (20km), Harrogate (27km) and Leeds (35km).
  • Hadrian’s Wall Path
    A 146km walk between Bowness-on-Solway and Segedunum (Wallsend).
  • Haworth to Hebden Bridge Walk
    A 10km walk between Haworth and Hebden Bridge.
  • Nidderdale Way
    A walk of 85km forming a loop along Nidderdale.
  • Pennine Bridleway
    A walk (or ride) of 593km between Middleton Top and Cote Moor.
  • Pennine Way
    A walk of 422km between Edale and Kirk Yetholm; this National Trail does not qualify as a Green Walk. In addition to the 45km gap between Byrness (sketchy bus service) and Kirk Yetholm, buses connect with different settlements from the next access point in many areas.
  • Ribble Way
    A walk of 112km from Ribblehead station, via the source of the River Ribble, to the Dolphin Inn near Longton, where the Ribble meets the Irish Sea.
  • Rochdale Way
    A 72km walk round the borough of Rochdale.
  • Six Dales Trail
    A 61km walk between Otley and Middleham.
  • Teesdale Way
    A 148km walk between Dufton in Cumbria and Teesmouth.
  • Weardale Way
    A 119km walk between Killhope and the sea at Sunderland.
  • Worth Way (West Yorkshire)
    A walk of 18km creating a loop between Keighley and Oxenhope.

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