Pennine Way WalksWalking Routes & Hiking Trails
Find Pennine Way walks from the list below which features the best walking routes in the area. Most of routes are circular walks although there are a few linear hikes. The walks are listed from the shortest and easiest to the longest more challenging routes. The walks are divided into sub areas so you can find specific walks.
The Pennine Way is a 268 mile (429 km) long National Trail from the Derbyshire village of Edale and then heads north following the Pennines to the village of Kirk Yetholm, which is located just over the border in Scotland. Listed below are a selection of circular and linear routes that include sections of this superb National Trail. All routes include free GPX files.
Pennine Way Peak District Walks
Highlights of this section include Kinder Scout and Downfall, Bleaklow, Longendale and Laddow Rocks, Black Hill and the reservoirs of Wessenden Moor.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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1116★ | Grains in the Water & Alport Castles | mod/hard | 12.00 |
1159★☩ | Grindsbrook & Edale Head from Edale | moderate | 7.50 |
1174★ | Kinder Low & Mount Famine from Hayfield | moderate | 7.50 |
1179★ | Lad's Leap & Laddow Rocks from Crowden | moderate | 6.50 |
1182★☩ | Kinder Downfall | moderate | 8.00 |
1264★☩ | Rushup Edge & Crowden Tower | moderate | 10.00 |
1295★☩ | Ringing Roger & Edale Cross | moderate | 10.00 |
1486★ | Harry Hut, Mill Hill & Doctor's Gate from Glossop | moderate | 11.30 |
1489★ | Blackden Brook, Kinder & Upper Ashop | moderate | 6.75 |
1703★ | Longdendale from Hadfield Station | easy/mod | 9.00 |
1756★ | Bleaklow & The Longendale Trail from Woodhead | mod/hard | 10.00 |
1759★ | Torside Clough & Longendale from Old Glossop | moderate | 7.40 |
2378★☩ | Rushup Edge & Mam Tor | moderate | 10.00 |
2514★☩ | Fair Brook & Kinder Downfall | moderate | 8.00 |
2615★☩ | The Kinder Edges | mod/hard | 18.00 |
2621★ | Black Hill & Laddow Rocks | moderate | 9.00 |
2625★ | Torside Clough from Longdendale | moderate | 4.50 |
2982★ | Bleaklow & Higher Shelf Stones from the Snake Pass | mod/hard | 9.50 |
3022★ | Black Hill | moderate | 9.00 |
3027★ | Bleaklow Head from Longdendale | moderate | 8.00 |
3238★☩ | Fairbrook Naze & Ashop Head from Birchen Clough | moderate | 9.30 |
Pennine Way South Pennines Walks
Highlights include Standedge, Blackstone Edge, Stoodley Pike, Top Withins, Lothersdale and Gargrave.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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1135★ | Top Withins and the Bronte Bridge | moderate | 8.00 |
1291★ | Stoodley Pike | moderate | 11.00 |
1411★ | Walsden & Warland Reservoir | easy/mod | 6.50 |
1697★ | Marsden to Edale challenge | very hard | 22.00 |
1793★ | Lothersdale | easy/mod | 6.00 |
1849★ | Blackstone Edge and the Pennine Way without a car | moderate | 8.00 |
1900★ | Standedge Trail from Marsden | moderate | 9.00 |
2098★ | Marsden Moor from Marsden | easy/mod | 6.40 |
2260★ | White Hill from Hollingworth Lake | moderate | 11.20 |
2359★ | Cuckoo Walk & Bacon Butties from Marsden | hard | 19.50 |
2518★ | Black Hill & Four Reservoirs from near Wessenden Head | moderate | 10.00 |
2600★ | Chew Reservoir & the Pennine Way | mod/hard | 14.00 |
2630★ | Upper Holme Valley & Ramsden Clough | moderate | 9.00 |
2644★ | Marsden and the Standedge Trail | moderate | 11.00 |
2661★ | Keighley Moor Reservoir & Hitching Stone from Cowling | moderate | 9.50 |
2705★ | Oxenhope to Hebden Bridge without a car | moderate | 11.00 |
2946★ | Buckstones and Linsgreave Head from Marsden | moderate | 8.75 |
3015★ | Stoodley Pike & Withens Clough Reservoir from Lobb Mill | moderate | 9.00 |
3380★ | Blackstone Edge from Hollingworth Lake | moderate | 9.00 |
Pennine Way Yorkshire Dales Walks
Highlights include Malham Cove and Tarn, Fountains Fell, Pen-y-ghent, Gayle and Hawes, Great Shunner Fell, Upper Swaledale and Tan Hill.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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1013★☩ | Pen-y-ghent | moderate | 6.50 |
1051★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route 2) | moderate | 7.00 |
1053★ | Swinner Gill and Muker from Thwaite | mod/hard | 8.50 |
1121★☩ | Pen-y-ghent & Plover Hill | moderate | 9.00 |
1239★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove from Malham | easy/mod | 6.50 |
1377★ | Calton and Hanlith Moors | easy/mod | 6.50 |
1500★☩ | Pen-y-ghent via Horton Scar | moderate | 6.75 |
1768★ | Thomas Gill and Ravenseat from Tan Hill | moderate | 8.70 |
1926★☩ | Pen-y-ghent & Littondale | hard | 16.00 |
2155★ | Mossdale & Cotterdale | easy/mod | 7.90 |
2273★ | Dodd Fell Hill & Drumaldrace | moderate | 11.50 |
2286★ | Gayle & Aysgill Force from Hawes | easy | 3.50 |
2304★ | East Marton and the Drumlins | easy/mod | 5.50 |
2385★ | Airton & Bell Busk Circular | easy/mod | 6.80 |
2602★ | Gordale Scar & Malham Cove (Route 3) | moderate | 9.10 |
2704★ | Kirkby Malham & Hanlith from Malham | easy | 4.00 |
2737★ | The River Aire & Kirkby Malham from Malham | easy | 3.00 |
2861★ | Pinhaw Beacon from Lothersdale | easy | 4.00 |
3092★ | Malham Cove, Malham Tarn & Watlowes | easy | 4.40 |
3392★☩ | Darnbrook Fell & Fountains Fell | moderate | 6.40 |
3621★☩ | Great Shunner Fell & Lovely Seat | mod/hard | 11.40 |
3624★☩ | Great Shunner Fell from Hardraw | mod/hard | 9.20 |
Pennine Way North Pennines Walks
Highlights include Baldersdale, Lunedale, Teesdale and High Force, Cauldron Snout, High Cup Nick, Dufton, Great Dun Fell, Cross Fell, The River South Tyne, Alston and South Tynedale.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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1005★ | Harter Fell & Grassholme from Middleton-in-Teesdale | moderate | 8.00 |
1084★ | Garrigill, Alston & Nenthead | moderate | 13.10 |
1339★ | High Cup Nick | moderate | 10.50 |
1482★ | Crossthwaite Common from Middleton-in-Teesdale | moderate | 9.75 |
1488★ | Middleton-in-Teesdale Railway Walk | easy | 2.50 |
1553★ | Hannah's Meadow, Baldersdale & Brown Rigg Moss | easy/mod | 8.00 |
1715★ | Dufton Pike & Dufton | easy | 5.00 |
2195★ | Alston & Garrigill | easy/mod | 8.70 |
2258★ | Grassholme Reservoir from Middleton-in-Teesdale | moderate | 8.20 |
2469★ | Great Allotment & God's Bridge | moderate | 10.20 |
3011★ | Dufton Pike | easy/mod | 5.50 |
3070★ | Knock Fell & High Cup Nick | mod/hard | 12.00 |
3071★ | Cross Fell & Great Dun Fell from Kirkland | mod/hard | 12.00 |
3099★ | High Force, Low Force and the River Tees | easy/mod | 7.50 |
3274★ | Cronkley Scar & Cauldron Snout | moderate | 8.00 |
3421★ | High Cup Nick via Middle Tongue | moderate | 9.30 |
3424★ | Cronkley Fell from Hanging Shaw | easy/mod | 7.00 |
3526★ | Hanging Shaw, Cronkley Scar, Low Force & High Force | moderate | 12.70 |
3593★☩ | Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir | moderate | 9.20 |
Pennine Way Northumberland Walks
Highlights include Hadrian's Wall, the North Tyne Valley and Bellingham, the Cheviots, and the Scottish Borders.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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1198★ | Hadrian's Wall & Steel Rigg | moderate | 8.00 |
1200★☩ | Windy Gyle | moderate | 7.50 |
1201★ | Black Hag from Kirk Yetholm | moderate | 8.50 |
1477★ | Bellingham to Kiln Rigg by Pennine Way Circular | moderate | 14.25 |
1478★ | Ladyhill to Bellingham circular | moderate | 16.00 |
1677★ | Peel Crags & Winshield Crags from Vindolanda | easy/mod | 7.80 |
1763★☩ | Mozie Law & Windy Gyle | moderate | 8.20 |
1764★☩ | The Cheviot from Langleeford | mod/hard | 8.20 |
1776★☩ | The Cheviot & Auchope Cairn from Langleeford | mod/hard | 10.00 |
2169★ | Chew Green & Upper Coquet Valley | easy/mod | 5.80 |
2251★ | Yearning Saddle & Brownhart Law | moderate | 7.80 |
2299★☩ | The Cheviot | moderate | 9.00 |
2671★ | Hotbank Crags & Housesteads from Vindolanda | easy | 5.30 |
3331★ | Cragend & Crow Crags from Housesteads | easy/mod | 8.40 |
3343★ | Hadrian's Wall, Walltown Crags & Aesica | easy/mod | 5.00 |
3353★ | The Roman Camp at Chew Green | easy/mod | 5.80 |
3404★ | Hadrian's Wall - Cawfields to Steel Rigg | easy/mod | 3.50 |
3644★☩ | Blackhaggs Rigg & Great Hetha from Hethpool | moderate | 9.60 |
Note - Walks are listed in numerical order.
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