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Some notes on the Pennine Way, first week.

By Hugh Stewart July 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

Edale to Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Plan it for Malham (Day 6 of my plan) and the weekend not to coincide, far too busy in the summer and the only single night accommodation is the YHA. (Which is OK).
Day 2, Wellcroft House B&B 3/4 mile off route at Standedge is an excellent stay. Day 3, stay somewhere in Hebden Bridge (NOT the Crown), as it’s a lively spot, Il Mulino’s restaurant has the best food on the trip, and passing through Heptonstall and/or Hardcastle Crags the next morning is much more interesting than the scrappy route from Callis Bridge. Day 4, go into Haworth for a look around and a drink, then a bus or taxi up the hill to The Old Silent Inn, a little Gem of a place, cheapest accommodation of the week, very good food, and only a few hundred yards off the route.

The start in Edale.
Jacob’s Ladder.
A dry Kinder Downfall.
Meeting Tim and Christine Shaw twixt Kinder and Bleaklow.
Orchids! The Peak wasn’t like this in my day.
Laddow Rocks, one of many famous crags visited on the PW.
Crossing the M62, wanted to do this for years!
Approaching Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall on the hill.
Hebden Bridge, delightful town.
Haworth. How did we get here.
Insect lurking near Malham Tarn.
Penyghent from the Dale Head Lane.

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Hillwalks from the Settle to Carlisle Railway Stations

24 walks into the hills surrounding the historic and iconic Settle to Carlisle railway, based on the stations between Settle and Appleby. The area has some of the finest walking of the north Pennines: the Craven district around Settle; the Three Peaks area; Dentdale, and Mallerstang and the upper Eden valley.

£12.95 (P&P may apply)

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Mountain Biking Adventures: Multi-day Routes in Northern Britain

Over the last two decades, mountain biking has developed enormously as a “sport”. We greatly admire the technical and athletic capabilities of modern day mountain bikers and recognise that many excellent guides have been written and custom-built trails set up. In this guide we try to reopen a sense of adventure and wilderness to mountain biking, providing multi-day routes with a remoteness, continuity and “arc” missing from many modern guides with their focus on day and half day outings.

UK £13.95 ( inc. P&P)

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Settle to Carlisle – Hill Walk with Return by Classic Train Route

With over 22,000 ft of ascent in 105 miles set out over 8 days, this walk sets out from Settle, taking in the classic summits of the North Yorkshire Dales, Howgills, Eastern and Northern Lakeland Fells, to arrive at Carlisle. The return journey to Settle by one of the classic train journeys. Illustrated with photographs and route maps.

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Tilberthwaite/Little Langdale circular.

This 5.5 mile circular walk used to be our new years day jaunt, with our lunch in or around Cathedral Cavern, but that venue has recently become so popular that we now do it on a non-holiday weekday. As the high point is only 400m, it is suitable for a crisp and/or snowy winter's day. From the car

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Watendlath and Borrowdale circular

A suitable pre-Theatre by the Lake evening production, when the cloud level is low and you don't fancy walking with no views in the damp. It comes to just under 9 miles with 2100ft of ascent. From the Lodore Wood car park up the Watendlath road, take the road south till an obvious track leads off

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Addition to the book of Trespass: Warcop.

This is an 8 mile walk over Little Fell and down and along the side of Scordale. A wild, lonely, and in places rough walk, with 2100ft of climbing. The trespass refers to the fact that most of the walk is in the MOD's land, with access granted by them on 12 weekends per year and other odd days. The

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