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The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles (431 km) [1] from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border.
National Trails are a network of long-distance paths in England and Wales (plus a small stretch of the Pennine Way in Scotland [6]) funded by Natural England and Natural Resources Wales and maintained by local authorities under a Trail Partnership. [7] As of January 2023, there are over 2,500 miles (4,000 km) of trails on seventeen routes. [7]
Between Hornsea and York it forms the eastern end of the Trans Pennine Trail. The section between York and Linton-on-Ouse is part of the Way of the Roses. In 1998 Route 65 between Hull and Middlesbrough was branded The White Rose cycle route. [1] This branding is no longer in use.
Marker at one end of the trail (Hornsea seafront).Road signs in Stockport referring to the Trail.. The Trans Pennine Trail is a long-distance path running from coast to coast across Northern England on a mixture of surfaced paths, with some short on-road sections, and with gentle gradients (it runs largely along disused railway lines and canal towpaths).
The Trans Pennine Trail, a long-distance route for cyclists, horse riders and walkers, runs west–east alongside rivers and canals, along disused railway tracks and through historic towns and cities from Southport to Hornsea (207 miles/333 km). [58] It crosses the north–south Pennine Way (268 miles/431 km) at Crowden-in-Longdendale.
From Bramham the route uses paths adjacent to the A1(M) to Wetherby where it uses the Harland Way railway path to Spofforth. [6] The route is the a mixture of on-road, traffic free and railway path through Harrogate [7] to its current northern terminus at a junction with NCN Route 688 near Fountains Abbey. Route 688 can be followed for 5 miles ...
The Pennine Cycleway is a Sustrans-sponsored route in the Pennines range in northern England, an area often called the "backbone of England". The route passes through the counties of Derbyshire, West Yorkshire, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Northumberland. It is part of the National Cycle Network (NCN). Sustrans founder John Grimshaw ...
The Pennine Bridleway is a National Trail in Northern England. It runs roughly parallel with the Pennine Way but provides access for horse riders and cyclists as well as walkers. The trail is around 205 miles (330 km) long, [1] extending from Derbyshire to Cumbria. It includes the 47-mile (76 km) Mary Towneley Loop and the 10-mile (16 km ...