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Great Mountain Days in the Pennines

50 classic hillwalking routes

ISBN

9781852846503

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Published

10 Apr 2013

Edition

First

Pages

256

Size

24.00 x 17.00 x 1.80cm

Weight

710g

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An inspirational guidebook to 50 classic walks on the rolling Pennine landscape. The graded routes, between 6 and 13 miles in length, cover classic Pennine fells and moorland such as Whernside, Ilkley Moor and Pendle Hill; exploring the North and South Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, Howgills and Dark Peak. Many routes are also suited to fell running.

Seasons

The Pennines can be tackled whatever the time of year, although the highest summits and the remote moors can be problematic in winter conditions or poor visibility

Centres

Walks are grouped into five areas: the North Pennines, the Howgills, the Yorkshire Dales, the South Pennines and the Dark Peak

Difficulty

Walks are graded from 'Moderate' to 'Strenuous' but unlike other mountainous areas where the ability to cope on rock and steep slopes is required, among the Pennines there also needs to be awareness of the deceptive nature of the landscapes, which, in spite of relative proximity to towns and cities, often feel remarkably remote; a sure grasp on navigational skills and self-protection is essential at all times

Must See

From the highest summits of the Pennines, to the seductive valleys of the Yorkshire Dales and the rugged landscapes of the South Pennines, this guide embraces all that is inspiring about the rolling Pennine landscapes

ISBN

9781852846503

Availability

Published

10 Apr 2013

Edition

First

Pages

256

Size

24.00 x 17.00 x 1.80cm

Weight

710g

Overview

An inspirational large-format guidebook describing 50 walks in the Pennine mountains. Exploring all aspects of this beautiful upland area, the walks are graded with plenty of inspirational options for both first-time and experienced walkers.

Routes range from 10-21km (6-13 miles) and can be enjoyed in 3-7 hours
Covers the North Pennines, Howgills, Yorkshire Dales, South Pennines and Dark Peak
Routes include Cross Fell, Wild Boar Fell, Ingleborough, Whernside, Pen-y-Ghent, Pendle Hill, Kinder Downfall and a traverse of Ilkley Moor
Clear route description alongside 1:50,000 OS mapping reproduced at 1:40,000 for greater clarity
Many routes are suitable for fell running

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

About this guide

Weather to walk?

Before you start

THE WALKS

North Pennines

1 Thack Moor and Black Fell

2 Melmerby Fell and Fiend’s Fell

3 Cross Fell

4 High Cup Nick and Backstone Edge

5 Cauldron Snout and Widdybank Fell

6 High Force and Cronkley Fell

7 Harter Fell and Grassholme

8 Bowes Moor

North West Dales – Eden Valley and The Howgills

9 Hartley Fell and Nine Standards Rigg

10 Lunds Fell, Hugh Seat and High Seat

11 Wild Boar Fell and Swarth Fell

12 Green Bell

13 The Fairmile Circuit

14 Cautley Spout and The Calf

15 The Calf from Sedbergh

Yorkshire Dales

16 Great Shunner Fell and Lovely Seat

17 Upper Swaledale and Rogan’s Seat

18 Dodd Fell Hill and Drumaldrace

19 Gragareth and Great Coum

20 Whernside

21 Ingleborough

22 Giggleswick Scar

23 Nappa Cross, Rye Loaf Hill and Victoria Cave

24 Pen-y-Ghent and Plover Hill

25 Fountains Fell

26 Janet’s Foss, Gordale Scar and Malham Cove

27 Buckden Pike

28 Great Whernside

29 Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell

30 Elslack Moor and Pinhaw Beacon

31 Rombalds Moor and Ilkley Moor

South Pennines

32 Pendle Hill

33 Boulsworth Hill

34 Delf Hill and Stanbury Moor

35 Wadsworth Moor

36 Worsthorne Moor and Black Hameldon

37 Thieveley Pike and Cliviger Gorge

38 Bride Stones Moor

39 Luddenden Dean and Midgeley Moor

40 Stoodley Pike

41 Langfield Common

42 Blackstone Edge

43 Rooley Moor and Cowpe Lowe

44 White Hill and Piethorne Clough

Dark Peak

45 Saddleworth Edges

46 Lord’s Seat and Mam Tor

47 Kinder Downfall

48 Rowlee Pasture and Alport Castles

49 Back Tor and Derwent Edge

50 Stanage Edge

Appendix 1 Concise walk reference and personal log

Appendix 2 Bibliography

Index

Maps

Although the guide contains map extracts, you are strongly advised to take with you the relevant sheet map for the route, not only for safety reasons but also to give a wider picture of the landscapes you are walking through. Note that key landmarks that feature on the maps appear in bold in the text to help you plot the route. (The map extracts in this book are taken from these 1:25,000 maps, reduced to 1:40,000 to save space and weight.)

The maps needed to complete the walks in this book are Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer maps OL1 (The Peak District: Dark Peak area); OL2 (Yorkshire Dales: Southern and Western areas); OL19 (Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley); OL21 (South Pennines); OL30 (Yorkshire Dales: Northern and Central areas); OL31 (North Pennines: Teesdale and Weardale); OL297 (Lower Wharfedale and Washburn valley)

Updates

August 2013

Updates

Walk 23 – Nappa Cross, Rye Loaf Hill and Victoria Cave: the route information box is missing. It is:

Distance: 17.5km (11 miles)
Height gain: 340m (1115ft)
Time: 5–6 hours
Grade: moderately demanding
Start point: SD894658

Getting there: Malham Tarn car park

Maps: Ordnance Survey OL2 (Yorkshire Dales: Southern and Western area)

After-walk refreshment: Pubs and cafés in Malham and Settle

Walk 48 – Rowlee Pasture and Alport Castles: the route information box is missing. It is:

Distance: 15km (9¼ miles)
Height gain: 515m (1690ft)
Time: 6+hrs
Grade: demanding
Start point: Derwent valley SK173893

Getting there: Fairholmes car park (pay and display; toilets, refreshments, visitor centre)

Map: Ordnance Survey OL1 (The Peak District: Dark Peak area)

After-walk refreshment: Snack bar at visitor centre; Snake Pass Inn on Snake Road; pubs and cafés in Glossop, Sheffield and Hathersage

Reviews

'...it is a great book, especially for people who are not familiar with some of the less frequented areas of the Pennines. Marsh deserves a lot of credit for including places such as Thack Moor, Backstone Edge, Gragareth, and Thievely Pike and resisting the temptation to fill the book predominantly with routes in the Dales and Peak District. As a result even walkers, like myself, who have already explored a lot of the Pennines are likely to find much of interest in this guide.'

Read the full review.

Matt O'Brien, www.mypennines.blogspot.co.uk, May 2013

'It is a lovely book, well-written, well-illustrated and with excellent 1:40,000 OS maps covering genuine day routes between six and 13 miles. It is also well-made and robust.

...Each has four pages devoted to them, carefully covering a general description with some stunning photographs (mainly by Terry), a relatively short but carefully written route description and an excellent map. All are graded into Moderate, Moderately Demanding, Demanding or Strenuous, a simple and useful classification. I have walked many of these and I think both his route descriptions and gradings are excellent and reliable.'

Justin Gutmann, Strider - the Journal of the LDWA, August 2013

By Terry Marsh

Lancashire-born writer and photographer Dr Terry Marsh specialises in the outdoors and travel. He is the author or revision author/editor of over 100 guidebooks, including the award-winning Cicerone guides to the Coast to Coast Walk (first published in 1993), The Shropshire Way (1999) and Great Mountain Days in the Pennines (2013). Terry has a PhD in Historical Geography and is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS). He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), a Life Member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (FSA (Scot)).

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