Pennine Way

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The Pennine Way is a long-distance footpath in England. The trail runs 268 miles (431 km) from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park, to end at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border.

The path was the 1935 idea of the journalist and rambler Tom Stephenson, inspired by similar trails in the United States, particularly the Appalachian Trail. The final section of the path was declared open in a ceremony held on Malham Moor on the 24th April 1965.

The path runs along the Pennine hills, sometimes described as the "backbone of England". Although not the United Kingdom's longest trail, it is the best known and has long been very popular with walkers, some of whom use the many Youth Hostels along the route to break up a trek along the entire path. It is also easy to undertake just a short section of the trail.

A Pennine Bridleway is also now under development (as of Autumn 2005, two principal sections are open); the route is generally parallel to the Pennine Way, but starts slightly further south in Derbyshire.