The Full Pennine Way

Starting in Edale and ending in Kirk Yetholm, the "The Full Pennine Way" trip is a guided sightseeing tour that takes 20 days. You will travel through Peak District National Park in England. "The Full Pennine Way" is a group trip which includes accommodation, transport, meals and others.

Walk the full length of the Pennines from the Peak District to Scotland. The challenging Pennine Way is an absolute classic in the annals of British walking. It has legendary status as the first official UK National Trail (a series of long distance footpaths) to be created in Britain, back in 1965.
This walk passes through some of the loneliest and loveliest high walking terrain in England, and over such a length there is a tremendous variety from high peat bog, heathlands, beautiful limestone scenery including cliffs, caves and rock pavements. There are also big peaks known as the High Fells of which Cross Fell is the highest point at nearly 3000 feet (893m); although you can ascend higher if you have the optional detour up Cheviot. Then there are the attractive smaller hills of the Yorkshire Dales and deep green valleys such as Wensleydale and Swaledale. There are beautiful rivers, often with historical and archaeological remains such as the traces of old lead mining or Hadrian’s wall. There are some tremendous natural features such as Malham Cove, Pen-y-gent, High and Low Force, Blea Force and Cauldron Snout waterfalls and smaller falls such as Kidson Force. There is the massive extinct volcano that is Cheviot and the surprise of stumbling across High Cup Nick - a large post glacial valley. There are interesting places such as the highest pub in England at Tan Hill and of course the chance to commune with nature over an extended period.
This famous walking trail was established after a long campaign started in 1935 by Tom Stephenson, secretary of The Ramblers Association. The roots of this campaign for a National Trail was the mass trespass movement of the 1930s, where a lot of working class walkers from the industrial towns around the Pennines defied local landowners and walked across their land. Today, although the South West Coastal Path is more than twice as long, The Pennine Way will always be the 'big one;' a walk to test out the endurance and navigational abilities of walkers up to the challenge.