History
The Pennine Way was the first of Britain's National Trails. The route was approved in July 1951, and the finished trail was opened on 24 April 1965 with a ceremony on Malham Moor.
It runs north along the Pennine hills from Edale in the Peak District and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just over the border in Scotland.
Sources: National Trails: Pennine Way
Facts
- Code
- UK 001 (provisional)
- Distance
- 268 miles (431 km). We measure 255 miles
- Sections
- 11
- Type
- Linear
- Opened
- 24 April 1965
- Designation
- National Trail
- Looked after by
- Natural England / Pennine National Trails Partnership
- Nations
- England, Scotland
- Total ascent
- Still to be measured