Trailblazer Guide Books

Engagingly written… all the guides from this stable are first class
 - Traveller

Each GPS waypoint below was taken on the route at the reference number marked on the map as below.

MAP        REF         GPS WAYPOINT           DESCRIPTION

Edale
Map 3      001    53° 22.514’   01° 52.925’    Sign: to Edale Head; keep left
Map 3      002    53° 22.821’   01° 52.959’    Kinder Low summit
Map 4      003    53° 23.820’   01° 52.587’    Kinder Downfall
Map 4      004    53° 24.464’   01° 54.279’    Snake Path junction
Map 7      005    53° 27.679’   01° 51.588’    Bleaklow Head summit
Map 7      006    53° 27.955’   01° 51.801’    Milestone by fence
Map 8      007    53° 28.515’   01° 54.359’    Fence above Reaps Farm

Crowden
Map 10    008    53° 31.409’   01° 54.785’    Cross stream joining Crowden Great Brook
Map 11    009    53° 31.718’   01° 54.280’    Slabs start on Meadowgrain Clough
Map 12    010    53° 32.332’   01° 53.144’    Black Hill summit
Map 12    011    53° 33.038’   01° 52.659’    Wooden shelter
Map 15    012    53° 34.747’   01° 57.494’    Last gate before Standedge Cutting
Map 15    013    53° 34.890’   01° 57.640’    Milestone before Standedge Cutting

Standedge
Map 15    014    53° 35.371’   01° 58.958’    Millstone Edge trig point
Map 16    015    53° 35.862’   01° 59.683’    Oldham Way split, turn right
Map 17    016    53° 36.908’   02° 00.943’    White Hill summit trig point
Map 18    017    53° 38.475’   02° 02.460’    Shelter of sorts
Map 18    018    53° 38.635’   02° 02.615’    Blackstone Edge trig point
Map 18    019    53° 39.008’   02° 02.506’    Aiggin Stone, turn left
Map 18    020    53° 38.968’   02° 02.876’    Drainage ditch, turn right
Map 20    021    53° 41.687’   02° 03.358’    Slabs start after Warland reservoir
Map 20    022    53° 42.676’   02° 02.530’    Withen’s Gate; Calderdale Way path to left

Hebden
Map 22    023    53° 44.337’   02° 02.790’    Sign to Badger Farm after Calder ascent

Colden
Map 23    024    53° 45.516’   02° 03.070’    PW goes away from the wall after Mt Pleasant Fm
Map 24    025    53° 45.831’   02° 03.398’    Junction with path to Clough Hole Bridge near arched barn
Map 24    026    53° 46.389’   02° 04.894’    PW meets Pennine Bridleway. Turn right to Gorple reservoirs
Map 26    027    53° 48.002’   02° 02.817’    Leave Walshaw reservoirs, up to Top Withins
Map 27    028    53° 48.963’   02° 01.592’    Jn with Japanese Guidepost after Top Withins ruins

Ponden
Map 29    029    53° 50.789’   02° 01.885’    Old Bess Hill
Map 29    030    53° 51.212’   02° 02.349’    High point with trig point to west
Map 29    031    53° 51.470’   02° 02.544’    Stone shelter
Map 31    032    53° 52.241’   02° 02.649’    Wooden door to garden with trees and hut
Map 31    033    53° 52.334’   02° 02.548’    Ladder stile; change direction

Ickornshaw
Map 31    034    53° 53.154’   02° 03.182’    Spring after terraced houses
Map 32    035    53° 55.111’   02° 03.871’    Cross road (Bench #5)
Map 32    036    53° 55.216’   02° 04.355’    Wall ends, two plank bridges
Map 33    037    53° 55.275’   02° 04.852’    Broken ‘Pennine Way’ slab
Map 33    038    53° 55.278’   02° 05.030’    Pinhaw Beacon summit trig point
Map 33    039    53° 55.430’   02° 05.973’    Turn left off road
Map 33    040    53° 55.883’   02° 07.244’    Stile under pylon near Brown House Farm

Thornton
Map 36    041    53° 58.233’   02° 07.316’    Concrete tank, slight ascent
Map 36    042    53° 58.436’   02° 07.035’    Post on Scaleber Hill

Gargrave
Map 37    043    53° 59.466’   02° 06.920’    Leave lane right into field
Map 38    044    54° 00.166’   02° 07.606’    Pennine Way sign by four walls in field corner
Map 38    045    54° 00.410’   02° 07.703’    Fallen sign near wall
Map 38    046    54° 00.562’   02° 07.825’    Second post coming off Eshton Moor

Malham
Map 41    047    54° 04.395’   02° 09.408’    Top of Malham Cove, turn north
Map 42    048    54° 05.041’   02° 10.073’    Signpost to Malham
Map 42    049    54° 05.124’   02° 09.828’    Post with blue flash
Map 43    050    54° 07.066’   02° 10.612’    Meet and cross road, fallen Guidepost sign
Map 44    051    54° 07.530’   02° 11.339’    Crucial sign, head right
Map 44    052    54° 08.609’   02° 12.095’    Fountains Fell cairn
Map 45    053    54° 08.604’   02° 13.029’    Meet wall coming down Fountains Fell
Map 46    054    54° 09.037’   02° 15.043’    Bracken Bottom turn off; base of Pen-y-ghent climb
Map 46    055    54° 09.361’   02° 14.835’    Pen-y-ghent summit
Map 46    056    54° 09.794’   02° 14.952’    First left turn on descent
Map 47    057    54° 09.840’   02° 16.276’    Left turn near Hull Pot
Map 48    058    54° 08.906’   02° 17.357’    Bench #6 by Horton

Horton
Map 49    059    54° 10.316’   02° 17.446’    Jackdaw Hole (trees)
Map 49    060    54° 11.405’   02° 17.189’    Turn west, up hill to viaduct view
Map 50    061    54° 11.780’   02° 18.204’    Ruin
Map 50    062    54° 13.169’   02° 18.242’    Meet Cam End Road, turn north-east
Map 52    063    54° 14.413’   02° 16.420’    Join tarmac
Map 53    064    54° 14.757’   02° 15.673’    Leave tarmac for West Cam Road above Snaizeholme
Map 54    065    54° 16.638’   02° 14.461’    Leave West Cam Road to right
Map 54    066    54° 16.980’   02° 13.957’    First of three cairns along faint path
Map 54    067    54° 17.386’   02° 13.612’    Half gate, path bends right
Map 55    068    54° 17.500’   02° 13.297’    Gate with stile before Gaudy House Farm

Hawes
Map 57    069    54° 19.453’   02 °13.123’    Walled lane ends
Map 57    070    54° 20.050’   02° 14.068’    Sheepfold by gate
Map 58    071    54° 20.514’   02° 14.390’    Duckboards between cairns
Map 58    072    54° 20.687’   02° 14.507’    Slabs start
Map 58    073    54° 21.351’   02° 14.465’    Cairn after ascent
Map 59    074    54° 22.257’   02° 13.969’    Great Shunner Fell summit
Map 59    075    54° 22.617’   02° 13.531’    Handsome cairn
Map 59    076    54° 22.915’   02° 13.091’    Wooden bridge
Map 60    077    54° 22.878’   02° 11.463’    Join walled lane down to Thwaite

Thwaite
Map 61    078    54° 22.867’   02° 09.571’    Wall above meadow; rough ascent follows
Map 61    079    54° 22.935’   02° 09.135’    Kisdon House

Keld
Map 62    080    54° 24.665’   02° 09.945’    Fence on open fell
Map 63    081    54° 25.880’   02° 10.446’    Pole with no sign
Map 63    082    54° 26.343’   02° 10.107’    Cairn
Map 64    083    54° 26.585’   02° 09.949’    Guidepost near Tan Hill

Tan Hill Inn
Map 65    084    54° 27.968’   02° 08.150’    Guidepost opposite sheepfold
Map 65    085    54° 28.091’   02° 07.827’    Big cairn
Map 65    086    54° 28.534’   02° 06.285’    Guidepost before bridge
Map 67    087    54° 29.739’   02° 03.673’    Gate before Trough Heads Farm
Map 67    088    54° 30.182’   02° 03.924’    Gate in wall

Bowes alternative route – OS only
Map 67    787    NY 96035 11223    Gate before Trough Heads Farm
Map 67    788    NY 96298 12584    Coarse gravel track joins farm track
Map 67a   789    NY 96915 12823    Gate after East Mellwaters Farm
Map 67a   790    NY 98198 13085    Leave road after Lady Myres Farm

Bowes
Map 67b   791    NY 97800 14935    Leave road for Stoney Keld short cut
Map 67b   792    NY 97559 15064    Gate near Stoney Keld spring
Map 67b   793    NY 96791 15536    Bridge behind Levy Pool Farm
Map 67b   794    NY 96681 16085    Hazelgill Beck
Map 67b   795    NY 96709 16355    Triangular stone
Map 67b   796    NY 96695 16423    Pennine Way crosses track; new wall
Map 67c   797    NY 96754 16709    Cross Hare Sike
Map 67c   798    NY 96557 17230    Gate before Goldsborough crag
Map 67c   799    NY 96016 17512    Hop across stream
Map 67c   800    NY 95491 17639    South of Goldsborough crag
Map 67c   801    NY 94826 17962    Meet Baldersdale Road
Map 69    802    NY 94158 18134    Tiny gate/stile
Map 69    803    NY 93376 18192    Two routes rejoin in Baldersdale

Cross A66
Map 68    089    54° 30.779’   02° 04.150’    Guidepost by ford at wall corner
Map 68    090    54° 31.098’   02° 04.176’    Cairn
Map 68    091    54° 31.182’   02° 04.303’    Hill top cairn – Ravock Castle
Map 68    092    54° 31.587’   02° 04.600’    Guidepost before you drop to ford stream
Map 69    093    54° 32.412’   02° 05.363’    Two fallen stone posts by gate
Map 69    094    54° 32.716’   02° 05.499’    Post
Map 69    095    54° 33.224’   02° 05.951’    Path joins road

Baldersdale
Map 70    096    54° 34.727’   02° 06.527’    Rail sleeper Guidepost
Map 71    097    54° 36.152’   02° 07.152’    Stile with white paint
Map 71    098    54° 36.297’   02° 06.826’    Ruined barn
Map 72    099    54° 36.832’   02° 05.451’    Stile with dog slot by black gate

Middleton-in-Teesdale
Map 76    100    54° 38.921’   02° 12.722’    Rail wagon near hill top

Langdon Beck
Map 78    101    54°39.048’   02°15.757’    First rockfall; start of duckboards
Map 78    102    54°38.868’   02°16.361’    Cairn after second rockfall
Map 79    103    54°38.447’   02°18.943’    Old spoil tip
Map 79    104    54°38.304’   02°20.068’    Cairn near sign – high point
Map 80    105    54°38.158’   02°21.723’    New bridge at Maize Beck

Maize Beck alternative route – OS only
Map 80    505    NY 76633 26884    New bridge at Maize Beck
Map 80    506    NY 76132 26877    Cross stream near beck
Map 80    507    NY 75313 26918    Hop across stream, path re-appears
Map 81    508    NY 74924 26942    Path reaches lower gorge
Map 81    509    NY 74898 27101    Old footbridge and sign
Map 81    510    NY 74742 27008    Between two mileposts
Map 81    511    NY 74615 26873    Mossy cairn
Map 81    512    NY 74519 26646    Eroded limestone pavement
Map 81    513    NY 74436 26440    Milepost – close to High Cup Nick
Map 81    514    NY 74422 26305    Alternative route meets main route at milepost
Map 80    106    54° 38.088’   02° 22.249’    Red stone milepost
Map 80    107    54° 37.912’   02° 23.333’    Milepost, High Cup Nick near...
Map 81    108    54° 37.834’   02° 23.772’    Alternative route meets main route at milepost
Map 81    109    54° 37.629’   02° 24.497’    Cross two streams
Map 81    110    54° 37.592’   02° 24.648’    Milepost with another below
Map 82    111    54° 37.168’   02° 25.822’    Walled enclosure – easy track down

Dufton
Map 83    112    54° 38.260’ 02° 28.702’    Halstead (derelict) out on open land
Map 84    113    54° 38.911’ 02° 28.072’    Path leaves track to left and contours hill at signpost
Map 84    114    54° 39.088’ 02° 27.833’    Sign
Map 85    115    54° 39.244’ 02° 27.433’    Two cairns close together
Map 85    116    54° 39.314’ 02° 27.204’    Guidepost with yellow mark
Map 85    117    54° 39.431’ 02° 26.831’    Cairn with fallen stick
Map 85    118    54° 39.649’ 02° 26.602’    Milepost before crossing and recrossing stream
Map 85    119    54° 39.736’ 02° 26.402’    Milepost
Map 85    120    54° 39.800’ 02° 26.337’    Cairn before hairpins
Map 85    121    54° 39.843’ 02° 26.243’    Flooded hole
Map 85    122    54° 39.901’ 02° 26.029’    Knock Old Man cairn
Map 85    123    54° 39.987’ 02° 25.912’    Knock Fell summit
Map 85    124    54° 40.110’ 02° 25.927’    Faint path resumes
Map 85    125    54° 40.171’ 02° 26.005’    Pass west of slabs
Map 85    126    54° 40.368’ 02° 26.128’    Slabs curve around tarn
Map 85    127    54° 40.620’ 02° 26.293’    Join tracking station access road
Map 85    128    54° 40.718’ 02° 26.395’    Leave access road
Map 85    129    54° 40.825’ 02° 26.639’    Flat topped block then cairn before Dun Fell Hush
Map 85    130    54° 40.859’ 02° 26.765’    North edge of Dunfell Hush
Map 86    131    54° 41.057’ 02° 26.900’    Just east of Great Dun Fell Radar station
Map 86    132    54° 41.466’ 02° 27.500’    Little Dun Fell summit
Map 86    133    54° 41.845’ 02° 28.071’    Red sign near electric fence!
Map 87    134    54° 42.061’ 02° 28.506’    Tall cairn on edge of summit plateau
Map 87    135    54° 42.156’ 02° 28.818’    Bell-shaped cairn
Map 87    136    54° 42.183’ 02° 29.088’    Cross Fell summit
Map 87    137    54° 42.282’ 02° 29.142’    Another shapely cairn before steep drop
Map 87    138    54° 42.654’ 02° 29.427’    Path from Cross Fell meets Corpse Rd at cairn
Map 87    139    54° 42.770’ 02° 28.789’    Greg’s Hut
Map 88    140    54° 43.045’ 02° 28.035’    Very ruined ruin
Map 88    141    54° 43.037’ 02° 26.852’    Stream
Map 89    142    54° 43.061’ 02° 26.725’    Old mine workings
Map 89    143    54° 43.113’ 02° 26.547’    Omega sign to east – short cut the track
Map 89    144    54° 43.290’ 02° 26.340’    Short cut rejoins track
Map 89    145    54° 43.526’ 02° 26.124’    A track joins from west
Map 89    146    54° 43.633’ 02° 26.064’    A track joins from east; white cairn/gate to east
Map 89    147    54° 44.528’ 02° 25.768’    Path leaves wall near ‘bird huts’
Map 90    148    54° 45.085’ 02° 25.163’    Gate at walled lane down to Garrigill

Garrigill
Map 92    149    54° 46.678’   02° 25.408’    Three-way signpost by river
Map 92    150    54° 46.812’   02° 25.712’    Bridge over South Tyne
Map 93    151    54° 47.097’   02° 26.234’    Gate with yellow marks by two trees
Map 93    152    54° 47.854’   02° 26.369’    Footbridge
Map 93    153    54° 48.196’   02° 26.400’    Small gate over stream meets path to Alston

Alston
Map 95    154    54° 49.225’   2° 27.727’    Take direct route to Gilderdale Burn crossing
Map 95    155    54° 49.795’   2° 28.634’    Approaching Whitley Castle
Map 97    156    54° 52.271’   2° 30.722’    Leave South Tyne Trail at sliding gate, head up hill
Map 97    157    54° 52.425’   2° 30.794’    Merry Knowe terrace
Map 98    158    54° 53.244’   2° 30.636’    Leave track to right (Maiden Way)
Map 98    159    54° 53.497’   2° 30.556’    Gate after ford, then descent
Map 98    160    54° 54.952’   2° 31.098’    Pass stile on left
Map 99    161    54° 55.101’   2° 31.195’    Second stile, cross and head past stone marker
Map 99    162    54° 55.238’   2° 31.509’    A689 road crossing
Map 99    163    54° 55.435’   2° 31.601’    Head for stone on mound
Map 99    164    54° 55.935’   2° 31.814’    Ruin
Map 99    165    54° 56.144’   2° 31.655’    Top of the wooded bank
Map 99    166    54° 56.234’   2° 31.923’    Guidepost
Map 100    167    54° 56.391’   2° 32.271’    Ulpham Farm barn with red doors
Map 100    168    54° 56.897’   2° 32.513’    Gate near Highside Farm
Map 100    169    54° 57.332’   2° 33.267’    Point on wall and Pennine Way
Map 100    170    54° 57.629’   2° 33.332’    Corner of wall on left
Map 100    171    54° 57.938’   2° 33.512’    Gate east of Black Hill summit
Map 101    172    54° 58.179’   2° 33.649’    After pylons, join track near hut
Map 101    173    54° 58.395’   2° 33.613’    Leave track to left
Map 102    174    54° 58.345’   2° 32.683’    Turn right, go along edge of golf course

Greenhead
Map 105    175    55° 00.151’   2° 24.367’    Path south-east to Winshields Farm
Map 106    176    55° 00.705’   2° 20.555’    Rapishaw Gap; leave Wall, north-north-east
Map 107    177    55° 01.557’   2° 20.622’    Guidepost after slabs
Map 107    178    55° 01.875’   2° 20.679’    Join Forestry track, turn right
Map 107    179    55° 02.468’   2° 20.563’    Leave Forestry track to right
Map 108    180    55° 02.893’   2° 20.149’    Leave trees for open land
Map 108    181    55° 03.378’   2° 19.094’    Back into the forest
Map 109    182    55° 04.880’   2° 17.807’    Waterfall
Map 109    183    55° 05.239’   2° 17.592’    Turn left downhill to river
Map 111    184    55° 06.741’   2° 16.060’    Near Houxty Burn

Bellingham
Map 112    185    55° 09.349’   2° 14.456’    Guidepost
Map 112    186    55° 09.591’   2° 14.529’    Cross wall after stiff ascent
Map 113    187    55° 10.068’   2° 14.492’    Pipe and plank
Map 114    188    55° 11.476’   2° 14.879’    Guidepost after crossing B6320
Map 114    189    55° 11.892’   2° 14.716’    Guidepost after Lough Shaw summit
Map 114    190    55° 12.381’   2° 14.950’    West of Deer Play summit
Map 114    191    55° 12.506’   2° 15.176’    Guidepost with white band
Map 115    192    55° 12.630’   2° 15.257’    Guidepost
Map 115    193    55° 12.905’   2° 16.088’    Whitley Pike
Map 116    194    55° 14.118’   2° 17.523’    Wall at base of climb
Map 116    195    55° 14.573’   2° 17.319’    Lone pine after forest climb
Map 117    196    55° 15.251’   2° 18.998’    Forestry Commission sign, track starts
Map 117    197    55° 15.673’   2° 19.087’    Leave track to left for parallel path
Map 117    198    55° 16.013’   2° 19.296’    Rejoin forestry track

Byrness
Map 120    199    55° 19.389’   2° 21.429’    Byrness Hill summit
Map 121    200    55° 20.966’   2° 20.797’    Ravens Knowe
Map 121    201    55° 21.496’   2° 21.074’    Ministry of Defence (MoD) sign
Map 122    202    55° 21.581’   2° 21.142’    ‘Border Country Ride’ on left
Map 122    203    55° 21.943’   2° 21.164’    After stream, turn right
Map 122    204    55° 22.031’   2° 20.936’    Guidepost. Fork left down to Chew Green
Map 123    205    55° 22.346’   2° 20.127’    Turn right along Dere St, away from Chew Green
Map 123    206    55° 23.326’   2° 20.017’    Green sign as you leave Dere Street
Map 124    207    55° 23.677’   2° 20.070’    Cross stream
Map 124    208    55° 23.944’   2° 19.976’    Cairn
Map 124    209    55° 24.130’   2° 19.753’    Guidepost
Map 124    210    55° 24.319’   2° 19.441’    Gully (Rennies Burn)
Map 125    211    55° 24.401’   2° 18.700’    Turn corner to left
Map 125    212    55° 24.573’   2° 18.560’    First refuge hut
Map 125    213    55° 24.807’   2° 17.952’    Lamb Hill summit
Map 125    214    55° 25.219’   2° 17.536’    Turn right, slabs
Map 126    215    55° 25.720’   2° 16.232’    Mozie Law summit
Map 126    216    55° 25.712’   2° 15.644’    Turn left towards sign
Map 127    217    55° 25.891’   2° 14.266’    Saddle. Steeply up to Windy Gyle
Map 127    218    55° 25.821’   2° 13.700’    Windy Gyle summit (Russell’s Cairn)
Map 127    219    55° 25.923’   2° 13.269’    Rejoin wall
Map 127    220    55° 26.004’   2° 13.156’    Extensive pile of stones
Map 128    221    55° 26.281’   2° 12.203’    Sign for Uswayford Farm B&B
Map 129    222    55° 26.726’   2° 11.580’    Saddle
Map 129    223    55° 26.988’   2° 11.483’    Kings Seat
Map 129    224    55° 27.631’   2° 11.194’    Slabs end
Map 130    225    55° 28.002’   2° 10.154’    Outcrop with memorial plaque
Map 130    226    55° 28.071’   2° 09.900’    Ahead for The Cheviot, left for Auchope Cairn
Map 130    227    55° 28.340’   2° 10.349’    Auchope Cairn
Map 131    228    55° 28.509’   2° 11.670’    Second refuge hut
Map 131    229    55° 29.022’   2° 12.215’    Saddle
Map 131    230    55° 29.675’   2° 12.374’    The Schil summit
Map 132    231    55° 30.196’   2° 12.943’    Stile not to be missed
Map 132    232    55° 30.308’   2° 13.357’    High and Low routes diverge
Map 132    233    55° 30.748’   2° 14.115’    Saddle, wall, Guidepost
Map 132    234    55° 31.232’   2° 14.065’    Old Halterburn ruin. Tree
Map 134    235    55° 32.546’   2° 15.252’    High route rejoins from right