Trailblazer Guide Books

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

 

Using this guide

The trail guide and maps have been divided into 15 stages (walking from south to north, the direction taken by 80% of walkers on the
Pennine Way), though these are not to be taken as rigid daily itineraries since people walk at different speeds and have different interests.

The route overviews introduce the trail for each of these stages. They’re followed by information about route-finding troublespots highlighting places where even experienced walkers may want to pay close attention to navigation. To enable you to plan your itinerary, practical information is presented on the trail maps. This includes
walking times for both directions, all places to stay and eat, as well as
useful shops and other services. Further details are given in the text
under the entry for each place. For an overview of all this information
see the town and village facilities table, pp28-31.

TRAIL MAPS
Scale and walking times
The trail maps are to a scale of 1:20,000 (1cm = 200m; 31/8 inches
= one mile). Walking times are given along the side of each map;
the arrow shows the direction to which the time refers. The black
triangles indicate the points between which the times have been
taken. See box below about walking times.

These time-bars are a rough guide and are not there to judge
your walking ability. There are so many variables that affect walking
speed from the weather conditions to how many beers you drank the
previous evening. After the first hour or two of walking you’ll be able
to see how your speed relates to the timings on the maps.

 

Up or down?

The trail is shown as a dashed line. An arrow across the trail indicates
the slope; two arrows show that it is steep. Note that the arrow points towards the higher part of the trail. If, for example, you are walking from A (at 80m)
to B (at 200m) and the trail between the two is short and steep, it would be shown
thus: A- – – >>- – -B. Reversed arrow heads indicate a downward gradient.

 

Accommodation

Apart from in large towns where some selection has been necessary, all
accommodation on or close to the trail is marked (or indicated off the maps)
with details in the accompanying text.

Unless otherwise specified, B&B rates are either per person (pp) or per room
for the summer (high) season assuming two people sharing a room; see also pp16-
17. The number and type of rooms are given after each entry: S = single room, T
= twin room, D = double room, F = family room (sleeps at least three people; may
also be let as a twin or double). Where possible places where facilities include a
bath are specified (bath available) and also those that accept dogs.

Other map features
The numbered GPS waypoints refer to the list on pp259-65. Features are marked
on the map when they are pertinent to navigation. In order to avoid cluttering
the maps and making them unusable not all features have been marked each
time they occur.