National Trail · 255 mi · 16–19 days · 28,369 ft of climb
Pennine Way: build your walk.
Tell it how many days you have, which way and where you will sleep, and it splits the trail into stages that end where the beds are. Free, no account. Every choice is in the link, so you can share it.
Route as a list, in walking order:
- The Old House, 15 mi (25 km) from the start
- Denshaw, 31 mi (50 km) from the start
- Slack Top, 45 mi (72 km) from the start
- Cowling, 59 mi (94 km) from the start
- Kirkby Malham, 75 mi (120 km) from the start
- Horton in Ribblesdale, 91 mi (146 km) from the start
- Appersett, 106 mi (170 km) from the start
- Tan Hill, 121 mi (194 km) from the start
- Middleton-in-Teesdale, 137 mi (221 km) from the start
- Dufton, 157 mi (253 km) from the start
- Garrigill, 173 mi (278 km) from the start
- Lambley, 187 mi (301 km) from the start
- Once Brewed, 201 mi (323 km) from the start
- Bellingham, 215 mi (347 km) from the start
- Byrness, 231 mi (371 km) from the start
- Kirk Yetholm, 255 mi (411 km) from the start
Build your walk
01 How many days?
02 Which way?
03 Where will you sleep?
04 Travelling from?
Station search comes in phase 2; only checked journeys are listed.
- Average day
- 16 mi
- Longest day
- 25 mi
- Total ascent
- 28,002 ft
Your itinerary
Day 1 of 16 · 15 mi
Edale → The Old House
15 miles with 1,877 ft of climb, through chapter 1 of the guide, and sleeps at The Old House.
- Distance
- 15 mi (25 km)
- Ascent
- 1,877 ft (572 m) up
- Off trail
- +0.7 km to the bed
Tonight
B&B or inn in The Old House.
- One place to stay within 2.5 km on the National Trail’s own list (read 26 September 2026); 3 also on OpenStreetMap. Listed is not booked — check dates and prices in the search below.
Search for a bed around The Old House. Booking links arrive with our partners.
Food on the way
Food shops: Edale General Store at Edale, at the start. The last before tonight is Edale General Store, 15 mi before the end.
2 cafés and 2 pubs along the way.
From OpenStreetMap, read 26 September 2026. A place on the map is not a promise it is open.
On and off the trail
At Edale
- Edale rail · 0.6 km
Northern: typically one train an hour each way off-peak, to Sheffield and to Manchester Piccadilly via Marple, Saturdays and Sundays too. Checked 26 September 2026.
At The Old House
- Hadfield rail · 3.8 km
[PLACEHOLDER: Hadfield service pattern — operator, trains per hour, where to; cite the source] Checked 26 September 2026.
Travel
Getting there. Journeys from other places are not yet checked; the stations at the start are in the next card.
Luggage
Bag transfer moves your luggage between each night's bed, so you walk with a day sack.
A transfer partner for this trail is not yet set up.
Your plan
| Day | From | To | Miles | Ascent | Bed | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edale | The Old House | 15 | 1,877 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Edale rail, Hadfield rail |
| 2 | The Old House | Denshaw | 16 | 2,287 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Hadfield rail, Denshaw Terminus bus |
| 3 | Denshaw | Slack Top | 14 | 1,253 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Denshaw Terminus bus, Hebden Bridge rail, Edgehey Green bus |
| 4 | Slack Top | Cowling | 14 | 1,453 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Hebden Bridge rail, Edgehey Green bus, Cononley rail, Acre Meadow bus |
| 5 | Cowling | Kirkby Malham | 16 | 1,457 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Cononley rail, Acre Meadow bus, Victoria Hotel bus |
| 6 | Kirkby Malham | Horton in Ribblesdale | 16 | 2,379 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Victoria Hotel bus, Horton-in-Ribblesdale rail |
| 7 | Horton in Ribblesdale | Appersett | 15 | 1,266 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Horton-in-Ribblesdale rail, Hall bus |
| 8 | Appersett | Tan Hill | 15 | 2,667 ft | B&B or inn · none here | Hall bus |
| 9 | Tan Hill | Middleton-in-Teesdale | 17 | 1,201 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Bridge Street bus |
| 10 | Middleton-in-Teesdale | Dufton | 20 | 1,516 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Bridge Street bus, Appleby rail |
| 11 | Dufton | Garrigill | 16 | 2,743 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Appleby rail |
| 12 | Garrigill | Lambley | 14 | 830 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Chapel bus |
| 13 | Lambley | Once Brewed | 14 | 1,539 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Chapel bus, Bardon Mill rail, Twice Brewed bus |
| 14 | Once Brewed | Bellingham | 15 | 984 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Bardon Mill rail, Twice Brewed bus, Parkside Place bus |
| 15 | Bellingham | Byrness | 15 | 1,322 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Parkside Place bus, Village Road bus |
| 16 | Byrness | Kirk Yetholm | 25 | 3,228 ft | Finish | Village Road bus, T-Yetholm Village Green bus |
Free to plan. We earn a small commission if you book through our partner links.
Booking checklist
In the order to book, not the order you walk. How far ahead to book on this trail is not yet checked.
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