Build your walk: Pennine Way

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.

Day 1 of 16 · 15 mi

15 miles with 1,877 ft of climb, through chapter 1 of the guide, and sleeps at The Old House.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

First walking day

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