Cicerone Great Mountain Days in the Pennines

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An inspirational guidebook to 50 classic walks on the rolling Pennine landscape. The graded routes, between 6 and 13 miles in length, cover classic Pennine fells and moorland such as Whernside, Ilkley Moor and Pendle Hill; exploring the North and South Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, Howgills and Dark Peak. Many routes are also suited to fell running.

Cicerone says

An inspirational guidebook to 50 great walks throughout the Pennines. A wide range of routes in this larger format book have been selected to help walkers explore all aspects of this beautiful upland area. The walks are all graded, from moderate to strenuous, and are between 6 and 13 miles long, with plenty of options for both first-time and more experienced walkers. Ranging between the North Pennines, Howgills, Yorkshire Dales, South Pennines and Dark Peak, this guide offers the best of the mass of fell and moor that makes up the backbone of England. Routes include Cross Fell, Wild Boar Fell, Ingleborough, Whernside, Pen-y-Ghent, Pendle Hill, Kinder Downfall and a traverse of Ilkley Moor and many are suitable for fell running. The circular walks are all graded, making this guidebook equally suitable for first-time and more experienced walkers looking to explore new corners of the Pennines. All routes are illustrated with 1:40,000 OS mapping and plenty of colour photography.

Our Verdict

For nearly 50 years Cicerone have been producing guidebooks on recognised treks, regions, areas and general tips for hikers.

We have used them countless times and they’ve always provided excellent insight and knowledge that you only get through experience, giving you the edge to make your trip a success and more enjoyable too.

If you’re a gram counter you can easily remove sections of the book to take with you making your own ultra-lightweight guidebook with only the essential sections that you require.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Features

• Seasons: The Pennines can be tackled whatever the time of year, although the highest summits and the remote moors can be problematic in winter conditions or poor visibility
• Centres: Walks are grouped into five areas: the North Pennines, the Howgills, the Yorkshire Dales, the South Pennines and the Dark Peak
• Difficulty: Walks are graded from ‘Moderate’ to ‘Strenuous’ but unlike other mountainous areas where the ability to cope on rock and steep slopes is required, among the Pennines there also needs to be awareness of the deceptive nature of the landscapes, which, in spite of relative proximity to towns and cities, often feel remarkably remote; a sure grasp on navigational skills and self-protection is essential at all times
• Must See: From the highest summits of the Pennines, to the seductive valleys of the Yorkshire Dales and the rugged landscapes of the South Pennines, this guide embraces all that is inspiring about the rolling Pennine landscapes

Specifications

• Weight: 714g
• Published: 10 Apr 2013
• Edition: First
• Number of pages: 256
• Size: 24.0 x 17.0 x 1.8cm

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

About this guide

Weather to walk?

Before you start

North Pennines

1 Thack Moor and Black Fell

2 Melmerby Fell and Fiend’s Fell

3 Cross Fell

4 High Cup Nick and Backstone Edge

5 Cauldron Snout and Widdybank Fell

6 High Force and Cronkley Fell

7 Harter Fell and Grassholme

8 Bowes Moor

North West Dales – Eden Valley and The Howgills

9 Hartley Fell and Nine Standards Rigg

10 Lunds Fell, Hugh Seat and High Seat

11 Wild Boar Fell and Swarth Fell

12 Green Bell

13 The Fairmile Circuit

14 Cautley Spout and The Calf

15 The Calf from Sedbergh

Yorkshire Dales

16 Great Shunner Fell and Lovely Seat

17 Upper Swaledale and Rogan’s Seat

18 Dodd Fell Hill and Drumaldrace

19 Gragareth and Great Coum

20 Whernside

21 Ingleborough

22 Giggleswick Scar

23 Nappa Cross, Rye Loaf Hill and Victoria Cave

24 Pen-y-Ghent and Plover Hill

25 Fountains Fell

26 Janet’s Foss, Gordale Scar and Malham Cove

27 Buckden Pike

28 Great Whernside

29 Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell

30 Elslack Moor and Pinhaw Beacon

31 Rombalds Moor and Ilkley Moor

South Pennines

32 Pendle Hill

33 Boulsworth Hill

34 Delf Hill and Stanbury Moor

35 Wadsworth Moor

36 Worsthorne Moor and Black Hameldon

37 Thieveley Pike and Cliviger Gorge

38 Bride Stones Moor

39 Luddenden Dean and Midgeley Moor

40 Stoodley Pike

41 Langfield Common

42 Blackstone Edge

43 Rooley Moor and Cowpe Lowe

44 White Hill and Piethorne Clough

Dark Peak

45 Saddleworth Edges

46 Lord’s Seat and Mam Tor

47 Kinder Downfall

48 Rowlee Pasture and Alport Castles

49 Back Tor and Derwent Edge

50 Stanage Edge

Appendix 1 Concise walk reference and personal log

Appendix 2 Bibliography

Index