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Pennine Way: 16-day itinerary

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411 km9,906 m ascent16 walking daysEngland
Modelled from eudem25m, sampled every 25 m, 5 m deadband. Sampling cannot see undulation shorter than its own step, so this is a floor rather than a guidebook total.
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Compare Pennine Way itineraries

16 days25.7 km a day17 days24.2 km a day18 days22.8 km a day19 days21.6 km a day20 days20.6 km a day

A practical starting point

16 days from Edale to Kirk Yetholm

Use these daily distances and overnight stops as a starting point, then customise the trip in the planner.

  1. 1
    Day 1: Edale → Crowden

    26.4 km · 716 m ascent · 7h47–10h59 (about 9h09, incl. ~1h31 of stops)

    Via Upper Booth
  2. 2
    Day 2: Crowden → Diggle

    18.5 km · 628 m ascent · 5h38–7h57 (about 6h37, incl. ~1h06 of stops)

  3. 3
    Day 3: Diggle → Blackshaw Head

    25.4 km · 477 m ascent · 7h03–9h58 (about 8h18, incl. ~1h23 of stops)

    Via Calderbrook, Summit, Timbercliffe, Walsden, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Mytholm
  4. 4
    Day 4: Blackshaw Head → Ickornshaw

    23.8 km · 601 m ascent · 6h59–9h51 (about 8h13, incl. ~1h22 of stops)

    Via Slack Top, Stanbury
  5. 5
    Day 5: Ickornshaw → Malham

    28.2 km · 586 m ascent · 7h55–11h11 (about 9h19, incl. ~1h33 of stops)

    Via Lothersdale, Elslack, Earby, Thornton In Craven, East Marton, Gargrave, Coniston Cold, Airton, Kirkby Malham
  6. 6
    Day 6: Malham → Horton in Ribblesdale

    23.5 km · 814 m ascent · 7h16–10h16 (about 8h33, incl. ~1h26 of stops)

  7. 7
    Day 7: Horton in Ribblesdale → Hawes

    22.2 km · 422 m ascent · 6h09–8h41 (about 7h14, incl. ~1h13 of stops)

    Via Gayle
  8. 8
    Day 8: Hawes → West Stonesdale

    21.2 km · 759 m ascent · 6h31–9h13 (about 7h41, incl. ~1h17 of stops)

    Via Appersett, Cotterdale
  9. 9
    Day 9: West Stonesdale → Middleton in Teesdale

    31.9 km · 550 m ascent · 8h49–12h28 (about 10h23, incl. ~1h44 of stops)

  10. 10
    Day 10: Middleton in Teesdale → Dufton

    32.3 km · 531 m ascent · 8h46–12h23 (about 10h19, incl. ~1h43 of stops)

    Via Newbiggin
  11. 11
    Day 11: Dufton → Garrigill

    25.0 km · 931 m ascent · 7h49–11h02 (about 9h11, incl. ~1h32 of stops)

  12. 12
    Day 12: Garrigill → Slaggyford

    15.3 km · 159 m ascent · 4h02–5h41 (about 4h44, incl. ~47m of stops)

    Via Alston
  13. 13
    Day 13: Slaggyford → Once Brewed

    29.0 km · 606 m ascent · 8h07–11h27 (about 9h32, incl. ~1h35 of stops)

    Via Lambley, Halton Lea Gate, Gilsland, Greenhead
  14. 14
    Day 14: Once Brewed → Bellingham

    23.9 km · 339 m ascent · 6h27–9h06 (about 7h35, incl. ~1h16 of stops)

  15. 15
    Day 15: Bellingham → Spithope Bothy

    27.3 km · 767 m ascent · 7h52–11h07 (about 9h16, incl. ~1h32 of stops)

    Via Redesmouth, Byrness
  16. 16
    Day 16: Spithope Bothy → Kirk Yetholm

    37.2 km · 1,020 m ascent · 11h11–15h47 (about 13h09, incl. ~2h11 of stops)