In May and June 2022, I will be hiking the Pennine Way in the UK. The Pennine Way is a 268 mile (435 km) long distance trail stretching from Edale in the south to Kirk Yetholm just over the Scottish border.

It was the first long distance trail created in the UK opening in 1965 and is notorious for its bad weather, muddy stretches, wet feet and rugged terrain.

The difference between the Pennine Way and other trails I’ve hiked is that, on most days, the trail starts and finishes in a town. This usually means a big climb to start the day and a long descent to end it with the bulk of the day being walking along the top of the Pennines. Some days the trail actually goes through a town (Gargrave for example) all of which means that the Pennine Way does not require large food and water carries as many other trails.

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