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The walks in this book are very much personal favourites. There are, of course, the summit routes that one might expect to find, but I’ve introduced a few that are much less well known. Together they give a taste of the Pennines that should appeal to everyone, and encourage all to try a few new flavours.

Terry Marsh, 2013

Pen-y-ghent from the descent to Stainforth (Walk 22)

INTRODUCTION

Ingleborough from Giggleswick Scar (Walk 21)

The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the north-west of England from the north-east. Often described as the ‘backbone of England’, they form a somewhat disjointed range stretching from Derbyshire to the Scottish border. To speak of them as a ‘chain’ merely serves to draw attention to the weak links, the places where the central spinal mass has been eroded to leave behind distinct groups of hills and moors separated by wide valleys. Geographers would tell you that the Pennines are neither a chain nor a range of mountains, but simply a broad uplift. Moreover, what many would regard as ‘Pennine’ country means different things in different places. First and foremost, the Pennines are a major water catchment area, with numerous reservoirs in the head-streams of the river valleys. Couple this man-made endeavour with that of Nature, and the result is a region widely considered to be one of the most scenic in Britain.