Part of the route John o' Groats → Lizard Point
Pennine Way (Byrness – Edale)
Byrness → Edale
- Length
- 373km
- typical days
- 12–21
- Ascent
- 9,004m ↑
- Wild camping
- mostly not
- longest stretch without a shop
- 69km
Elevation profile
Suggested stages
- 1Byrness → km 18.0km 0.0–18.018.0km · 402 m ↑
- 2km 18.0 → Stonehaughkm 18.0–35.417.4km · 362 m ↑
Campsite Stonehaugh Campsite
- 3Stonehaugh → km 53.4km 35.4–53.418.0km · 498 m ↑
Campsite Hadrian's Wall Campsite
- 4km 53.4 → Lambleykm 53.4–70.417.0km · 422 m ↑
Place Lambley
- 5Lambley → Alstonkm 70.4–85.615.2km · 205 m ↑
Hostel YHA Alston
- 6Alston → km 102.0km 85.6–102.016.4km · 507 m ↑
Bothy Greg's Hut Bothy
- 7km 102.0 → Keisleykm 102.0–118.816.8km · 493 m ↑
Place Keisley
- 8Keisley → Forest-in-Teesdalekm 118.8–137.819.0km · 470 m ↑
Hostel Langdon Beck Youth Hostel
- 9Forest-in-Teesdale → Keltonkm 137.8–158.420.6km · 347 m ↑
Campsite The Wilderness Company
- 10Kelton → Ravenseatkm 158.4–176.918.5km · 466 m ↑
Campsite Tan Hill Inn Camping
- 11Ravenseat → Simonstonekm 176.9–195.018.1km · 366 m ↑
Campsite Shaw Ghyll caravan and camping
- 12Simonstone → Gearstoneskm 195.0–213.018.0km · 413 m ↑
- 13Gearstones → Water Houseskm 213.0–231.018.0km · 679 m ↑
- 14Water Houses → Bell Buskkm 231.0–249.018.0km · 167 m ↑
Place Bell Busk
- 15Bell Busk → Lothersdalekm 249.0–267.518.5km · 460 m ↑
Place Lothersdale
- 16Lothersdale → Stanburykm 267.5–287.119.6km · 680 m ↑
Bothy
- 17Stanbury → Mankinholeskm 287.1–305.618.5km · 433 m ↑
Hostel Mankinholes Youth Hostel
- 18Mankinholes → Castleshawkm 305.6–323.417.8km · 266 m ↑
Place Castleshaw
- 19Castleshaw → Crowdenkm 323.4–342.519.1km · 478 m ↑
Hostel Crowden Outdoor Education Centre
- 20Crowden → km 360.5km 342.5–360.518.0km · 609 m ↑
- 21km 360.5 → Edalekm 360.5–373.112.6km · 281 m ↑
Campsite Fields Farm
- 1Byrness → Bellinghamkm 0.0–24.124.1km · 451 m ↑
Campsite Bellingham Camping & Caravaning Club Site
- 2Bellingham → Once Brewedkm 24.1–48.023.9km · 634 m ↑
Campsite Winshields Farm Campsite
- 3Once Brewed → Knarsdalekm 48.0–74.926.9km · 706 m ↑
Campsite
- 4Knarsdale → km 102.0km 74.9–102.027.1km · 605 m ↑
Bothy Greg's Hut Bothy
- 5km 102.0 → km 127.0km 102.0–127.025.0km · 864 m ↑
- 6km 127.0 → Lontonkm 127.0–149.522.5km · 142 m ↑
Campsite Lonton South Farm
- 7Lonton → Ravenseatkm 149.5–176.927.4km · 770 m ↑
Campsite Tan Hill Inn Camping
- 8Ravenseat → Haweskm 176.9–199.022.1km · 402 m ↑
Hostel YHA Hawes
- 9Hawes → Brackenbottomkm 199.0–224.025.0km · 806 m ↑
- 10Brackenbottom → Bell Buskkm 224.0–249.025.0km · 417 m ↑
Place Bell Busk
- 11Bell Busk → Ickornshawkm 249.0–275.026.0km · 679 m ↑
Campsite Winter House Farm Campsite
- 12Ickornshaw → Old Chamberkm 275.0–300.525.5km · 679 m ↑
Campsite
- 13Old Chamber → Castleshawkm 300.5–323.422.9km · 481 m ↑
Place Castleshaw
- 14Castleshaw → km 348.4km 323.4–348.425.0km · 788 m ↑
- 15km 348.4 → Edalekm 348.4–373.124.7km · 580 m ↑
Campsite Fields Farm
- 1Byrness → Stonehaughkm 0.0–32.032.0km · 648 m ↑
Campsite Stonehaugh Campsite
- 2Stonehaugh → Gilslandkm 32.0–64.032.0km · 898 m ↑
- 3Gilsland → Crossgillkm 64.0–96.032.0km · 682 m ↑
- 4Crossgill → km 128.0km 96.0–128.032.0km · 1,036 m ↑
- 5km 128.0 → Keltonkm 128.0–158.430.4km · 442 m ↑
Campsite The Wilderness Company
- 6Kelton → Thwaitekm 158.4–190.432.0km · 792 m ↑
Campsite Usha Gap Campsite
- 7Thwaite → Brackenbottomkm 190.4–222.432.0km · 864 m ↑
- 8Brackenbottom → Gargravekm 222.4–253.330.9km · 495 m ↑
Campsite Eshton Road Caravan Site
- 9Gargrave → Stanburykm 253.3–287.133.8km · 1,080 m ↑
Bothy
- 10Stanbury → Easter Gatekm 287.1–319.132.0km · 639 m ↑
- 11Easter Gate → km 351.1km 319.1–351.132.0km · 980 m ↑
- 12km 351.1 → Edalekm 351.1–373.122.0km · 448 m ↑
Campsite Fields Farm
Camping & accommodation
In England and Wales, wild camping mostly needs the landowner's permission. Plan for campsites.
Shops & water
km 23–85: no shop for 62 km – carry enough food.
km 92–149: no shop for 57 km – carry enough food.
km 149–187: no shop for 38 km – carry enough food.
km 199–243: no shop for 44 km – carry enough food.
km 299–368: no shop for 69 km – carry enough food.
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of November 2026 – check locally.
Weather & when to go
Our weather on these days (model values, example)
| Day | Temperature | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul | rain | 13–20 °C | 8.8 mm | 9 km/h |
| 22 Jul | drizzle | 12–18 °C | 2.8 mm | 23 km/h |
| 23 Jul | light drizzle | 11–16 °C | 1.2 mm | 10 km/h |
| 24 Jul | light drizzle | 11–20 °C | 0.2 mm | 9 km/h |
| 25 Jul | overcast | 11–18 °C | 0.0 mm | 27 km/h |
| 26 Jul | drizzle | 11–16 °C | 2.2 mm | 21 km/h |
| 27 Jul | light drizzle | 8–13 °C | 0.2 mm | 22 km/h |
| 28 Jul | light drizzle | 10–18 °C | 1.3 mm | 25 km/h |
| 29 Jul | light rain | 10–17 °C | 3.0 mm | 11 km/h |
| 31 Jul | light drizzle | 11–16 °C | 1.9 mm | 19 km/h |
| 1 Aug | light drizzle | 8–14 °C | 0.7 mm | 19 km/h |
Day by day
Cottonshopeburnfoot → Horneystead CragsDay 21 · 32.4 km · 686 m ↑
Horneystead Crags → Wain RiggDay 22 · 32.5 km · 900 m ↑
Wain Rigg → Stonyband HillDay 23 · 37.8 km · 842 m ↑
Stonyband Hill → Lingy HolmDay 24 · 30.4 km · 936 m ↑
Lingy Holm → Knotts HillDay 25 · 30.9 km · 508 m ↑
Knotts Hill → HawesDay 26 · 36.5 km · 759 m ↑
Hawes → MalhamDay 27 · 40.7 km · 1,172 m ↑
Malham → IckornshawDay 28 · 35.8 km · 740 m ↑
Ickornshaw → Hebden BridgeDay 29 · 24.9 km · 597 m ↑
Hebden Bridge → SliddensDay 30 · 38.8 km · 994 m ↑
Sliddens → CastletonDay 31 · 35.1 km · 978 m ↑