A Slow Plodder on the Pennine Way

by Steph Cooke

The Pennine Way – Britain’s oldest and arguably most famous National Trail. I first set foot on it aged 11 on a school trip and something about the adventure of walking all the way to Scotland planted a seed.

However it also terrified me. I assumed there was no way I’d ever be able to tackle it and it remained a distant dream for years. Then after a random encounter on the Coast to Coast it found its way onto my bucket list and I set a date for 2020. No backing out now!

Could I do it? Was I capable of walking 268 tough miles in one go? Would I disappear into a bog? Would Covid scuttle my walk before it even started? This is one middle-aged self-confessed slow plodder's account of a 16-day solo hiking adventure along the Pennine Way, dodging bogs, navigating across featureless moorland and wearing the same pair of pants for 6 days...

133 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 18, 2023

Reviews

[Chris Hancock · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed it after the Coast to Coast book

An enjoyable account of the walk for anyone wanting to consider the walk. If I am honest it kind of put me off ever considering it.

[Rev James T Farley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Memories

Brought back memories of my own trip in 1984. A very accurate description of of my own trip with my son. Thankyou