The Pennine Way was Britain's first National Trail, opened back in 1965. It follows the spine of the Pennine range all the way from the rugged Peak District, through the glorious Yorkshire Dales, along the stirring Hadrian's Wall to the underrated Cheviots and Scotland. The 268 miles (431 km) are arguably the most demanding challenge Britain offers the long-distance walker. The route includes landscapes that inspire great writers; a tour of cosy pubs, welcoming cafés and numerous charming villages you've probably never heard of but may never want to leave; insights into the Bronze Age, Romans, Vikings and Normans; a fascinating geological field trip. Most of all, it's a walk through life-affirming natural beauty - simply some of the wildest, remotest and best upland walking in England.Now, Damian Hall has written a completely new single-volume guide to the entire route of the Pennine Way, with everything a 21st-century walker could want - detailed route descriptions, Ordnance Survey mapping, beautiful colour photography - while telling you everything you could want to know, and with such enthusiasm and indeed passion for one of the great wild-walk challenges of all time, that anyone who reads it will be inspired to give the Trail a try.