TOP Withens – which reputedly inspired the setting for Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights – features in a new book about long-distance trails.
The ruined farmhouse on the moors above Haworth is among the landmarks spotlighted in a chapter about the Pennine Way, which follows a 411-kilometre route from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish borders.
The book – Big Trails: Great Britain & Ireland – describes the Pennine Way as Britain’s oldest national trail and the brainchild of Tom Stephenson, an early champion of walkers’ rights in England.
It includes ascents totalling 9,870 metres.
The Pennine Way is among 25 trails spotlighted in the 192-page full-colour paperback.
There is a general overview of each trail, maps, technical details, key information about features and facilities, photos and approximate timings for completing the route.
Big Trails: Great Britain & Ireland – edited by Kathy Rogers and Stephen Ross – is published by Vertebrate Publishing and retails at £17.99.
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