The North Pennines offers a wealth of QMD options. I have to say, if I’d realised what they have to offer I’d have spent more time up there. But as it is I haven’t, at the time of writing, visited the area so all routes are Indicative only.

The main problem I see with this area, as with most of England and Wales, is the large number of obstructions in the form of fences and walls. This means lots of crossing over, under, or through these obstructions taking care not to damage them unless you have genuine concern that they may damage you or your possessions (CRoW Act).

Nonetheless, there is a real wealth of open access and no shortage of summits. The ground looks good once you are up on top and there are plenty of features. What is particularly interesting is the large number of grouse butts and curricks.

I’ve tried to take account of some interesting features on the indicative routes and make use of some PRoW and smaller paths, as ever. This is explained in more detail in the blog post on Planning QMDs (forthcoming).

This is a country I really look forward to visiting as it seems not to have suffered from disneyfication and macdonaldisation.

This country also has the Pennine Way running through it which can, of course, be incorporated nicely into QMDs. And I’ve spelt Pennine wrong on the GPX files. Apologies.

Maps Include

• OS OL 19, 31 & 43 1:25
• OS LR 86, 87, 91 & 92 1:50
• Harvey Maps Pennine Way North and South XT40 1:40

North Pennines Eastern Fells Summits

North Pennines GPX Eastern Fells Summits

North Pennines Eastern Fells GPX Routes Indicative Only

North Pennines Eastern Fells GPX Burnhope Circuit

North Pennines Eastern Fells GPX Coalcleugh Moor Quickie

North Pennines Eastern Fells GPX Langdon Quickie

North Pennines Eastern Fells GPX Middleton March

North Pennines Western Fells Summits

North Pennines GPX Western Fells Summits

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Routes Indicative Only

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Cold Fell Day

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Melmerby Big Day Out

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Moor House Big Day Out

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Tom Smiths Stone Day

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Murton Fell Danger Area

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Cow Green Circuit

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Milburn Circuit

North Pennines Western Fells GPX Lune Forest Trundle