Pennine Cycleway (South Pennines)

National Cycle Network route 68 

Route: Holmfirth to Appleby

Distance: 124 miles, map shows a total of 217 miles of route, of which 18 are traffic-free.

A wide variety of landscapes, including a huge canal embankment, splendid examples of textile mills, delightful market towns, pastoral farmland and high open moorland Traffic free sections include the green corridor of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath, and bridle tracks near Clapham.

Appleby to Bellingham Cycling along a rural road

Published 2005: Buy the official Sustrans NN68B Pennine Cycleway South Pennines and the Dales cycle route map.

Links to Pennine Cycleway (North Pennines), Pennine Cycleway (Peak District), Trans Pennine Trail West, Trans Pennine Trail Central, Derby to York Cycle Route.

Download an overview flyer (pdf).

Further information is available on the Pennine Cycleway website.

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