A brand new 120-mile walking path crossing the Pennines, Yorkshire Dales and Lake District is about to open on this month.
The Westmorland and Furness Approach is a six-stage route from Alston within the North Pennines, England’s highest market city, to the ruins of the medieval Furness Abbey in Cumbria.
Cumbria Tourism will open the long-distance footpath on the Sedbergh Strolling and Wellbeing Competition occasion on 15 September.
The strolling route, developed by Westmorland and Furness Council, will take between eight and 17 days to finish and can utilise present trails the place doable.
All six levels have begin and finish factors accessible by public transport; the longest stage is a 27-mile stretch from Sedbergh to Bowness-on-Windermere.
Path highlights embrace the open moorland of the North Pennines, rounded fells of the Howgills and the Lake District Nationwide Park together with the shores of Lake Windermere.
In keeping with the Furness Approach web site, the route matches “three nationally protected areas, 5 distinct panorama sorts and a thousand years of historical past – all in 120 miles”.
It added: “The path was conceived to rejoice the geography and identification of the Westmorland and Furness council space, shaped in 2023.
“In addition to being a walker’s route, it’s supposed as an financial driver for the small cities and villages alongside its path – locations like Kirkby Stephen, Sedbergh and Ulverston that richly reward an in a single day keep.”
Councillor Adrian Waite, Westmorland and Furness Council’s cupboard member for Environmental Providers and Transport, mentioned: “We’re extremely proud to have developed the spectacular Westmorland and Furness Approach, designed to attach each guests and native communities with our wealthy heritage, nature and numerous landscapes.
“This new strolling route will rejoice our gorgeous space and make it much more accessible, making a related path from Alston all the way in which to Furness Abbey.”
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