20km/12.5 miles/8 hours
Ascent 750m/2450ft
Roger Butler follows pathless terrain along a wild skyline
THE VAST, sweeping landscape of the North Pennines is often called England’s last wilderness, and even the locals have been known to bemoan these high, empty hills: “There’s nuthin’ up thear, nuthin’ upon nuthin’.” Paths are few and far between and, when mists descend, good navigational skills with map and compass are always a
