Three-day Recce on the Pennine Way
Posted by Ray Poynter,
Last weekend I did a three day recce of the Pennine Way, from Hawes to Dufton, as part of my preparation for the Spine Race - which starts two weeks from now. On the Friday I took trains from Nottingham to Garsdale, a bus to Hawes, and started running. I didn't start running until about 1pm, so it was a shorter day, covering 27KM and climbing 1229 metres. I spent the night outside the Tan Hill Inn (the highest pub in the UK). I had a bivvy bag, sleeping bag and mat with me - you can see my green bag in front of the green tent. It was fun sleeping in the bivvy bag, but it was not a great night's sleep. Dinner was in the pub :-)
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