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UK: North West, East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber: Trans Pennine Trail

This multi-user Trail runs from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, and is available to walkers, cyclists, and in many places, riders.

Status: Work is currently in progress to develop the route, but many pieces are already open.

Promotion

The Trans Pennine Trail can now be seen in its entirety on these three OS-based 1:50,000 maps. The sections promoted for horses are clearly shown.

Trans Pennine Trail - West: Irish Sea - Pennines
(Southport, Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester, Stockport, Pennistone)
Trans Pennine Trail - Central: Derbyshire and Yorkshire
(Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield, Chesterfield)

Trans Pennine Trail - East: Yorkshire - North Sea
(Doncaster, Selby, York, Hull, Hornsea)

The above links allow the maps to be purchased via Amazon. They are published by the Trans Pennine Trail Project, who can be contacted on (01226) 772574.
Some sections of the route are accompanied by separate leaflets. Where these are known, they are listed below.
The Trans Pennine Trail is co-ordinated from:
Trans Pennine Trail Office
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Central Offices
Kendray Street
Barnsley S70 2TN
Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope with any query.

Route Sections (From West to East)

Route	Location	Length
Connexions in Trafford	Trafford (Greater Manchester)	2 1/2 miles 4km
The Longdendale Trail	Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, Barnsley (South Yorkshire)	6 miles 9km
Broadbottom to Dunford Bridge	Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, Barnsley (South Yorkshire)	17 miles 27km
The Trail in Barnsley	Barnsley (South Yorkshire)	not available
The Sheffield Link	Sheffield (South Yorkshire)	25 miles 40km

Maps
Anyone wishing to ride the Trans Pennine Trail will find these 1:50,000 maps helpful, as they indicate which sections are available to horse riders.

Trans Pennine Trail - West: Irish Sea - Pennines
Trans Pennine Trail - Central: Derbyshire and Yorkshire
Trans Pennine Trail - East: Yorkshire - North Sea

Where to stay
A useful book entitled Bed and Breakfast for Horses which lists places to keep a horse overnight can be purchased from The British Horse Society. There is also an accommodation and visitor guide produced specially for the Trans Pennine Trail.

Other Web Links
The Trans Pennine Trail website can be found at http://www.transpenninetrail.org.uk. (This site had a major revamp in Dec 03.)

© 2002 The British Horse Society Updated: 29 Dec 03.
Reference: NR-TPT