Trans Pennine Trail
An exciting route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders
The Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) is an exciting route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders linking the North and Irish seas, passing through the Pennines, alongside rivers and canals and through some of the most historic towns and cities in the North of England.
The Trail from coast-to-coast between Southport and Hornsea is 215 miles (346Km) long.
A north-south route connecting Leeds and Chesterfield, a spur to York and a spur to Kirkburton means there are approximately 370 miles (595 km) of Trans Pennine Trail available to explore.
A great way to explore the Trail is through one of our excellent value printed maps available through our shop .
The Trans Pennine Trail is mapped and signed all the way, mainly traffic free and is surprisingly level considering the dramatic scenery along the way. Easy gradients and surfaced paths make many sections suitable for families, gentle exercise and people using wheelchairs and pushchairs. So whether on foot, horse or cycle; for a day or longer; alone with friends and family – the Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) can offer something for everyone.
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Three Bags Full
Wednesday 26th August 2020
Written by Rachael (GoodGym Barnsley)
Luckily we got another lovely sunny evening to spend a good hour plogging on the Trans Pennine Trail.
We began with a warm-up run for about half a mile, then enjoyed the sunshine on our plog back to our starting point. Plenty of bottles and food wrappers to pick up on the path, we filled each of our binbags on our way back along the trail. Then we caught the last bit of sunshine and said goodbye for another week ☀️
Talking trash was litterally all we did!
Tuesday 14th May 2019
Written by Grace Feeney
Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo)"
On this glorious sunshiney evening, 3+2 Goodgymmers headed to the Trans Pennine Trail on the edge of town to do a spot of pl-alking
What a wonderful evening it was to get together with the GoodGym Barnsley crew to clear up some of the litter along the Trans Pennine Trail. The trail is a huge network that runs from the west coast right the way across to the east. It's great for cyclists, walkers and runners to enjoy!
The little section in the centre of Barnsley links the town centre to the main part of the trail. It isn't managed by any groups of volunteers, so we decided to take some ownership for it, and start to make it look a little more appealing! Tonight we were armed with the huge scissor like pickers and rubbish bags and worked really well together to fill them with everything we could find! There was a XS condom wrapper, parts of a motorbike, bits of duct tape attached to trees, poo poo poo and loooots of plastic and glass bottles!
We went quite far down the trail to take a look up at the view across Barnsley, before heading back to the start, armed with 4 full bags of litter! Nice job team! We finished with a quick test of balance, doing 'hop hop sticks' - it was a bit of a laugh and funny to watch everyone - but why did I ask everyone to do this!?
Here's why: "Balance is extremely important in running, and balance is easy to take for granted as a runner. When you run you’re either airborne or have just one foot on the ground at all times, and your center of gravity, or balance point, is continuously moving forward. Only half of the energy your body uses during running actually goes toward forward propulsion. The other half goes toward preventing yourself from falling down." - Podiumrunner. There are some more balance and strengthening exercises you can try here.
After a steady jog back followed by a quick cool down and stretch, we said our farewells! It was another pleasant evening with great company, lovely weather and a worthwhile task - thanks all!
