Walking The Pennine Way When I Was Eleven - Stage 4: (Marsden to Mankinholes)
Start: Marsden Finish: Mankinholes Distance:12 miles Total Distance Covered: 40 miles At the Grey Cat in Marsden I had Corn Flakes followed by a full English breakfast to help keep me going on the day ahead. It was great to have a proper meal to start the day. We set off at 9.50 and left Marsden to rejoin the Pennine Way route soon after. The Way climbed up to another area of moorland before crossing the M62 on a footbridge. The bridge had been built relatively recently and we seemed very high over the motorway. The wind was funnelled through the gap and really blew strongly. I've been under this bridge many times since and always think back to the time we crossed it. On the other side we stopped for lunch before yet more trudging through moorland, a little wet here, but otherwise it didn't seem too arduous. However, I had picked up my first blisters of the walk, although they weren't bad ones. Near Blackstone Edge the ground ...