Editing Abbott's Hike

{{Short description|Long-distance footpath in Northern England}}
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 |trailheads=[[Ilkley]], [[West Yorkshire]]<br>{{Coord|53.925|-1.817|display=inline|region:GB_scale:5000}}<br>[[Pooley Bridge]], [[Cumbria]]<br>{{Coord|54.613|-2.819|display=inline|region:GB_scale:5000}}
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'''Abbott's Hike''' is a [[long distance footpath]] in [[Northern England]] in the United Kingdom.

== The route ==
Abbott's Hike runs for {{convert|107|mi}} from [[Ilkley]] in [[West Yorkshire]] to [[Pooley Bridge]] in [[Cumbria]]. The walk passes through the counties of West Yorkshire, [[North Yorkshire]] and Cumbria and provides links between the [[Three Peaks Walk]] with which it shares {{convert|14|mi|km}}, {{convert|3|mi}} of the [[Pennine Way]], and {{convert|25|mi}} of the [[Dales Way]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Abbott's Hike|url=https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Abbott%27s+Hike|website=ldwa.org.uk|accessdate=21 June 2017|language=en}}</ref>

The walking is classed as challenging and is on [[Highland (geography)|upland]] and [[moorland]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lawrence|first1=Paul|last2=Maple|first2=Les|last3=Sparshatt|first3=John|title=The UK trailwalker's handbook|date=2009|publisher=Cicerone|location=Milnthorpe|isbn=978-1-85284579-7|page=200|edition=8}}</ref>

It is named after its originator, Peter Abbott.

==See also==
{{Portal|Cumbria|Yorkshire}}
*[[List of long-distance footpaths]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* Abbott, P., (1980) Abbott's Hike, Bury, Abbott.

==External links==
*[http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=4 The Long Distance Walkers Association info on Abbott's Hike]

[[Category:Long-distance footpaths in England]]
[[Category:Footpaths in Cumbria]]
[[Category:Footpaths in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Footpaths in West Yorkshire]]