The problem with the Pennine Way, is that it follows the entire backbone of England, starting in the Scottish borders in Kirk Yetholm and finishing in Edale, which is not far from Buxton and the Peak District.
Unless you actually physically walk the designated path,from start to finish,and do not deviate from the path, its very difficult to give a couch potato an idea of what walking the Pennine Way,entails.
Scotland,County Durham, North Yorkshire, Derbyshire and everything in between, the terrain and topography is very diverse.
I recon Griff Rhys Jones, and his series titled "Mountain" some years ago, made a very gallant attempt, when one of his episodes featured the Pennines.
I thought his comment regarding less than ten miles distant, was a large city of people who had never seen a mountain,let alone walk one, was very apt for Kinder Scout.
Bleak moorland, Kinder Scout, Lets pop into the highest pub in England, the Tan Hill, right on the County Durham North Yorkshire Moors border, in even more desolate terrain one can imagine.
Where does one start?
Well You could try and beat 62hrs 18min 16sec from Kirk Yetholm to the Nags Head doorstep.
You could then tell us all, how diverse the countryside the Pennine Way goes through.
The Pennine Way was one of the first designated Long Distance paths here in the Uk, and where ever you park your car, to traverse a small section of it, it will be in very remote country.
It remains the oldest, and possibly remotest path,in the whole Uk.
Plan your journey wisely, and it will be a huge adventure to remember for a life time.