The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 4 days of about 65 km (40 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Beckermet to Silloth 65 km · 65 km from the start
- Day 2 Silloth to Low Crosby 65 km · 130 km from the start
- Day 3 Low Crosby to Warden 65 km · 195 km from the start
- Day 4 Warden to South Shields 65 km · 260 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Swarthy Hill · 50 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Beckermet, Cumberland. 54.41659, -3.50972
Finish: near South Shields, Tyne and Wear. 55.00401, -1.43230
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Beckermet, Cumberland · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Silloth, Cumberland · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Low Crosby, Cumberland · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Warden, Northumberland · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- South Shields, Tyne and Wear · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Roads and paths change, and surfaces vary with the weather. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, ride to what you find, and give way to walkers and horses.
