The line is the official route from Natural England's National Trails (England) data (Open Government Licence v3.0), with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check for current diversions before a long trip. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 7 days of about 19.7 km (12.2 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Bowness to Beaumont 19.7 km · 19.7 km from the start
- Day 2 Beaumont to Irthington 19.7 km · 39 km from the start
- Day 3 Irthington to Greenhead 19.7 km · 59 km from the start
- Day 4 Greenhead to Newbrough 19.7 km · 79 km from the start
- Day 5 Newbrough to Whittington 19.7 km · 98 km from the start
- Day 6 Whittington to Throckley 19.7 km · 118 km from the start
- Day 7 Throckley to Wallsend 19.7 km · 138 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Walltown Hill 289 m · 61 km from the start
- Winshield Crags 345 m · 67 km from the start
- Clew Hill 255 m · 73 km from the start
- King's Hill 290 m · 74 km from the start
- Teppermoor Hill · 83 km from the start
- Whittington Fell 268 m · 95 km from the start
- Down Hill 207 m · 98 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Bowness, Cumberland. 54.95414, -3.21165
Finish: near Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. 54.98871, -1.53102
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Bowness, Cumberland · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Beaumont, Cumberland · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Irthington, Cumberland · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Greenhead, Northumberland · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Newbrough, Northumberland · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Whittington, Northumberland · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Throckley, Northumberland · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Wallsend, Tyne and Wear · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. 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, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
