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 14 days of about 21 km (13 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Middleton CP to Derbyshire Dales 21 km · 21 km from the start
- Day 2 Derbyshire Dales to Peak Forest 21 km · 42 km from the start
- Day 3 Peak Forest to Hayfield 21 km · 63 km from the start
- Day 4 Hayfield to Carrbrook 21 km · 84 km from the start
- Day 5 Carrbrook to Littleborough 21 km · 104 km from the start
- Day 6 Littleborough to Whitworth 21 km · 125 km from the start
- Day 7 Whitworth to Water 21 km · 146 km from the start
- Day 8 Water to Wycoller 21 km · 167 km from the start
- Day 9 Wycoller to Bracewell 21 km · 188 km from the start
- Day 10 Bracewell to Long Preston 21 km · 209 km from the start
- Day 11 Long Preston to Stainforth 21 km · 230 km from the start
- Day 12 Stainforth to Horton in Ribblesdale 21 km · 251 km from the start
- Day 13 Horton in Ribblesdale to Dent 21 km · 272 km from the start
- Day 14 Dent to Ravenstonedale 21 km · 293 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Harboro Rocks 379 m · 3.6 km from the start
- Gautries Hill 410 m · 47 km from the start
- South Head 494 m · 53 km from the start
- Mount Famine 473 m · 53 km from the start
- Lantern Pike 373 m · 61 km from the start
- Dismal Hill 387 m · 252 km from the start
- Gill Rigg 351 m · 254 km from the start
- News Head Hill 381 m · 255 km from the start
- Wold Fell 559 m · 266 km from the start
- Lock Hill 290 m · 287 km from the start
The listed hills and the highest of 21 tops within 300 m of the line. The app shows them all. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Middleton CP, Derbyshire. 53.09295, -1.59036
Finish: near Ravenstonedale, Westmorland and Furness. 54.41192, -2.40377
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Middleton CP, Derbyshire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Peak Forest, Derbyshire · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Hayfield, Derbyshire · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Carrbrook, Greater Manchester · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Littleborough, Greater Manchester · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Whitworth, Lancashire · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Water, Lancashire · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Wycoller, Lancashire · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bracewell, Lancashire · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Long Preston, North Yorkshire · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Stainforth, North Yorkshire · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire · After day 12 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Dent, Westmorland and Furness · After day 13 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ravenstonedale, Westmorland and Furness · 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.
