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 8 days of about 74 km (46 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Derby to Harpur Hill 74 km · 74 km from the start
- Day 2 Harpur Hill to Slaithwaite 74 km · 147 km from the start
- Day 3 Slaithwaite to Salterforth 74 km · 221 km from the start
- Day 4 Salterforth to Gawthrop 74 km · 294 km from the start
- Day 5 Gawthrop to Milburn 74 km · 368 km from the start
- Day 6 Milburn to Henshaw 74 km · 441 km from the start
- Day 7 Henshaw to Biddlestone 74 km · 515 km from the start
- Day 8 Biddlestone to Berwick-upon-Tweed 74 km · 588 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Wibben Hill 249 m · 46 km from the start
- Johnson's Knoll 372 m · 53 km from the start
- High Wheeldon 422 m · 68 km from the start
- Aldery Cliff 380 m · 69 km from the start
- Combs Head 503 m · 82 km from the start
- Combs Head - North West Top 502 m · 83 km from the start
- Norland Moor 285 m · 161 km from the start
- Turkeytarn Hill 245 m · 341 km from the start
- Gale Hill 188 m · 353 km from the start
- Hound Hill 307 m · 444 km from the start
The listed hills and the highest of 30 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 Derby, East Midlands. 52.92398, -1.51257
Finish: near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. 55.77420, -2.00931
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Derby, East Midlands · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Harpur Hill, Derbyshire · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Salterforth, Lancashire · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Gawthrop, Westmorland and Furness · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Milburn, Westmorland and Furness · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Henshaw, Northumberland · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Biddlestone, Northumberland · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland · 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.
