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 16 days of about 27 km (17 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Edale to Tintwistle 27 km · 27 km from the start
- Day 2 Tintwistle to Timbercliffe 27 km · 54 km from the start
- Day 3 Timbercliffe to Stanbury 27 km · 81 km from the start
- Day 4 Stanbury to Gargrave 27 km · 108 km from the start
- Day 5 Gargrave to Malham Moor 27 km · 135 km from the start
- Day 6 Malham Moor to Hawes 27 km · 162 km from the start
- Day 7 Hawes to West Stonesdale 27 km · 189 km from the start
- Day 8 West Stonesdale to Bowes 27 km · 216 km from the start
- Day 9 Bowes to Holwick 27 km · 243 km from the start
- Day 10 Holwick to Dufton 27 km · 269 km from the start
- Day 11 Dufton to Garrigill 27 km · 296 km from the start
- Day 12 Garrigill to Hartleyburn 27 km · 323 km from the start
- Day 13 Hartleyburn to Simonburn 27 km · 350 km from the start
- Day 14 Simonburn to Bellingham 27 km · 377 km from the start
- Day 15 Bellingham to Alwinton 27 km · 404 km from the start
- Day 16 Alwinton to the finish 27 km · 431 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Bleaklow Head 633 m · 18.9 km from the start
- Pen-y-ghent 694 m · 140 km from the start
- Great Shunner Fell 716 m · 176 km from the start
- Knock Fell 794 m · 285 km from the start
- Great Dun Fell 848 m · 287 km from the start
- Little Dun Fell 842 m · 288 km from the start
- Cross Fell 893 m · 290 km from the start
- Cairn Hill West Top [Hangingstone Hill] 743 m · 421 km from the start
- The Cheviot 816 m · 422 km from the start
- Auchope Cairn 726 m · 425 km from the start
The listed hills and the highest of 73 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 Edale, Derbyshire. 53.37046, -1.81681
Finish: 55.50591, -2.22600
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Edale, Derbyshire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Tintwistle, Derbyshire · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Timbercliffe, Greater Manchester · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Stanbury, West Yorkshire · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Gargrave, North Yorkshire · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Malham Moor, North Yorkshire · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Hawes, North Yorkshire · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- West Stonesdale, North Yorkshire · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bowes, County Durham · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Holwick, County Durham · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Dufton, Westmorland and Furness · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Garrigill, Westmorland and Furness · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Hartleyburn, Northumberland · After day 12 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Simonburn, Northumberland · After day 13 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bellingham, Northumberland · After day 14 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Alwinton, Northumberland · After day 15 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.
