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 66 km (41 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Workington to Dalston 66 km · 66 km from the start
- Day 2 Dalston to Bewcastle 66 km · 132 km from the start
- Day 3 Bewcastle to Chollerton 66 km · 198 km from the start
- Day 4 Chollerton to Whitley Bay 66 km · 264 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Cross Hill · 27 km from the start
- Aughertree Fell 300 m · 38 km from the start
- Mickle How · 46 km from the start
- Boggle Hill · 174 km from the start
- Silverlink Park 94 m · 255 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 Workington, Cumberland. 54.65127, -3.57694
Finish: near Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. 55.01419, -1.41877
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Workington, Cumberland · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Dalston, Cumberland · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bewcastle, Cumberland · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Chollerton, Northumberland · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Whitley Bay, 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.
