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NORTH PENNINES · NAMED TRAIL
Roof of England Walk
A quieter circuit through the North Pennines.
WHOLE TRAIL301 km / 187 mi
PLANNING PACE14–17 walking days
WALKING EFFORTDemanding
SLEEP INDOORSInns, B&Bs & small hotels
Fourteen official legs connect Pennine villages, uplands and waterfalls. Walk the circuit or choose linked legs.
01 / GET YOUR BEARINGS
See where the walk takes you.
Loading the map. Places along the route are listed below.
Location overview: numbered pins mark approximate places. Dotted connections show their order, not the walking path. Use the linked route maps for navigation.
02 / CHOOSE YOUR SUPPORT
Your walk. Your way of travelling.
You can change this as you plan.
03 / MAKE ROOM FOR THE WALK
The whole trail, or your part of it.
Start with the route length. Then allow time to enjoy it.
Walk the whole trail
Choose your pace, then check daily stages and overnight availability.
Walking-day ranges are planning estimates, not a booked daily itinerary. Choose actual overnight stops and check stage distances before reserving. Rest days add time; they do not shorten walking stages.
04 / THE PLACES ALONG THE WAY
Shape the days around the stays.
Choose stays by their walking access to the route. Named stays below include an access note and its source. General town searches cover a wider area, so check the walking route from the trail before booking.
Know how close the bed is before you book
On the trail means the property or official route source places the stay directly on the Way—no separate off-route transfer is normally planned. Near / stage stop means the stay is at a named stage stop, start or finish; the access note gives the most specific credible distance or relationship we found.
Use the named stay as your map anchor. "View hotel on route map" pins the property alongside approximate stage places. The dotted connections are not the surveyed trail and cannot measure a hotel-to-trail distance. "Open in Google Maps" helps inspect paths and directions; check the official route map for the marked trail. Any access distance or time below comes from its linked source and is labelled when property-reported.
| Place | Next walking section | Stays & trail access |
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| 1 Appleby-in-Westmorland | 11.9 mi / 19.2 km to Dufton |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Appleby-in-Westmorland ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 2 Dufton | 19.3 mi / 31.0 km to Alston |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Dufton ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 3 Alston | 14.8 mi / 23.8 km to Haltwhistle |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Alston ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 4 Haltwhistle | 14.2 mi / 22.8 km to Allendale |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Haltwhistle ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 5 Allendale | 14.8 mi / 23.8 km to Blanchland |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Allendale ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 6 Blanchland | 5.2 mi / 8.4 km to Edmundbyers |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Blanchland ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 7 Edmundbyers | 14.6 mi / 23.5 km to Wolsingham |
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| 8 Wolsingham | 10.6 mi / 17.0 km to Stanhope |
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| 9 Stanhope | 11.4 mi / 18.4 km to St John’s Chapel |
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| 10 St John’s Chapel | 14.2 mi / 22.8 km to Saur Hill Bridge |
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| 11 Saur Hill Bridge | 7.8 mi / 12.5 km to Middleton-in-Teesdale |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Saur Hill Bridge ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 12 Middleton-in-Teesdale | 16.4 mi / 26.4 km to Tan Hill Inn |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Middleton-in-Teesdale ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 13 Tan Hill Inn | 15.3 mi / 24.7 km to Kirkby Stephen |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Tan Hill Inn ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 14 Kirkby Stephen | 15.9 mi / 25.6 km to Appleby-in-Westmorland |
Access not checkedBroader Booking.com search around Kirkby Stephen ↗ (new tab)This Route Guide has not yet verified a specific property here. Explore availability, then verify the walking connection to the official trail before booking.
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| 15 Appleby-in-Westmorland | Finishing area |
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These are lodging starting points, not reserved rooms. Access notes and any quoted distances come from the linked sources. Confirm your dates, room type, actual walking route and luggage collection with each property before booking.
Get there—and get back—simply
Rail access at Appleby, Haltwhistle and Kirkby Stephen offers useful shorter-trip entry points.
Check rail connections ↗ Check local transport ↗05 / TRIPS OFFERED ON THIS TRAIL
Compare trips from walking-holiday providers.
These are bookable trips offered by independent providers along all or part of this trail. Walking trips are the core comparison; when a genuinely relevant horseback, cycling or running version exists, we label it clearly as a different way to experience the same route landscape.
No verified through-trip operator yet.
For now, plan independently from the linked route resources and confirm stays and transfers directly.
Open route planning resources ↗BEFORE THE BOOKINGS
Make the plan work
on the ground.
Remote legs and limited beds make early accommodation planning important. A section endpoint is not automatically an overnight stay.
Confirm an indoor bed for every night, the distance to each stay, and how you will reach and leave the route.
Roof of England · official legs & GPX ↗Planning guide · Facts checked 19 September 2026. Dates, access and services may change.
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