Walks in North Pennines
2 routes, from 1 easy and 1 hard. Each has a route map, the climb worked out from the line, parking, dog and stile notes, and a GPX to download. For things to do, food and where to stay, see our North Pennines guide.
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South Tyne Trail: Alston to Slaggyford
Easy, 7.3 km, 14 m up, about 1 hour 30 minutes
A gentle, well-surfaced walk down the South Tyne valley from Alston, beside the narrow-gauge railway you can ride back.
High Cup Nick from Dufton
Hard, 18.4 km, 586 m up, about 4 hours 30 minutes
The great U-shaped chasm of the North Pennines, reached over wild moorland from Dufton and followed home along its rim on the Pennine Way.