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The Route in Detail

To find out more information about each section of the route click on the stretch of route you are interested in or alternatively click on the hyperlinks below the map. Route elevations are available on the route profiles page.

The sections are wholly in accordance with those on the Official Reivers Map. The pages that follow do not attempt to take the place of the route map or detailed route guides. They are simply a guide to the key features on the route.

Longlands to Whitehaven Kirklinton to Longlands Akenshawburn to Kirklinton Bellingham to Akenshawburn Ponteland to Bellingham Tynemouth to Ponteland

The sections of the route covered are as follows:

Section

Mileage

Highest Point

Ascending*

Tynemouth to Ponteland

18 miles

242 ft

773 ft

Ponteland to Bellingham

32 miles

761 ft

2,073ft

Bellingham to Akenshawburn

22 miles

835 ft

2,249 ft

Akenshawburn to Kirklinton

32 miles

1,209 ft

2,899 ft

Kirklinton to Longlands

38 miles

935 ft

3,029 ft

Longlands to Whitehaven

29 miles

880 ft

1,793 ft

* the cumulative amount of climbing encountered during the section

 

 

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