Regional walking route · England

Trans-Pennine Trail

426 km (265 miles), in England, through 1 national park.

Data compiled by Ryan — sources and method

Route from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Coastline, borders and national park boundaries from the Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Summits from the Database of British & Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0).

Distance: 425.8 km
In miles: 264.6 mi
Day stages: 21 at ~20 km
Typical trip: 16–21 days
Countries: England
National parks: 1
Listed summits within 2.5 km: 0

How long it really is

We measure Trans-Pennine Trail at 425.8 km (264.6 miles), computed by walking the OpenStreetMap route geometry point by point across the 13 relations the route is mapped in.

No ascent in this figure

This is horizontal distance only. Our trail dataset carries no elevation profile, so we will not quote a total climb or a confident walking time — on hill routes ascent can add hours a day. A flat-ground pace gives roughly 102 h 30 min of walking for the whole route, which is a floor, not an estimate. Add your own ascent figure in the walking-time calculator for something usable.

Access rights along the way

The route stays within England, so one access regime applies along its length.

England

Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.

Conditional Wild camping: Permission needed — except on the Dartmoor commons.

Full access rules for England

A waymarked route is a route you may walk — it does not follow that you may camp beside it, leave it, or take a dog on it. Long-distance paths cross farmland, estates and access land in turn, and byelaws and seasonal restrictions override the general position. This is general information, not legal advice. Check a specific spot with the access checker.

National parks on the route

The line passes through one national park, each with its own byelaws and camping position.

Peak District

The route in day stages

Trans-Pennine Trail cut into 21 stages of roughly 20 km, measured along the line itself. These are equal-distance splits computed from the geometry, not an official itinerary — they will not always land on a village, a bunkhouse or a station, and the real day you walk should be set by where you can sleep.

This route is mapped in 27 separate pieces

OpenStreetMap does not hold Trans-Pennine Trail as one continuous line, so the stages below run through the pieces in order of length and the joins between them are not walking distance. Treat the stage boundaries as approximate, and check the official route for the sections between them.

Day stages of the Trans-Pennine Trail at roughly 20 km each
Stage	Distance	Cumulative	Starts near	Ends near	Flat-ground time
1	20.2 km	20.2 km	SE 3053 3317	SE 3556 2476	4 h 27 min
2	20 km	40.2 km	SE 3556 2476	SE 3767 0946	4 h 24 min
3	20.1 km	60.3 km	SE 3767 0946	SE 4904 0144	4 h 25 min
4	20.2 km	80.5 km	SE 4904 0144	SE 5762 1086	4 h 27 min
5	20.2 km	100.7 km	SE 5762 1086	SE 6405 1863	4 h 27 min
6	20.1 km	120.8 km	SE 6405 1863	SE 6170 3243	4 h 25 min
7	20.1 km	140.9 km	SE 6170 3243	SE 5969 4909	4 h 25 min
8	20 km	160.9 km	SE 5969 4909	SE 7186 2690	4 h 24 min
9	21.2 km	182.1 km	SE 7186 2690	SE 8800 2646	4 h 40 min
10	20.2 km	202.3 km	SE 8800 2646	TA 0251 2531	4 h 27 min
11	20 km	222.3 km	TA 0251 2531	SJ 9140 9407	4 h 24 min
12	20.2 km	242.5 km	SJ 9140 9407	SK 0275 9676	4 h 27 min
13	20.1 km	262.5 km	SK 0275 9676	SE 1968 0294	4 h 25 min
14	20.5 km	283.1 km	SE 1968 0294	SJ 4078 8898	4 h 31 min
15	20.1 km	303.2 km	SJ 4078 8898	SJ 5193 8483	4 h 25 min
16	20 km	323.3 km	SJ 5193 8483	SJ 8246 9125	4 h 24 min
17	23.4 km	346.7 km	SJ 8246 9125	SJ 7514 8888	5 h 09 min
18	20.2 km	366.9 km	SJ 7514 8888	SD 3163 1034	4 h 27 min
19	20.2 km	387.1 km	SD 3163 1034	SK 3982 7195	4 h 27 min
20	20.6 km	407.6 km	SK 3982 7195	SJ 3714 9548	4 h 32 min
21	10.7 km	418.3 km	SJ 3714 9548	SJ 3778 9476	2 h 21 min

Positions are 8-figure (100 m) OS grid references for points on the line, computed from WGS84 coordinates. Flat-ground times are Naismith at 5 km/h with a 6 min/hour rest allowance and no ascent — add the climb in the walking-time calculator before you plan around them.

Conditions on the route

Weather at the route midpoint live

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Forecast for the midpoint of the Trans-Pennine Trail, at MET Norway's own ground level — we hold no elevation profile for this route, so nothing here is altitude-adjusted, and conditions vary considerably end to end on a route this long. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Daylight at the midpoint today

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Sunset: —
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Civil twilight ends: —

Computed astronomically for 53.500, -1.196. Set a turnaround with the daylight safety planner.

Plan this walk

Walking-time calculator — add ascent, terrain, pack weight and fitness to get a usable time.
Pack-weight calculator — multi-day routes live or die on base weight.
Kit-list generator — season and terrain aware.
Access checker — what a specific grid reference on the route allows.
Best month to walk — historical rainfall, temperature and wind by area.
Safety notes — conditions change fast; build in margin.

Other long-distance paths nearby

Sources for this route

Route geometry, name, waymark and operator: OpenStreetMap relation 10521621 and 12 further relations making up the route — © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Distance, stages, country crossings, park crossings and summit proximity: computed by OpenFell from that geometry.
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Summits: Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0).

OpenStreetMap data is licensed under the Open Database Licence. Our derived trail measurements are published under the same terms — see data sources.