Trans-Pennine Trail
426 km (265 miles), in England, through 1 national park.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| 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
Loading forecast for the midpoint of the route…
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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- Civil twilight ends
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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.
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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.