24 – 30 July 2026

Via Durham, Bishop Auckland, Darlington, Richmond, Middleham to Horsehouse

Friday

24 July 2026

Rest day

Durham

total ascent: 0 m

total descent: 0 m

“There is no way to peace — peace is the way.”

A.J. Muste

Saturday

25 July 2026

From Durham to

Bishop Auckland

distance: 11 km

total ascent: 211 m

total descent: 184 m

Terrain: Town, Fields

“Peace is its own reward.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Sunday

26 July 2026

From Bishop Auckland to

Darlington

distance: 12.6 km

total ascent: 170 m

total descent: 210 m

Terrain: Town, Fields

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”

Indira Gandhi

Monday

27 July 2026

From Darlington to

Richmond

distance: 13.5 km

total ascent: 314 m

total descent: 194 m

Terrain: Fields

“The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday

28 July 2026

Rest day

Richmond

total ascent: 0 m

total descent: 0 m

“Imagine all the people living life in peace.”

John Lennon

Wednesday

29 July 2026

From Richmond to

Middleham

distance: 12 km

total ascent: 342 m

total descent: 348 m

Terrain: Towns, Fields

“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Thursday

30 July 2026

From Middleham to

Horsehouse

distance: 7.4 km

total ascent: 260 m

total descent: 155 m

Terrain: Fields, Roads

“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”

Buddha

All pilgrimages:

17 – 23 July 2026

Via Alnmouth, Amble, Newbiggin, Cramlington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Chester-le-Street to Durham