24 – 30 July 2026

Durham - Horsehouse

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

Friday

24 July 2026

Rest day

Durham

“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

“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

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