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.”











