18 miles/29 km

Total miles: 198 miles/318 km

Today marked the end of the Pennines themselves. Contrary to what you might think, the Pennines themselves have their northern boundary at Round Hill and Wain Rigg. From there, the Pennine Way will track eastwards tomorrow across Hadrian’s Wall before beginning its final northwards push to the border.

We had a good rest day at Alston after some big mileage days but were ready to start hiking again after our break. The walk out of Alston was uneventful enough tracking along the South Tyne before heading northwest.

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