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Day 14: All’s Well That Ends Well

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17 miles/28 km

Total miles: 222 miles/357 km

Our recent good run with the weather came to an abrupt halt today. There are unfortunately several weather systems tracking in from the Atlantic over the next few days so we may be in for some poor weather up to the finish of our hike. Today started off with pouring rain so getting out of the warm, dry sleeping bag knowing you’re about to get soaked was hard work. There was also a guy in the tent next to me who was quite ill, hacking his guts up and sneezing everywhere and looked a high chance for COVID so we were keen to get going.

Once on the way, steady rain and low cloud persisted as we made our way back up onto the Wall. The first point we reached was the famed Sycamore Gap which was featured in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It was really quite spectacular and I hope nothing ever happens to that tree.

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Day 12: Northward Bound Again

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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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