NCN 62 - Trans Pennine Trail

341.2 km 1274 m climbing About 5 days 31% off road Road cycling North West England

The Trans Pennine Trail runs across North West England, threading through the Peak District on its way.

Roughly a third of the route is off road, so you move between sealed lanes and rougher surfaces across the ride. The terrain climbs through the hills before dropping back down, and the line shapes itself around that central high ground.

The figures

Distance	341.2 km
Climbing	1274 m
Off road	106 km, about 31% of the route
Riding time	about 25 hours, roughly 5 days at a moderate pace
Region	North West England
Route from	Sustrans

Worth knowing before you go

Five days at a moderate pace is a reasonable plan. Resupply depends on the towns along the way, and the off-road sections can be slower going than the overall distance suggests. The Peak District section is where the route bites hardest.

Put your own dates on this and TourTrax splits it into days at your pace, finds somewhere to sleep at the end of each one, estimates what it will cost and gets you to the start without flying.

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NCN 62 - Trans Pennine Trail is an official route from Sustrans (their website).