Ravenber Way
A 210-mile long-distance path in the north of England serving as an alternative coast-to-coast walk. While Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast heads east from the Lake District to North Yorkshire, this route heads north-east from the Lake District to end at Berwick-upon-Tweed on the England-Scotland border. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SD 084 964
Distance: 210 miles (338 km)
Time: 90–105 hours
Duration: 14–20 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL4 The English Lakes – North Western Area
OL5 The English Lakes – North Eastern Area
OL6 The English Lakes – South Western Area
OL7 The English Lakes – South Eastern Area
OL16 Cheviot Hills
OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley
OL31 North Pennines – Teesdale and Weardale
OL42 Kielder Water and Forest
OL43 Hadrian’s Wall, Haltwhistle and Hexham
307 Consett and Derwent Reservoir
332 Alnwick, Amble, Craster and Whittingham
339 Kelso, Coldstream and Lower Tweed Valley
346 Berwick-upon-Tweed
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL4 The English Lakes – North Western Area
OL5 The English Lakes – North Eastern Area
OL6 The English Lakes – South Western Area
OL7 The English Lakes – South Eastern Area
OL16 Cheviot Hills
OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley
OL31 North Pennines – Teesdale and Weardale
OL42 Kielder Water and Forest
OL43 Hadrian’s Wall, Haltwhistle and Hexham
307 Consett and Derwent Reservoir
332 Alnwick, Amble, Craster and Whittingham
339 Kelso, Coldstream and Lower Tweed Valley
346 Berwick-upon-Tweed
Summary
The Ravenber Way is a challenging coast-to-coast walk from Ravenglass in Cumbria to Berwick-upon-Tweed, England’s northernmost town. Following existing rights of way, the route leads the walker through terrain of dramatic contrasts.
It passes first through the mountain heart of Lakeland, traces the Roman road over the High Street Range, crosses the pastoral Eden Valley, climbs the high Pennines, and heads towards the remote fell country of Northumberland. The vast northern forests and rounded heights of the Cheviot Hills give way to the leafy valley of the River Till, and finally the traveller follows the banks of the mighty River Tweed to reach the North Sea at Berwick. (Source: LDWA)