Way of Light
Waymarked Way · Northumberland
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
600 m
300 m
0 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Climb
1192 m
Drop
1349 m
Highest
429 m
Lowest
31 m
Walking time
about 16 h 44 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Downhill: Easy first 8.1 km, climbs 13% for 250 m early on, comes down 17% for 370 m midway.
Uphill: Easy first 5.7 km, climbs 17% for 370 m midway, comes down 13% for 250 m near the end.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main climb: km 27.3–29.9, from 240 m to 420 m.
How the 73.8 km splits
Flat
35.0 km
Climbing
16.1 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.5 km
Descending
21.5 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km
Link it with other walks
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Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 63.8, 66.313.03 km
Heritage 100 - Lanchester
Shares 3.3 km of path · meets at km 51.9, 52.58.25 km
Blanchland Geotrail
Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 23.5, 25.75.36 km
Heritage 100 - Bearpark
Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 66.39.95 km
Consett Heritage Trail
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 44.17.02 km
Hadrian's Wall Path
Crosses at km 0.1137.72 km
Consett Steel and Swords
Crosses at km 44.0, 44.49.89 km
Weardale Way
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Cuddy's Corse
Crosses at km 70.3, 70.613.6 km