187 miles (300 kilometres)

Tynemouth - Bellingham - Kielder Forest - Newcastleton - Carlisle - Workington/Whitehaven

The route is named after family clans who terrorised the area between the 14th and 17th centuries. Families along the border fought to maintain family honour and to expand their property over 'debatable land'. The word Reiver means robber or bandit.

Although a lawless place many years ago, this is now a beautiful and quiet route that takes you through Kielder Forest, Carlisle and the Skiddaw Fells, the northern area of the Lake District and the west coast of Cumbria. Fewer people ride this route than the ever popular parallel C2C route, so it remains possibly the best kept secret of the National Cycle Network long distance routes. Combine the Reivers route with the C2C for a round trip of far northern England, including large areas of the Lake District.

Info from: cycle-n-sleep.co.uk