The Walks...

Easy Walks

Walk 1. Prehistoric Rock Art Tour. Less than 8km (5miles), less than 230m (760 feet) of ascent; exploring the sites and travelling between them 5 hours. Meet at Wooler Car Park

There are some spectacular examples of Neolithic stone carvings in the sandstone escarpments at the fringes of the Cheviot Hills. Commonly called 'ring and cup marks' this rock art is mysterious and intriguing and often occurs in locations....  More

Moderate Walks

Walk 2.Breamish Valley. 8 km (5 miles), 230 metres (760feet) of ascent; 3.5hours duration. Meet at Ingram Car Park.

This walk starts from the car park at Ingram on the delightful River Breamish. Since Ingram is neither close to Wooler nor to Rothbury you may join the walk at Ingram. I have in mind visitors to the area who may be staying nearby. We follow a route that takes us to four Iron Age hill forts, past Bronze Age burial sites and prehistoric and mediaeval ....  More

 

Strenuous Walks

Walk 3. Northern Cheviots. 13 km (8 miles); 450m (1 500 feet) of ascent; 5 hours duration. Meet at Wooler Car Park or at the start of the walk

We commence the walk with the steep ascent of an Iron Age hillfort which gives its name to a battle between the Scots and English Armies in 1402. From the top there are splendid views over Wooler to the coast and northwards over the River Glen and River Till valleys. Looking west we can see Yeavering Bell, another hill fort, which we will climb en-route ....  More

Walk 4. College Valley and Border Ridge. 13 km (8 miles); 445m(1469 feet) of ascent; 5 hours duration. Meet at Wooler Car Park or at the start of the walk

This walk combines spectacular valley views with distant views across Scotland. Early on we walk up Great Hetha hill fort to get a full length view of the College Valley towards the Cheviot at 815m (2 690 feet) the highest hill in the range. Other hillforts are easily ....  More

 

Challenging Walks

Walk 5. Upper Coquetdale. 17km (11 miles); 470m (1550 feet) of ascent; 6.5 hours duration. Meet at Rothbury Car Park or at the start of the walk

This walk offers stunning views into Scotland as well as across the Cheviots as we descend from the Border Ridge down an old 'drover trail' used for bringing sheep from Scotland to markets in Newcastle and Hexham. To get to the beginning of this....  More

Walk 6. Harthope Valley. 17km (11 miles); 560m ( 1850 feet) of ascent; 6.5 hours duration. Meet at Wooler Car Park or at the start of the walk

We walk out of the beautiful Harthope Valley and climb to get splendid views all round. According to one source the Harthope Valley was formed by a geological fault line and then scoured out by successive Ice-Age glaciers. We will walk up Hedgehope ....  More

Tailored Walks

Looking for something slightly different? ....  More

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