Full Description
A guidebook to 36 walks exploring Northumberland, including the national park, coast, Cheviots, North Pennines and Kielder. The walks cover a wide variety of terrain and include full days on the hills and coast and shorter walks at lower levels, so there is something for everyone.
The walks are graded (although none present any technical difficulties) and accessible from bases such as Alnwick, Rothbury and Hexham. They range from 7 to 22km (4-14 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2-7 hours.
1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
Highlights include Hadrian's Wall, Lindisfarne Priory, The Cheviot, Berwick and Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh Castles
Notes on refreshments and public transport
Background information on the historic remains encountered
Information on the region's rich geology, history and wildlife
Contents
Map key
Overview map
Introduction
Weather
Geology
Wildlife and habitats
History
Where to stay
Public transport
Maps
Waymarking and access
Dogs
Clothing, equipment and safety
Using this guide
Northeast Northumberland, including the coast
Walk 1 Craster and Howick Hall
Walk 2 Dunstanburgh Castle and Low Newton
Walk 3 Seahouses to Belford
Walk 4 Lindisfarne
Walk 5 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Eyemouth
Walk 6 Norham Castle and River Tweed
Walk 7 St Cuthbert's Cave and the Kyloe Hills
Walk 8 Doddington Moor
Walk 9 Bewick Moor
National Park (north) including the Cheviot Hills
Walk 10 Yeavering Bell from Wooler
Walk 11 Great Hetha, the border and Ring Chesters
Walk 12 The Cheviot
Walk 13 Ancient Ingram
Walk 14 Breamish Valley and Salter's Road
Walk 15 Harbottle
Walk 16 Wether Cairn
Walk 17 Clennell Street and Usway Burn
Walk 18 Border Ridge including Windy Gyle
Walk 19 Thrunton Wood
Walk 20 Rothbury Terraces
Walk 21 The Simonside Hills
Kielder
Walk 22 Tarsetdale Bastles
Walk 23 Bull Crag Peninsula
Walk 24 Cat Cairn, Lewis Burn and Lakeside Way (south)
Walk 25 Kielder Forest and Lakeside Way (north)
Walk 26 Deadwater Fell and Peel Fell
Tyne Valley and National Park (south) including Hadrian's Wall
Walk 27 Heavenfield and Wall
Walk 28 Hadrian's Wall and Greenlee Lough
Walk 29 Vindolanda and Crag Lough
Walk 30 Best of Hadrian's Wall
Walk 31 Haltwhistle and the South Tyne
Walk 32 Hadrian's Wall Path and Thirlwall Castle
North Pennines
Walk 33 Allenmill Flues
Walk 34 Above Allenheads
Walk 35 Blanchland Moor
Walk 36 Birkside Fell and Beldon Burn
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Useful contacts
