Description
Book SynopsisA guidebook to 36 walks exploring Northumberland, including the national park, coast, North Pennines and Kielder. Route are graded by difficulty and cover a wide variety of terrain.
The walks, accessible from bases such as Alnwick, Rothbury and Hexham, range from 7 to 22km (4–14 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours.
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1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
- Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
- Notes on refreshments and public transport
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Local points of interest including Hadrian’s Wall
- Information on the region’s rich geology, history and wildlife
Table of ContentsMap 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
