YOUR SHOPPING BAGWalks from Wooler
ISBN 978-1-905444-34-2
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By Geoff Holland.
The second edition of this popular book is now available. With a revised layout and even more photos to help guide the walker this publication has now been expanded to 104 pages.
A huge amount of rain has trickled down the burns of the Cheviot Hills since W. Ford Robertson’s book, ‘Walks from Wooler’ was first published in 1926 and, at first sight, the hills seem pretty much the same as they did all those years ago. Yet there has been change, that much is inevitable. This book, by the author of the popular book of walks ‘The Cheviot Hills’, sets out to discover how that change has affected route descriptions now more than 80 years old and to find out whether those routes are still relevant to the 21st century walker.On eight totally new self-guided walks, this book peeps into a walking past whilst keeping both feet firmly planted in a high-tech walking present. Along the way, it uncovers a world of tackety boots and stout sticks.
Contents
The Walks
WALK 1: COLD LAW CONSIDERED
On this walk, as you wander across the slopes of the 452 metre high Cold Law, you will hear the chatter of nearby burns, feel the wind sweep across the neighbouring hills and enjoy lonely, faraway views.
DISTANCE: 6.25 miles (10.1 km) ASCENT: 1214 feet (370 metres)
START: Carey Burn Bridge, Harthope Valley (GR NT976250)
TERRAIN: Relatively clear paths and tracks, many green, and a stretch of tarmac
FGS Grading F8 [ D1, N2, T1, R2, H2]
WALK 2: A WALK TO THE POLE
This walk follows a quiet course to the summit of the mighty Cheviot crossing, along the way, the cairn-capped top of the rarely visited Blackseat Hill.
DISTANCE: 8.5 miles (13.7 km) ASCENT: 2380 feet (725 metres)
START: Hawsen Burn, Harthope Valley (GR NT954225)
TERRAIN: Mixed fell with a variety of paths and tracks, some rough and boggy
FGS Grading F10 [ D1, N2, T2, R2, H3]
WALK 3: THE ROAD TO TOM TALLON`S CRAG
This walk strides out across acres of windswept heather moor on its outward journey to the rocky outcrop viewpoint of Tom Tallon`s Crag.
DISTANCE: 9.25 miles (14.9 km) ASCENT: 1330 feet (405 metres)
START: The Market Place, Wooler (GR NT993280)
TERRAIN: Generally good paths and tracks, many of which are green, with the odd boggy patch. Two stretches of tarmac.
FGS Grading F9 [ D1, N2, T2, R2, H2]
WALK 4: THE HART HEUGH GLIDDERS
This walk starts in the centre of Wooler and follows a long-neglected route before visiting the tops of Hart Heugh and Brown`s Law.
DISTANCE: 8.25 miles (13.3 km) ASCENT: 1263 feet (385 metres)
START: The Market Place, Wooler (GR NT993280)
TERRAIN: Generally good paths and tracks, many of which are green. Some stretches of tarmac.
FGS Grading F8 [ D1, N2, T1, R2, H2]
WALK 5: HIGH ABOVE THE COLLEGE BURN
On this walk you will follow the ruler-straight valley of the College Burn, considered by many by many to be the finest valley in the county.
DISTANCE: 9.75 miles (15.7 km) ASCENT: 1362 feet (415 metres)
START: Hethpool, College Valley (GR NT893280)
TERRAIN: Mainly clear paths and tracks, some quite rough, and a stretch of tarmac
FGS Grading F9 [ D1, N2, T2, R2, H2]
WALK 6: THE EASTERN FRINGE
This walk finds its own way to the high ground of Brands Hill exploring on its way the eastern edge of the Northumberland National Park.
DISTANCE: 6.5 miles (10.5 km) ASCENT: 1115 feet (340 metres)
START: Near Langlee, Harthope Valley (GR NT963233)
TERRAIN: Mainly good, clear tracks and paths throughout
FGS Grading F8 [ D1, N2, T1, R2, H2]
WALK 7: FROM VALLEY FLOOR TO SUMMIT CAIRN
This walk visits two of the area`s most popular crags before climbing the steep, north-eastern slopes of Hedgehope Hill.
DISTANCE: 8.25 miles (13.3 km) ASCENT: 1952 feet (595 metres)
START: Hawsen Burn, Harthope Valley (GR NT953225)
TERRAIN: Mainly clear, thin paths over sometimes rough and boggy ground. A stretch of gravel track and tarmac road.
FGS Grading F9 [ D1, N2, T2, R2, H2]
WALK 8: THE LAMBDEN VALLEY HILLS
On the northern side of the valley rise three often-ignored hills that are linked together in this walk.
DISTANCE: 7.5 miles (12.1 km) ASCENT: 2083 feet (635 metres)
START: Hawsen Burn, Harthope Valley (GR NT954225)
TERRAIN: Mainly clear tracks, paths and traces, in places rough, and one short stretch of tarmac.
FGS Grading F10 [ D1, N2, T2, R2, H3]
Walks from Wooler Photo Gallery
A lonely tree at Switcherdown.
Beside the bridleway to the Harthope Valley.
The valley of the Carey Burn.
The summit of The Cheviot
The track to Gleadscleugh
Walks from Wooler Reviews
Each of the walks has clearly written route finding directions and practical information includes distance, ascent, terrain, walking time and grid references for identifiable locations along the route. Each walk has also been assigned a Ferguson Grading System rating. There are no maps, but it is essential when walking in the Cheviot Hills to carry an OS Explorer map and compass.
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