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The Schil
601m (1972ft)

Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, England /Scotland

Record The Schil as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

The Schil is classified as:

English Dewey
11th highest in England,
24th in England & Wales

Walk The Schil walking UK Mountains in Northumberland National Park Northumberland The Borders England Scotland

The view from the summit of The Schil

Photo: Mike Knipe

You can find The Schil & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL16 The Cheviot Hills

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

74 Kelso & Coldstream, Jedburgh & Duns

See The Schil and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

Northumberland National Park

Not familiar with The Schil?

See the location of The Schil and the walk that climbs it on an interactive Google Map

You can walk to the top of The Schil by using this easy-to-follow route map:

Walk n200 The Schil from Hethpool

Superb High Level Northumberland Mountain Walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:	13.75ml (22km)
Ascent:	2,665ft (812m)
Time:	7.75hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk n200 The Schil from Hethpool pdf

Route Summary:

Hethpool - The St Cuthbert's Way - Elsdon Burn - Elsdonburn Farm - Shank's Sike - Scaldhill Shank - Tom's Knowe - Tuppie's Sike - Eccles Cairn - England / Scotland Border - The Pennine Way - White Law - Steel Rig - Black Hag (Hethpool) - The Schil - Birnie Brae - Red Cribs - Mounthooly - Fleehope - Whitehall - College Valley - Hethpool

Get directions to the start of this easy-to-follow circular walk

Walking

See more details about this easy-to-follow circular walk

Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged The Schil

Mark Smith walked up The Schil on August 27th, 2010 [from/via/route] pennine way [weather] hot & sunny

Ginny Tyler climbed The Schil on July 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] KIRK YETHOLM [with] Enzo [weather] Pleasant - LIGHT RAIN AT THE END - MAJOR CRAMP FEST

Margaret Richards bagged The Schil on May 11th, 2010 [from/via/route] Pennine way [with] Don [weather] Sunny

Chris Faulkner hiked The Schil on July 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Pennine Way [with] Michelle chandler [weather] Wet

Louise Sandwith and Paul Woodburn have both walked, climbed & bagged The Schil.

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Not familiar with The Schil?

See the location of The Schil and the walk that climbs it on an interactive Google Map

More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of The Schil

The Schill and The Cheviot above the clouds during a temperature inversion from The St Cuthbert's Way on Wideopen Hill

Photo: David Wright (181)

Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from The Schil

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of The Schil to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)