Walk n107 Wooler Common and Happy Valley (High Level Route) from Wooler

This 7½ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Wooler & will take about 4½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7½mls (12km)
Ascent:1,257ft (383m)
Time:4½hrs
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Route outline for walk n107:

Wooler  -  The St Cuthbert's Way  -  Waud House  -  Kenterdale Hill  -  Wooler Common  -  Switcher Wood  -  Earlhillhead Farm  -  Carey Burn  -  Careyburn Bridge  -  Harthope Burn  -  Colgate Water (High Level Route)  -  Happy Valley  -  Middleton Old Town  -  North Middleton  -  Colgate Mill  -  Colgate Water  -  Earle Mill  -  Wooler Water  -  Wooler

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Nuttalls
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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The St Cuthbert's Way, a 100km (62 miles) linear footpath connecting Melrose Abbey in The Borders, Scotland with Holy Island (Lindisfarne) in Northumberland, England. The St Cuthbert's Way is waymarked by a Celtic Cross. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The St Cuthbert's Way.


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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL16 The Cheviot Hills

OS Explorer 340 Holy Island & Bamburgh


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

OS Landranger 75 Berwick-Upon-Tweed Holy Island & Wooler



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk n107 Wooler Common and Happy Valley (High Level Route) from Wooler

In no particular order . . .

The St Cuthbert's Way entering Woodland on Kenterdale Hill

The St Cuthbert's Way entering Woodland on Kenterdale Hill

Photo: Ian Leighton (101)

The St Cuthbert's Way heading towards Wooler Common with Coldberry Hill (centre right) and Humbleton Hill (far right)

The St Cuthbert's Way heading towards Wooler Common with Coldberry Hill (centre right) and Humbleton Hill (far right)

Photo: Ian Leighton (102)

Tower Hill Information Plaque, Wooler

Tower Hill Information Plaque, Wooler

Photo: Ian Leighton (121)

Careyburn Bridge name stone

Careyburn Bridge name stone

Photo: Ian Leighton (106)

Harthope Burn near Careyburn Bridge

Harthope Burn near Careyburn Bridge

Photo: Ian Leighton (109)

Harthope Burn near Careyburn Bridge

Harthope Burn near Careyburn Bridge

Photo: Ian Leighton (108)

The Carey Burn Valley from The High Level Route above Colgate Water through Happy Valley

The Carey Burn Valley from The High Level Route above Colgate Water through Happy Valley

Photo: Ian Leighton (110)

Tower Hill, Wooler

Tower Hill, Wooler

Photo: Ian Leighton (119)

The Carey Burn Valley from near Switcher Wood

The Carey Burn Valley from near Switcher Wood

Photo: Ian Leighton (103)

Happy Valley from The High Level Route above Colgate Water

Happy Valley from The High Level Route above Colgate Water

Photo: Ian Leighton (111)


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