Walk n119 The Cheviot and Cairn Hill from Harthope Burn Velley

This 8½ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Harthope Burn Valley & will take about 5½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8½mls (13.5km)
Ascent:2,114ft (644m)
Time:5½hrs
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Route outline for walk n119:

Harthope Burn Valley  -  Hawsen Burn Parking Area  -  New Burn  -  Scald Hill  -  The Cheviot  -  Cairn Hill (Scotsmans Cairn)  -  Harthope Burn  -  Hrthope Linn  -  Langleeford Hope  -  Cat Loup  -  Ray Burn  -  Langleeford Farm  -  Hawsen Burn Parking Area.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is The Cheviot at 815m (2674ft). The Cheviot is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (36th highest in England, 67th highest in England & Wales)

The Cheviot is also known as an English Nuttall (43rd highest in England, 80th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (12th highest in England, 360th highest in the UK).

The summit of The Cheviot is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. The Cheviot is the highest point in the county of Northumberland.


You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)


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

OS Explorer OL16 The Cheviot Hills


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

OS Landranger 74 Kelso & Coldstream, Jedburgh & Duns


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


OS Landranger 80 Cheviot Hills & Kielder Water



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk n119 The Cheviot and Cairn Hill from Harthope Burn Velley

In no particular order . . .

On the summit of The Cheviot - go4awalk n132 The Cheviot, Comb Fell & Hedgehope Hill - on not a very nice day.

On the summit of The Cheviot - go4awalk n132 The Cheviot, Comb Fell & Hedgehope Hill - on not a very nice day.

Photo: Stephen Littlewood (2)

Nearing The Cheviot summit

Nearing The Cheviot summit

Photo: Ted Taylor (8)

Scald Hill

Scald Hill

Photo: Ted Taylor (4)

Heather on The Cheviot

Heather on The Cheviot

Photo: Christine Shepherd (210)

Harthope Burn, The Cheviot

Harthope Burn, The Cheviot

Photo: Ted Taylor (13)

Bog on The Cheviot

Bog on The Cheviot

Photo: Christine Shepherd (208)

Harthope Burn near Careyburn Bridge

Harthope Burn near Careyburn Bridge

Photo: Ian Leighton (108)

Icy stile on The Cheviot

Icy stile on The Cheviot

Photo: Ted Taylor (9)

Scald Hill, Broadhope Hill and Cold Law from The Cheviot

Scald Hill, Broadhope Hill and Cold Law from The Cheviot

Photo: Ted Taylor (7)

Scotsman's Cairn on Cairn Hill, SW of The Cheviot

Scotsman's Cairn on Cairn Hill, SW of The Cheviot

Photo: Christine Shepherd (207)


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