Walk Route Map n167 The Cheviot from Hethpool

Walk n167 The Cheviot from Hethpool

Testing Northumberland High Level Route

Vital Statistics:

Length:	16½mls (26.5km)
Ascent:	3,144ft (958m)
Time:	9¼hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

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Route outline for walk n167:

Hethpool - College Valley - Whitehall - Fleehope - Mounthooly - Birnie Brae - The Pennine Way - Red Cribs - Auchope Cairn - Cairn Hill - The Cheviot - Scald Hill - Goldcleugh - Lambden Burn - Dunsdale - Coldburn - Southernknowe - Whitehall - Hethpool

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

1
English
Mountain

0
Wainwrights

1
English
Nuttall

1
English
Dewey

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

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) (35th highest in England, 66th 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.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Birnie Brae at 508m (1667ft). Birnie Brae is also known as an English Dewey (167th highest in England, 385th in England & Wales)

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL16
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 74 & 80
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk n167 The Cheviot from Hethpool

In no particular order . . .

The weather was not at its best on The Cheviot

Photo: Stephen Littlewood (1)

View from the path near the summit of The Cheviot

Photo: Christine Shepherd (209)

Views of Scotland from The Cheviot

Photo: Ted Taylor (6)

Hethpool

Photo: Ian Leighton (78)

The Cheviot summit in the snow

Photo: Steve Ashman (1)

Scald Hill

Photo: Ted Taylor (4)

Hedgehope Hill from The Cheviot

Photo: Ted Taylor (5)

Nearing The Cheviot summit

Photo: Ted Taylor (8)

Hen Hole on the Pennine Way near Auchope Cairn

Photo: Mike Knipe (237)

The Cheviot summit trig point

Photo: Wayne Atkins (2)

Shelter on the Pennine Way, The Cheviot

Photo: Ted Taylor (11)

On The Cheviot

Photo: Julian Whitley (1)

Scald Hill, Broadhope Hill and Cold Law from The Cheviot

Photo: Ted Taylor (7)

Newton Tors from Hethpool

Photo: Ian Leighton (77)

College Burn in College Valley

Photo: Ian Leighton (96)

The St Cuthbert's Way approaching Hethpool

Photo: David wright (242)

The Bell from Hethpool

Photo: Ian Leighton (79)

College Burn in College Valley

Photo: Ian Leighton (97)

Approaching the summit of The Cheviot

Photo: Wayne Atkins (1)

Heather on The Cheviot

Photo: Christine Shepherd (210)

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