Walk Route Map n200 The Schil from Hethpool

Walk n200 The Schil from Hethpool

Superb High Level Northumberland Mountain Walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:	13¾mls (22km)
Ascent:	2,665ft (812m)
Time:	7¾hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

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

Route outline for walk n200:

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

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

0
English
Mountains

0
Wainwrights

0
English
Nuttalls

3
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

0
Marilyns

0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is The Schil at 601m (1972ft). The Schil is also known as an English Dewey (11th highest in England, 24th in England & Wales)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Black Hag (Hethpool) at 549m (1801ft). Black Hag (Hethpool) is also known as an English Dewey (74th highest in England, 168th in England & Wales)

You will also reach the summit 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.

Part of this walk also 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.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

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

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk n200 The Schil from Hethpool

In no particular order . . .

Hare Law, Coldburn Hill, College Valley, Blackhaggs Rigg, Black Hag and Sinkside Hill from Hethpool

Photo: Ian Leighton (76)

Newton Tors from Hethpool

Photo: Ian Leighton (77)

Hethpool

Photo: Ian Leighton (78)

The St Cuthbert's Way near Scaldhill

Photo: David wright (245)

College Burn in College Valley

Photo: Ian Leighton (96)

The St Cuthbert's Way crossing the border from Scotland into England near Eccles Cairn

Photo: David wright (241)

College Burn in College Valley

Photo: Ian Leighton (97)

The Schil from the Pennine Way at Black Hag (Hethpool)

Photo: Mike Knipe (233)

The Pennine Way on the English/Scottish Border near Eccles Cairn

Photo: Ian Leighton (93)

Great Hetha from Hethpool

Photo: Ian Leighton (75)

Eccles Cairn with Coldsmouth Hill in the background

Photo: Ian Leighton (92)

The Bell from Hethpool

Photo: Ian Leighton (79)

The St Cuthbert's Way approaching Hethpool

Photo: David wright (242)

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