Off Topic Which walk, and why?

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Smug in Boots

Smug in Boots

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We're currently on holiday in Somerset and done some nice walks, Wells to Glastonbury etc.

We now want to take advantage of the great weather and do a wilder, longer walk preferably in the NE.

We're currently thinking of either the St Cuthberts walk or Hadrians Wall ....

... has anyone done them or have any other suggestions, cheers.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
We're currently on holiday in Somerset and done some nice walks, Wells to Glastonbury etc.

We now want to take advantage of the great weather and do a wilder, longer walk preferably in the NE.

We're currently thinking of either the St Cuthberts walk or Hadrians Wall ....

... has anyone done them or have any other suggestions, cheers.
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Do the Cumbrian way, nice.
 
Smug in Boots said:
We're currently on holiday in Somerset and done some nice walks, Wells to Glastonbury etc.

We now want to take advantage of the great weather and do a wilder, longer walk preferably in the NE.

We're currently thinking of either the St Cuthberts walk or Hadrians Wall ....

... has anyone done them or have any other suggestions, cheers.
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Doesn’t matter where you walk in the Lakes mate you have a pub or a cafe within a couple of miles and you can stop at mine if you need a rest <ok>
 
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Rafa’s Spectacles said:
https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/best-walks-in-north-east-england/

Not much help but some of those look stunning!
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The NE is truly beautiful isn't it.

We did the High Force walk, earlier this year, and I was really impressed. We rented a cottage at Middleton in Teesdale and had a lovely time.

Hadrians Wall is tempting if I can plan it so we end up somewhere every evening. We did Melrose to Lindisfarne, last autumn, and ended up in hammocks in the woods with no pubs, shops or anything <doh>
 
My brother walked the length of hadrians wall last summer (over a course of most of a week if i recall correctly) and loved it though added he didn't get as far as he had initially thought he had each day as the terrain varies a lot! Stunning views and he wasn't in any hurry.
 
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Wainwright coast to coast...
(Or any of his 8(?) Bo9ks of the Lake District

Or the Pennines... all of it

Both for serious walkers only
 
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Smug in Boots said:
The NE is truly beautiful isn't it.

We did the High Force walk, earlier this year, and I was really impressed. We rented a cottage at Middleton in Teesdale and had a lovely time.

Hadrians Wall is tempting if I can plan it so we end up somewhere every evening. We did Melrose to Lindisfarne, last autumn, and ended up in hammocks in the woods with no pubs, shops or anything <doh>
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I want to do the Hadrians wall walk. I’ll be doing it very soon hopefully (work and weather permitting)
 
The College Valley and the Cheviots are the best/hardest walking in the NE IMO, desolate in parts and beautiful in others. You used to need a permit to enter the College Valley, available from the estate agents in Wooler, not sure if you still do. You don't for the Cheviots, Yeavoring Bell, Newton Tors etc. There's also an endurance walk/run, The Chevvy Chase which is also a great walk although I think its only for runners now, still you have 6 hours to complete so walk up and trot down should do for 20 miles. It is tough though.

There's an easier but still great walk from Rothbury up through the forest to Simonside Crag, probably around 8 or 9 miles to complete. Great views from the top. This is probably one of my favourites where I return every year to the place where my dad's ashes were scattered so its also special for that reason

The other great thing about these two areas is that you can go through the week and not see another soul...although that might be because I like to get there for 7am


https://woolerrunningclub.com/chevy-chase

http://www.college-valley.co.uk/history.htm
 
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makemdan said:
The College Valley and the Cheviots are the best/hardest walking in the NE IMO, desolate in parts and beautiful in others. You used to need a permit to enter the College Valley, available from the estate agents in Wooler, not sure if you still do. You don't for the Cheviots, Yeavoring Bell, Newton Tors etc. There's also an endurance walk/run, The Chevvy Chase which is also a great walk although I think its only for runners now, still you have 6 hours to complete so walk up and trot down should do for 20 miles. It is tough though.

There's an easier but still great walk from Rothbury up through the forest to Simonside Crag, probably around 8 or 9 miles to complete. Great views from the top. This is probably one of my favourites where I return every year to the place where my dad's ashes were scattered so its also special for that reason

The other great thing about these two areas is that you can go through the week and not see another soul...although that might be because I like to get there for 7am


https://woolerrunningclub.com/chevy-chase

http://www.college-valley.co.uk/history.htm
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Brilliant post mate, thanks.

We did the Cheviot with my son two years back and spent the night on the top, bloody freezing.

I'll check out the others, sound great.
 
makemdan said:
The College Valley and the Cheviots are the best/hardest walking in the NE IMO, desolate in parts and beautiful in others. You used to need a permit to enter the College Valley, available from the estate agents in Wooler, not sure if you still do. You don't for the Cheviots, Yeavoring Bell, Newton Tors etc. There's also an endurance walk/run, The Chevvy Chase which is also a great walk although I think its only for runners now, still you have 6 hours to complete so walk up and trot down should do for 20 miles. It is tough though.

There's an easier but still great walk from Rothbury up through the forest to Simonside Crag, probably around 8 or 9 miles to complete. Great views from the top. This is probably one of my favourites where I return every year to the place where my dad's ashes were scattered so its also special for that reason

The other great thing about these two areas is that you can go through the week and not see another soul...although that might be because I like to get there for 7am


https://woolerrunningclub.com/chevy-chase

http://www.college-valley.co.uk/history.htm
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Stayed up that way as a kid in the 50's near Kirknewton/Arkeld magical.
 
If you want a bit of wild and a bit of civilized at the same time, try Sedbergh in Cumbria. From the town go up Winder and over The Calf to Cautley Spout, the highest waterfall in England. You can sail down the scree of Cautley Crag to The Cross Keys Inn for some grub :)
 
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I believe that the Lyke Wake Walk has been re-routed slightly.

In my younger days I did this a few times, always tiring, but a challenge, if that's what you are looking for.

40 miles in 24 hours means a very early start but I used to enjoy it.

(Sadly with two metal hips and one metal knee, this is now out of my reach:emoticon-0106-cryin, but I still enjoy the memories)
 
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I believe that the Lyke Wake Walk has been re-routed slightly.

In my younger days I did this a few times, always tiring, but a challenge, if that's what you are looking for.

40 miles in 24 hours means a very early start but I used to enjoy it.

(Sadly with two metal hips and one metal knee, this is now out of my reach:emoticon-0106-cryin, but I still enjoy the memories)
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Cheers mate, I like the look of that and others people have mentioned. It's great to have unbiased advice from people who know what they're talking about.

Time isn't an issue so we'd rather do a long walk over a decent period. I'm trying to work out how to do Hadrians Wall by doing two days walk, hitching back to collect the van on the third day and repeating that until we reach Carlisle.

I can leave Mrs Smug to rest/shop/do her nails and use my free bus pass, an old trade plate, to go for the van which will have changes of clothes, etc.

The only problem is that we'd have to leave the van at Wallsend for two days!!!
 
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