Cheviot Hills (Penine Way)
Situated in the north of the National Park less than an hour from
Newcastle, the Cheviot Hills mark the border with Scotland; a wild,
romantic landscape of rounded hills and valleys.
A picnic and a paddle in the Breamish valley or the Harthope valley
is a traditional day out trip. You can share the shallow, clean rivers
with dippers and otters, and even park your car and sit close by on the riverbank.
The distinctive rounded Cheviot Hills were formed when lava erupted
from the earth’s core and flowed out over the area. The hills are
criss-crossed with bridleways which allow mountain bikers to follow the
routes of ancient cattle drovers.
The dramatic waterfall of Linhope Spout is worth a visit for walkers as
is the ascent to the highest point in Northumberland, Cheviot summit,
from where the Pennine Way
snakes along the border ridge. At the Cheviots’ northern edge, you can
still trace the hut circles left within the pre-roman site of Yeavering Bell.
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