Take a Walk

20 miles approx

Start North of Chollerford GR:918706 Turn South to cross river & turn immediately LEFT down SLIPPERY STEPS following riverside path to GR:930709.Take road NNE then N to Chollerton road junction NNW to GR:926724 then take path LEFT Follow disused railway track NNW to GR:923732 (NB Footpath on map is impassable) Towards N end of track, keep to Left hand side on embankment where main track is badly overgrown.Pass through gate onto road and turn LEFT head W to Barrasford & RIGHT after pub to Barrasford Station. Head NE keeping to left hand side of field. At gate, turn N diagonally across field to stile, then RIGHT on road to 929750. Take footpath on Right, NW over field to stile/gate? and down steep bank to footbridge over stream. LEFT up to road. At junction 937755 turn LEFT to 934760, where turn NNW for 150 yds then W over fields. When Craqgs are reached, take path along the top and down to track to Gunnerton S Farm. left into village then RIGHT at 1st junction N 250 yds then RIGHT - Money Hill. At stile, turn NNW along field edge to broken stile & N into wood crossing strean and through wood to stile. to Gunnerton Fell left on road to edge of Wood GR:909774 then LEFT and follow path to GR:898775. Sw on road to Ivy Cottage and NW path - Rochester Farm at farm, path passes through several enclosures & gates. WNW to Catreen, pass Farm keeping to Left of buildings WNW to footbridge. W to Birtley, over stile & RIGHT into village. Turn L in village & RIGHT opposite school heading WNW then N to junction, then W along path (not road) to GR:870785. Follow edge of Birtley Wood to road GR:865784 & S along road to GR863777 near Gold Island continue to Wark Bridge , cross River to Wark and through village to path on left. Follow to Woodley Shield. After farm, head diagonally across field to left, across bridge, round corner, gate on right - Ramshaw Mill. Follow road to left and take path uphill on right. S the SW to High Moralee. Turn SE & follow road to GR:843759. Take path SE (NB - No way through fence so go round keeping fence on right, to Bleaklaw, then Cowshield. Turn S to road. right at road then left at junction to Allgood Farm ) Turn SW downhill to River which, hopefully, can be crossed to left of Ford. Up to road & ESE to Simonburn.follow road S to Sharperley then path E past plantation to road GR:887726. Turn S to junction GRl689720, & left to Hetheridgecottages then SSE to Leases Head, & Lincoln Bill. Turn left to Halfway House (Inaptly named as far as we are concerned!) right at main road to Finish at Chollerford.