Hiking the Cheviot | Northumberland National Park

In partnership with Mammut UK

Back in October, my partner and myself were sent on assignment to Northumberland National Park for Mammut to write a walking guide to a hike in the area. Having never had an opportunity to hike in the area before, we set our sites on the National Parks highest peak, The Cheviot, plotting a circular route around the Harthope Valley that also took in Hedgehope Hill, Comb Fell and Scald Hill. The full walking guide can be viewed on Mammut’s blog here.

“At 715m, Hedgehope Hill is the second-highest mountain in Northumberland National Park and the climb to its rounded peak is a steep but rewarding one. A few hundred metres from the summit, we disappeared into a thick white cloud and watched the colourful valley be obscured by an ever-deepening fog. From Hedgehope Hill, the trail stretched further into the hills while the domed figure of the Cheviot remained hidden under a foggy hat, rolling rapidly down the mountainside. I always love the mystery of what lies beneath the fog, knowing that soon I will be rambling into it and my perspective will shift entirely.”

“Having the opportunity to hike in a new part of the country always fills me with such delight, and an eagerness to imminently return and see what more there is to discover. Northumberland was just as wild and rugged as I’d hoped, yet still remained a complete mystery. Perhaps that was partly due to the amount of fog that had covered our route. I like that though, knowing there are still more views to witness, trails to hike and peaks to discover. Knowing there is so much more than can be uncovered in just 15km and that a return to Northumberland National Park would be imminent.”