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Introduction
This walk of just over 3 miles from Hartside to Linhope
Spout is very popular. It is also the start and finish section of
other walks into the Cheviots, in particular Hedgehope Hill.
Walk
Hartside is reached via Ingram Valley, a very popular
picnic spot. There is room to park on the grass verge before the
farm, but be careful as it can be soft.
From here follow the road past Hartside Farm with
views to Shill Moor ahead, Dunmoor Hill to your right.
You will soon a wood on your right where the road
starts to go downhill. In the spring rhododendrons will be flowering
along the roadside.
At the bottom of the hill is Linhope, follow the road
past the houses and turn left.
The road then rises and the footpath to Linhope Spout
lies ahead and to the right. (The road to the left is private).
The path rises through some pasture land on the lower
slopes of Ritto Hill before reaching a kissing gate at the edge
of a forest.
Follow this path which skirts the edge of forest and
rises until open views of Great Standrop and Hedgehope are seen
ahead.
At the corner of the forest pass through another kissing
gate and follow the path across some open moorland.
A path to the right, easily visible, zig-zags down
to Linhope Burn and after a short distance Linhope Spout waterfall.
Return via the same route with good views ahead all
the way back.
Notes
Good walking boots advisable.
Map - Ordnance Survey Landranger sheet 81, Alnwick,
Morpeth and surrounding areas.
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