Borders Hill Walking Club

Eleven walkers gathered in the car park at Wooler Common on March 24. The weather was fine and looking good as we set off up through the woods. On reaching the five-bar gate we swung right heading for Humbleton. Before reaching this settlement we took the gate on our left to climb the hill of the same name. Humbleton Hill is an historic fort and taking in the views all round were welcomed by all the walkers who had struggled up this hill. Heading down the hill we went round the edge of Harehope Hill before dropping down to Gleadscleugh farmhouse. We had seen our next target from some distance and then we were climbing up the right-hand side of the burn to the summit of White Law at 302 metres which was the highest point so far in our walk. Our next target Yeavering Bell was in our sights

as we dropped down into the valley through some wet ground in various places. On leaving the wet ground we climbed Yeavering Bell which would be the highest point of today’s walk at 355 metres. Again we were afforded tremendous views in a 360 degree vista. It is worth noting there are actually two forts on this elongated summit. Leaving the Bell we headed downhill to the shelter of a stell for lunch. Well satisfied we returned to the path heading down and up onto St Cuthbert’s Way. Following the Way, passing Tom Tallon’s Crag on our left then Scaldhill on our right, we continued over the grouse moor passing Black Law and Gains Law. We were now looking to our left at our first hill of the day and it looked quite formidable from a distance. From here it was downhill all the way back to the car park. Around 10 miles covered, everybody enjoyed it, approximately 2,000ft of climbing and no rain.

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