Northumberland · base 3: Coquetdale & Cragside
3B The Drake Stone and Harbottle
Circular, from the Forestry England car park in the woods near Harbottle.
6.8 kmon our map
204 m+of climbing, at least
2 hours 30 minutesModerate
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The ground
A forest track, a sandy path through heather, a lake edge, woodland, quiet roads and a footbridge over the Coquet.
Official figure: 4 miles (6.4 km), 2 hours 30 minutes; a shorter route is 3 miles (4.8 km) (Northumberland National Park). Source: northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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