Winter Walks · base 9: Northumberland
9A Thirlwall Castle circular
Circular, from Greenhead, by the church.
3.0 kmon our map
92 m+of climbing, at least
1 to 2 hoursEasy, short walk
Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.
The ground
Footpaths beside the Tipalt Burn, a quiet road, a stile in a stone wall, then the Hadrian's Cycleway path down the B6318 back into Greenhead.
Official figure: 1.75 miles (2.8 km), allow 1 to 2 hours (Northumberland National Park). Source: northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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