Our route started deep down in the Bomont valley; little did we realise that it had recently (July) been flooded again (this less than a year after terrible floods last September). Evidence of the damage caused was still very obvious as we drove down the valley to the starting point just above Sourhope farm.
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| From The Cheviot |
The gradients were reasonable gentle, the paths good and we soon met up with the Pennine Way, crossing int England along a fantastic paved footpath that stretched almost all the way to the top of the Cheviot.
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| From The Cheviot |
Our luck with the weather ran out on this final ascent as it started chucking it down (or more precisely 'across' as the rain was horizontal). Walking over much of the top without a view (Hound of the Baskervilles springs to mind....) was not great, but the views opened up again as we descended alongside Hen Hole (or 'Hell Hole' as I kept calling if it.....)
13 miles round trip in some spectacular scenery. Never been walking down in this part of the world before, but will be back.
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