Trail running routes in Northumberland · 3
Remote moorland and the Pennines. Some of the quietest fells in England.
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21.0km
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1,003m
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Kielder Water Lakeside Loop
It's one of the few places in the country where you can run 40km without a single significant hill, entirely on good surface, through forest that feels genuinely remote from anywhere else in England.
Dog friendly
MODERATE
Simonside and Dove Crag Circular
You get proper crag-top views over the Cheviots and the coast for a genuinely modest amount of climbing, which makes this one of the best value short routes in the county.
Dog friendly
HARD
Simonside and Dove Crag from Rothbury
Sandstone crags with a proper sense of drama, Iron Age rock art on the approach, and views stretching from the Cheviots to the Northumberland coast for under 400m of climbing.
Dog friendly
About running in Northumberland
Remote moorland and the Pennines. Some of the quietest fells in England.
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