The Cheviot
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The Cheviot is the highest summit in the Cheviot Hills in the far north of England, only 2 km from the Scottish border. It is the last major peak on the Pennine Way, when travelling from south to north, before the descent into Kirk Yetholm (and the first major peak when travelling southwards).
Its summit is the highest point in England outside the county of Cumbria.
Other than the route via the Pennine Way, most routes up The Cheviot start from the Harthope Burn side to the northeast, which provides the nearest access by road. The summit is around 5 km from the road-end at Langleeford. There are routes following the ridges above either side of the valley, and a route the sticks to the valley floor, climbing up to the summit of The Cheviot from the head of the valley.
The summit of The Cheviot is very flat, covered with an extensive peat bog up to 2 m deep; the Northumberland National Park authority have laid down stone slabs on the main access footpath to prevent erosion damage to the peat and to make access to the summit safer for walkers.
External link
- Computer generated summit panorama [The Cheviot] [index]
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