Route Information for
The Cheviot
The total ascent is 690 meters. Allow 5 hours to complete this 17.66km route.
NumberDescriptionOS Grid
Park at end of public road at Cocklawfoot.NT85201862
1Follow road SE to beginning of ancient Clennel Street trackNT85341855
2Ascend path SE up Cock LawNT86071792
3Continue ascending SE to the Border Ridge and turn left onto Pennine Way path.NT87161600
4Follow Pennine Way NE down slightly to a broad colNT87851688
5Continue NNE gently ascending on border ridgeNT88351881
6Turn ENE on path and ascend more steeply to cairns at 743m and a junction of pathsNT89691937
7Continue ENE (leaving Border) to Cairn Hill (777m)NT90311949
8Follow paved footpath across boggy ground NE to summit of The Cheviot (2500ft+) NT90912053
9Return SW to Cairn HillNT90311949
10Return to the junction of pathsNT89691937
11Follow ridge NW to prominent Auchope Cairn.NT89111984
12Descend WNW past refuge hut to the top of Auchope Rig.NT87422021
13Descend Rig (ridge) SW to the path beside Cheviot BurnNT86471933
14Follow path WSW beside burnNT86121925
15Continue SW on pathNT85811864
16Follow track W back to Cocklawfoot.NT85201862
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