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View from Dove Crag – Simonside Summit loop from Rothbury

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North East England
Rothbury

View from Dove Crag – Simonside Summit loop from Rothbury

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View from Dove Crag – Simonside Summit loop from Rothbury

04:10

14.1km

390m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2025

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988 m

Sharp's Folly

Highlight • Monument

Sharp's Folly is a 30-foot (9 m) high tower that was built in the 1720s by Archdeacon Sharpe, Rector of Rothbury. The folly was built to alleviate local unemployment, as …

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2

2.97 km

Lordenshaws Iron Age Hillfort

Archaeological Site

3

3.50 km

Lordenshaws Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Lovely car park with walks to simonside and the hillfort with the cup and ring marks.

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4

4.31 km

View of Northumberland National Park

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Enjoy the view over this great landscape.

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5

5.26 km

View from Dove Crag

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Dove Crag is one of a series of crags along the Simonside Hills. The Crag was formed 15,000 years ago when ice half-a-mile (1 km) thick carved through the landscape. From the crag, you are afforded spellbinding views over Northumberland.

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6

5.75 km

Stone Path to Dove Crag

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the best stone paths I've seen.

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7

6.10 km

Old Stell Crag

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Beautiful little crag with lots of interesting rock formations. Best seen early summer when it’s covered in purple heather.

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8

6.50 km

Simonside Crags

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Great outcrop of rocks with views over Rothbury behind.

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9

6.83 km

Simonside Summit

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Simonside is a 429m (1400ft) summit perched atop the untamed wilderness of the Northumberland National Park. It boasts a rugged ridge that commands sensational views of the Cheviot Hills to …

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14.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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7.07 km

5.70 km

543 m

509 m

261 m

Surfaces

5.42 km

4.30 km

2.84 km

882 m

507 m

126 m

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