Geo-Trips :: St Cuthbert's Way, leg 7
St Cuthbert's Way
A walk from Hazelrigg, Tue, 29 Jun 2010 by David Purchase
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A group of four walkers from the Bristol area completed St Cuthbert's Way in late June 2010. The Way runs from Melrose to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) and is 100 km (62 miles) long. It is nearly always walked in that direction, reflecting the life of St Cuthbert himself in the 7th century A.D.
We had good weather throughout the trip, and I secured and submitted about 140 photos. However I had been a contributor for only six months, and I did not (as I was to do on later Long Distance Paths) attempt to build up a continuous chain of photos.
This leg gave two of the three most dangerous points on the entire walk. The first was crossing the A1 at Fenwick. To be fair, it wasn't very busy, and no worse than crossing any other main road. The second was crossing the East Coast Main Line - see the photo and commentary. The third, and perhaps the most dangerous, occurred on the next and final leg.
Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )
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North Hazelrigg Farm
Seen from St Cuthbert's Way.
Crops above North Hazelrigg Farm
The tractor lines make an attractive pattern.
St Cuthbert's Way climbs to Cockenheugh Wood
Footpath below Cockenheugh Wood
Drainage channel from Holburn Lake
Small lake near Dow Crag
There is no sign of this lake on either the Landranger or the Explorer map!
St Cuthbert's Way in Shiellow Wood
Shiellow Crag House
Seen from St Cuthbert's Way. The house is named from crags about a kilometre to its west.
On St Cuthbert's Way
The St Cuthbert's Way long distance path is here going north between Shiellow Wood... more
Buckton Moor
Seen from St Cuthbert's Way.
St Cuthbert's Way nearing Blawearie
The route of the St Cuthbert's Way long distance path has changed slightly from... more
Cottage at Blawearie
Seen from St Cuthbert's Way.
Fenwick Village
In Fenwick, St Cuthbert's Way walkers have to make a sharp turn (to the right if... more
A quarry, long disused, on Fenham Hill
A minor road near Fenwick Granary
On Fenham Hill
The St Cuthbert's Way long distance path follows the field boundary on the left... more
Not a spot to linger!
Between Fenwick [[NU0640]] and Holy Island (Lindisfarne) [[NU1241]] the St... more
All images © David Purchase and available under a Creative Commons licence .