Our walk started from the Caravan Park at Riverside, we didn't bother with the car. We walked into the town centre of Wooler and headed up toward Wooler Common following St Cuthert's Way by Waud Hause and over Kenterdale Hill.
Humbleton Hill from Kenterdale Hill
Humbleton Hill from the path leading toward Gains Law
It was very windy and had been overnight. Rain threatened now and again but never amounted to much during the walk. We'd stopped for some lunch behind the information point in the Wooler Common Car Park. We thought it might be the only place we could get shelter!
Looking back at our route
Newton Tors seen to the right
To the left of this shot we could see a weather front coming in. We had planned to follow St Cuthberts Way a little further by Gains Law and Black Law but the wind was getting stronger so we turned off right on a footpath that goes around Humbleton Hill.
Humbleton Hill to the right
It was nice to have the wind behind us as we dropped down.
Gains Law, Monday Cleugh and Harehope Hill
Looking back as we rounded Humbleton Hill
We had a brief respite from the wind on this side of the hill.
A ruin near Humbleton
Another view of Humbleton Hill
There were a lot of ups and down on this walk so even though we hadn't done any summits we still had some good exercise. We rejoined St Cuthberts Way back to the Wooler Common Car Park but walked back to Wooler on the road. We stocked up on provisions in the Coop, we were hungry and we needed extra food!
Our walk was Riverside - Wooler - St Cuthberts Way - Kenterdale Hill - Wooler Common Car Park - near Gains Law - footpath to Humbleton - Wooler Common Car Park - Wooler - Riverside. 7.75 miles and 450m ascent.