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View from Dove Crag – Simonside Summit loop from Lordenshaws

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View from Dove Crag – Simonside Summit loop from Lordenshaws

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View from Dove Crag – Simonside Summit loop from Lordenshaws

03:36

12.0km

340m

Hiking

Moderate 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: April 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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15 m

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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826 m

View of Northumberland National Park

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Enjoy the view over this great landscape.

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1.71 km

Dove Crag summit

Highlight • Summit

great views on a clear day

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1.78 km

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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2.27 km

Stone Path to Dove Crag

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the best stone paths I've seen.

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2.62 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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3.01 km

Simonside Crags

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Great outcrop of rocks with views over Rothbury behind.

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5.80 km

Tosson Hill

Peak

8.24 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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12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

565 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.03 km

4.43 km

321 m

191 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

17°C

10°C

60 %

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View from Dove Crag – Simonside Summit loop from Lordenshaws

Lordenshaws Car Park

View of Northumberland National Park

Dove Crag summit