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Dove Crag (Red Waymarkers)


(Average user rating3 unrated 3/5)
This walk passes through North Wood, a semi-natural oak woodland, now a Nature Reserve, then continues to Dove Crag, a small ravine with a seasonal waterfall. The second half of the walk is across Holystone Common, a reserve that comprises of upland heather moorland and juniper, oak and birch woods.
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How to get there:

Dove Crag (Red Waymarkers) can be started from Holystone Car Park in Holystone which is part of Rothbury. Holystone village, Rothbury, and Newcastle are the nearest towns or villages.

Travelling west through Holystone village, the car park is situated about half a mile past the village on the right.

OS Grid Reference: NT 951 026
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

User Comments

3 Stars 3 Stars

Visited Holystone Redtoday Walk today, but many of the Red Arrows were missing, resulting in us folowing the shorter orange route in error. Could someone re paint the mrkers please.

Anonymous, 25/May/2009

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Facilities and Activities

InformationParkingOther Facilities
Walking

Trail

Grade of trail

Hill-walking boots or similarDemanding

Trail waymarking

red

Length of trail

4 miles

Approximate time of trail

2 hours 15 minutes

Open or closed

open

Contact

Kielder Castle
01434 250209
e-mail: kieldercastle@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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