Wild camping along the English-Scottish Border Ridge, Cheviot Hills
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- What a great little journey this was
40 kilometres across the Northumbrian/ Scottish border over the Cheviot Hills.
From Byrness village to the old Roman camps at Chew Green then onto the English-Scottish border ridge where we camped for two nights until walking out of the beautiful Cheviot College valley with its white painted buildings and memorial to the brave airmen who lost their lives in this remote place.
The weather was with us for once and we had bright sunshine, blue skies and a good dose of Cheviot wind.
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00:11 Drop off at Byrness
01:48 Spithope Bothy
08:12 Chew Green, the old Roman Camp
11:00 Wild Cheviot Goats
11:27 Yearning Saddle Mountain Refuge Hut
19:12 Water source
21:16 Windy Gyle. Always well named
23:30 Auchope Cairn
23:43 The Henhole
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Had an absolute blast Graham, some quality time with quality chaps in a quality place. Wind and sun burns are cooling down now 🤣 Hen hole is a truly magical place for a camp. Looking forward to our next trip.
Thanks for the company DD and for the effort you made to get up here! Had a truly memorable weekend
Great video Graham! Love multi day adventures.
Thanks, I love ‘em too, only get the chance a couple of times per year but I love a little mini-adventure. TFW, ATB, Graham 👍👍
That’s a cracking route Graham, brill vid. Love a few days out like that, you deffo do need an early night at some point though to catch up. Spot on vid. Cheers, Dave
Thanks very much. Properly enjoyed the route, was a great couple of nights. I do like an early tent night sometimes !
Graham, ive watched all your vids and i keep coming back to thos one, its my favourite, fantastic laid back walk over the ridge and some genuine soul food right there, thanks for sharing this particular adventure
Thank you. I really enjoyed this trip, no time pressure and a bit of time to breath and unwind at each camp spot. Thanks for your kind words, ATB, Graham 👍
Loved this one Graham, from start to finish. A really nice route to hike over a couple of days, with a couple of good pals (who really did look like superheroes). Good call's on the water conservation / harvesting, and also on the use of the Refuge Huts. Big thumbs up from me :)
Thanks Donna, I really enjoyed this little mini adventure. For me, it’s about what life’s all about, a few days complete freedom in the hills with good friends. The water was a concern but tbh it added a little bit to the enjoyment of it all, having to source it and problem solve ATB, Graham 👍👍
Fantastic video. Definitely inspiring me to do something similar this summer. Thanks for sharing
Thank you, one of my favourite trips from last year, just a mini expedition for sure, but good for the soul. Hope you get out and have a great trip yourself, ATB, Graham 👍👍
New to your channel,really enjoying your adventures 🇨🇦
That’s smashing, glad you’re enjoying these little vids! Much appreciated, Graham 👍
Hi Graham, great walk and video
Never walked that part, the hills look nice and rolling,
Water is hard to find and heavy to carry, choices choices.
Cheers Adrian
Absolutely. I'm always guilty of not carrying enough water! Cheers Adrian 👍
Cracking video Graham. You had amazing weather. I love the boarder ridge and the henhole
Thanks very much, it's a nice part of the world, we're lucky to have it so near. TFW, atb, Graham 👍👍
Excellent stuff lads. Awesome
Much appreciated!
Nice one Graham.. stunning place 👏👏
Thank you, it was a lovely walk to do, a bit up and down but the views kept me distracted, ATB, Graham 👍
Looks like it was a nice hike and wild camp. You have a wonderful day Graham. Take care.
Thank you, it was a great little mini adventure. You take care too 👍👍
Excellent video Graham. I did that route from Byrness to Lamb Hill a few months ago, it’s a nice route. Those ‘rare’ goats are everywhere 😂
I remember watching your video for ‘research’ as the route was very similar ! ATB, Graham 👍
You have to be resourceful on the Cheviots. Often dropping off to replenish. Spring at Yearning Hall is handy to refill. Not too far.
Yup, Yearning Hall was plan B if we couldn’t find any water on the ridge. Very dry up there (except for the bogs of course!) sleeping the next night at the Henhole next to a babbling stream with all the water we could want was heavenly! ATB, G 👍
Graham that was a cracking video it's something I've been looking at doing a few day's walking around The Cheviot Hills well done to you all a cracking walk mate and a massive well done to 5he lads rescuing your drone hope it still works mate a big bowl of rice for a few day's might sort it out nice history and information along the way enjoy this sat in my tent in the cheviot hill's atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍
Thanks Jimmy, I thoroughly enjoyed this trip, it was great to get out for a few days in such a great place. 👍
Really enjoyed watching your adventures Graham, it’s not always good weather up there, can’t wait to get out myself for a gander with you all😁
Not long to wait Nick, you’ll be reet in a few weeks 👍👍👍
Cracking that mate ,looked a great adventure,wouldn’t mind a go at that or parts of it ,thanks for sharing 👍🏻,atb Deka 👌😎
Thanks👍It's a lovely part of the country up there and well worth a hike, atb, Graham 👍👍
Cracking adventure that mate ! Well done to you and the team! VG water management too 👍👍
Thanks Shaun, looking forward to hunting out that whisky still with you! 👍
Looked like you all had a good few days and nights up in the hills exploring, it does look magical up there tho atb Dave ⛺️👍
It was great, to get away from everything for a few days was just the best, TFW, Graham 🤘👍
nice one Graham. when i 1st found spithope it was totally enclosed in trees👌 there is sometimes a little trickle near yearning hall.normally use it when camping at lamb hill.good to see the goats thriving 👍
That's a good shout, that might have been next port of call if we hadn't found a nearer one. Was smashing to see the goats, atb, Graham 👍👍
Great trip Graham, looked a epic few days in the borders. Its been pretty tight on water recently so can imagine it made things a tad more difficult. well done and TFS Steven
Thanks mate, I absolutely loved the whole thing. Really enjoyable, TFW 👍👍
Great video Graham, thoroughly enjoy watching it, at points felt i was there with you, as like many people have done much of the area but not the epic you did, keep the videos coming mate, much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for your kind words, that’s much appreciated, ATB, Graham 👍
As always a great watch. You could save a ton of weight if you removed the labels from that tent. Never seen so many! 😂😂😂😂
lol! 😂probably true that! A true ultralighter would snip those off 😆TFW, atb, Graham 👍👍
Keep meaning to have a night up in that Bothy, but not sure i would do it solo!
Definitely one of the safer bothy/ mountain huts, I would've thought. There are some bothies I won't go back to full stop because of people I've met though, so you are right to be cautious!
I used to know parts of that walk like the back of my hand … is there still a Log Book in the first Refuge Hut to record use ? … also there was a small map inside indicating the location of a Spring behind the Hut and just over the Border Fence .
Yes, the log book was there but it was full, and felt a bit thin as if people had been tearing pages from it. It did indicate that the hut is well used, as you'd expect, on the Pennine Way. I did look for water directions but I didn't see any- I might have just missed them. Thanks for watching, Graham 👍👍
hello mate seen you getting picked up by your lass didnt know it was you i walked down the wall from great hetha next time we meet i owe you a pint keep the vids coming its you emz and donna that make me get out cheers
Aye that would've been me! They certainly put in the miles those two lasses. Thanks for your kind words- the other two lads I was with were dissapointed Hethpool didn't have a pub 😆ATB, Graham 👍👍
Nice one Graham 👍 Kings Seat trig pillar is on OS maps 🏔️
Lol, I must be blind! 😂 Cheers, ATB, Graham
@@grahamswildcamping I had to zoom right in to see the triangle as it's right on the path 👍
Ah yes! I see it now! I was looking over the fence in Scotland for it👍👍
@@grahamswildcamping I think it's actually just over the border.. take care my friend.. 👍