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Northumberland Coast Path

103 km / 64 miles

Northumberland
The Northumberland Coast Path is part of the North Sea Trail. From Cresswell it hugs the coast as far as Bamburgh before heading inland to Belford and the Kyloe Hills, which offer panoramic coastal views. From here is joins St. Cuthbert's Way and returns to the coast at the causeway to Holy Island before continuing to Berwick.


Strider News - April 2013 (Publication Update)

A new guide St Oswald's Way and St Cuthbert's Way by Rudolf Abraham will be published by Cicerone Press, due for release in February 2013. The book also gives information on the Northumberland Coast Path. With ISBN 978-1-85284-669-5 and priced at £12.95 it is available from the LDWA website at http://www.ldwa.org.uk/publication/10571 via the Amazon link.


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Coastal
Start:
NZ293935 - Cresswell, Northumberland
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Finish:
NT994534 - Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Booklet: Northumberland Coast Path (Berwick-upon-Tweed Tourist Information Centre)
Paperback: St Oswald's Way and St Cuthbert's Way (Cicerone Press - 14 Feb 2013)

Maps:

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OS Landranger: 8175
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Walking Support Providers:

Support Providers: Baggage Handling Service (CarryLite)
Support Providers: Guided Walking Holidays (Footpath Holidays)
Support Providers: Self Guided Walking Holidays (Beks Treks UK)
Support Providers: Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Macs Adventure)
Support Providers: Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Contours Walking Holidays)
Support Providers: Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Mickledore Travel Ltd)

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Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:

Bunk House: Tackroom Bunkhouse, Beadnell, Northumberland < 1 Km
Bunk House: Lookout Bunkhouse, Northumberland < 1 Km
Bunk House: Bluebell Farm Bunkbarn, Belford, Northumberland < 1 Km

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Connected Paths:

Scotland's Great Trails: Berwickshire Coastal Path; St Cuthbert's Way
Other Paths: Alternative Coast to Coast; Berwick Borough Boundary Walk; Great English Walk; Inn Way... to Northumberland; Lakeland to Lindisfarne; North Sea Trail (British North East Coast Section); St Oswald's Way; Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle)
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Downloads:

GPS Exchange Format Route File: Northumberland Coast Path GPX Exchange Format Route File Login to Download
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MemoryMap Route file: Northumberland Coast Path Memory Map Route File Login to Download
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Tracklogs Route file: Northumberland Coast Path Tracklogs Route File Login to Download
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Route Profile:

101.6 Km (63.1 miles)
1,018 m (3,340 ft) ascent
159 m (522 ft)  maximum height