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Run the Windy Gyle route in Rochester., Northumberland

Run the Windy Gyle route in Rochester.

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Welcome to a walk up to the summit of Windy Gyle in a remote landscape, starting in the Coquet Valley and following part of the Pennine Way.

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Windy GyleSummit reached by this walk, set in a deserted landscape on the Pennine Way.
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Coquet ValleyThe starting point of the walk, from which the route climbs towards the hills.

The route

Distance11.8 km
Running≈ 1 h 29
Cycling≈ 1 h 06
Climb↑ 370 m
RouteCircular

A 11.8 km circular route from Rochester to run or cycle, with 370 m of climbing.

Elevation↑ 370 m in total

Before you go

StartCoquet Valley, Rochester, NE65 7BPOpen the start in Maps →
FinishBack where you started
ParkingThis walk takes to the high ground and starts roughly half a mile west of Windylaugh where ample parking is available on the grass verge near the confluence of Trows Burn with the River Coquet.
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