About the Author
Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 40 books to his name and contributions to 25 other books. He has written extensively for several outdoor magazines and other publications and has appeared on radio and television.
Paddy has walked extensively around all parts of Northumberland over many decades, in all weathers and seasons. In this guidebook he explores the long-distance Reivers Way, which links many of the county’s classic walking areas. Paddy uses a palmtop computer to write his route descriptions while walking, taking note of useful facilities along the way. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them.
Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain’s National Trails and several major European trails. He lives on the fringes of the English Lake District and has walked, and written about walking, in every county throughout the British Isles. He has led guided walking holidays and has walked throughout Europe, as well as Nepal, Tibet, and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. Paddy is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.
Other Cicerone guides by Paddy Dillon
Walking in the Isles of Scilly
Walking in County Durham
The GR5 Trail
The North York Moors
The South West Coast Path
The National Trails
The Great Glen Way
Walking the Galloway Hills
Irish Coastal Walks
The Mountains of Ireland
GR20 – Corsica
Walking on the Isle of Arran
The Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way
The Irish Coast to Coast Walk
Walking in Malta
Walking in Madeira
Walking in the Canary Islands – West
Walking in the Canary Islands – East
Channel Island Walks
Walking in the North Pennines
THE REIVERS WAY
by Paddy Dillon
2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA LA7 7PY
© Paddy Dillon 2009
First edition 2009
ISBN-13: 978 1 85284 498 1
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Advice to Readers
Readers are advised that, while every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Please check the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk) for any updates before planning your trip. It is also advisable to check information on such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to 2, Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY.
Front cover: Walking in the summer months means long daylight hours and generally good weather on the high moors.
CONTENTS
Day 1 Corbridge to Allendale Town
Day 2 Allendale Town to Bardon Mill
Day 5 Elsdon to Rothbury via the Moors
Alternative: Elsdon to Rothbury via the Forests
Day 7 Uswayford to Wooler via the Cheviot
Alternative: Uswayford to Wooler via Linhope