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Day 1 (of 2) of the last 28 miles of the Pennine Way over the Cheviot Hills from Byrness to Windy Gyle.
15 miles - 3000ft of ascent.
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Climbing out Byrness Catcleugh reservoir and Redesdale forest come into view
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Zooming in on the reservoir
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Looking back over Houx hill and Windy Crag
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One woman in this group behind us was on her last day of 15 spent walking the Pennine Way. She was walking all 28 miles to Kirk Yethom that day!
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John's favourite pennine Way path surface......
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... duck boards across bogs!
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Arriving at and now following the disappointing fence line of the Scottish Border. John had forgotten his kilt and said there should have been a piper here.
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Looking north with the 'whale back' of the The Cheviot 2,680ft just visible on the horizon ( the highest point in Northumberland )
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Zooming in on The Cheviot with the large cairn on the summit of Windy Gyle just visible on the left of it, our destination today.
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Looking west over the Scottish Borderlands
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A flock of Jacobs sheep high up on the moors
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Looking west toward Jedburgh with a mountain rescue hut back down the path.
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The cairn on Windy Gyle now more clearly visible on the horizon
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Getting closer to our last climb of the day
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....and closer
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Starting the steep descent into our pick up point in the Coquet Valley
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First sight of Trows farm our pick up point
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Nearly there...
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Enjoying the sunshine by Trows burn waiting our transport
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| Still waiting. |
