Christianbury Crag

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Kielder Forest is an uninhabited area of northern England in the Counties of Cumbria and Northumberland, near the Scottish Border. Formerly sheep pastures, the land was planted with commercial forestry and a large reservoir known as Kielder Water built during the twentieth century. Today's walk is about ten miles (five miles each way) and takes us from Cuddy's Hall picnic site on the western edge of the forest to the summit of Christianbury Crag, approximately five miles, marked on the red line.

There are thousands of rowan trees planted along the edges of the conifer plantations.

Along the trail

The trail is rough in places, but is waymarked.

A peacock butterfly feeding on a thistle.

Breasting the first summit, we get the first glimpse of our destination, that rocky outcrop in the distance.
But first we need to descend to cross the valley of the Black Lyne.

The Black Lyne, with water the colour of tea, caused by the peat bogs higher up.

Kilt Onward and Upward

This is not a trail for the faint hearted.
Plenty of heather growing in the gaps between the tree plantations.
More to follow shortly.