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Kielder Forest Drive

Linear Trail · North England

450

XP

about 4 h 10 min walking

18.29 km
Linear
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609 m

381 m

153 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Hilly walk

1 steep stretch — marked on the map.

Climb

308 m

Drop

305 m

Highest

456 m

Lowest

204 m

Walking time

about 4 h 10 min

Which way round

As mapped: Easy first 3.1 km, no steep climbing, comes down 12% for 300 m midway.

Reversed: Easy first 3.3 km, climbs 12% for 300 m midway, no steep descents.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

Main descent: km 12.1–15.0, from 395 m to 246 m.

How the 18.3 km splits

Flat

8.8 km

Climbing

4.8 km

Descending

4.4 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Link it with other walks

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Osprey

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 14.8, 17.5, 18.1

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Three King's Trail

Starts here too · Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0

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Deadwater Black

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 16.6

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Byrness Village & St Francis

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

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BHB Wildlife Hide Trail

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

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Hindhope Linn Walk

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

1.21 km

Deadwater Walk

Crosses at km 17.8, 18.1

6.72 km

Duke's Walk

Crosses at km 17.8, 18.0, 18.2

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Lonesome Pine

Crosses at km 18.1

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