Ravens Heugh

"Went to the Simonside Hills again with Drew! It was a hot sunny day with only a little cloud coverage. The view of the Cheviots was so clear, which was incredible to see. We walked from Rothbury to the Simonside car park, then all the way to Tosson Hill via Beacon, Dove Crag and Simonside. We walked back to the road below Simonside and did a brief 25 minute jog along the road and partly up the path on the way back up the hill, walking back to where it joins the path on the hills in between Dove Crag and Beacon (close to the Dove Crag cairn). We descended from there via Beacon and walked back to Rothbury. This is the longest amount of time we've spent in the hills and it was a great day (except for some unexpected bad spots of sunburn). Can't wait to go back and challenge myself again, maybe with some more jogging, a time challenge or by summiting one of the nearby smaller peaks. " — mariamarsbar • Jun 22, 2022

"Fourth time going to Simonside! (02/12/21) It was the first time (and only time so far) going in winter, and it was icy and very slippery. We had hoped to go to Tossen Hill but only made it as far as Ravens Heugh, since the ice slowed us down, but it was cool to go a bit further than Simonside. A couple of things went wrong on the day, for example on the way back I slipped and sprained my ankle and achilles. Of course we didn't want to risk hurting it more so we had to get a taxi back to Rothbury from the car park. Despite the things that went wrong, we still had a good day, treating ourselves to a much deserved take out in the evening! " — mariamarsbar • Dec 1, 2021