Tosson Hill

The Simonside Hills are an absolute gem of a place to visit if you enjoy a little bit of hill walking, amazing views and the Northumberland fresh air. With plenty of permissive paths you might just fancy visiting a hillfort, or have a wander through a forest or find yourself some crags.

For this walk we're going to head up onto Tosson Hill to bag the trig point.

It's a 10km circular walk through the forest and then up onto the hill before heading back down and then taking a different route through the forest.

The route is all on clear tracks, so we start from the car park and follow the track through the tiny trees.

A look back and we see the crags on the face of Simonside. We're not heading up there today.

We're getting higher and you can see the Cheviots from here!

A walk in Northumberland wouldn't be complete without finding a cairn and there are quite a few dotted around this area.

And we have made it to the Tosson Hill Trig Point sitting at 440m.

Straight back down the way we came, but just after that cairn we choose a different track.

Few trees still blocking the track so be careful as you traverse them.

More marvelous crags and we're pretty much down at the bottom.

Back on the track and we make our way back to the car park.

Thanks to Pete McNaughton for the route and photos.