Crag Top Walk, Thrunton Wood
1 mile (1.6 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NU 077 092. Finish: NU 085 097. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 87 m of climbing and 87 m of descent; highest point 220 m.
Breaks in the line are gaps in the mapped route.
Facts
- Code
- NE 1137
- Distance
- 1 mile (1.6 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- North East
- County
- Northumberland
- Total ascent
- About 87 m. Highest point 220 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park (free), 910 m from the start. Directions NU 085 097
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 2.8 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: a bus stop, 2.3 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 62 m in a kilometre (1 in 16), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- NE 1125Castle Hill Walk, Thrunton WoodShares 0.6 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Thrunton Wood main car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Thrunton Wood main car park and Cragend.
Walks nearby
- NE 1098Nelly's Moss Lakes Walk, Cragside Estate1.5 miles, circular. Starts 4.7 miles away
- NE 1085Borderline Greenway2 miles, one way. Starts 5.5 miles away
- NE 1128The Simonside Ridge Walk4 miles. Starts 6.4 miles away
- NE 1138Short Loop, Simonside1 mile, circular. Starts 6.4 miles away
- NE 1042Greenleighton Moor Walk, Wallington6 miles, circular. Starts 10.3 miles away
- NE 116The Way of the SeaLong-distance route, 38.5 miles, one way. Starts 10.7 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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