Duchess Trail, Kielder
2 miles (3.2 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NY 631 934. Finish: NY 636 937. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry England’s line for this walk is about 1.3 miles of the 2 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 58 m of climbing and 63 m of descent; highest point 226 m.
Facts
- Code
- NE 1131
- Distance
- 2 miles (3.2 km). We measure 1.3 miles along the mapped line
- 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 58 m. Highest point 226 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park (pay), 140 m from the start. Directions NY 630 935
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 31 m in a kilometre (1 in 32), starting 0.2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- NE 1124Deadwater Walk, KielderStarts on this route at Kielder Castle. This route starts on it at Kielder Castle.
- NE 1127Skyspace Walk, KielderStarts on this route at Kielder Castle. This route starts on it at Kielder Castle.
- NE 1133Dukes Trail, Kielder ForestStarts and finishes on this route at Kielder Castle. This route starts on it at Kielder Castle.
Walks nearby
- NE 122Crossborder TrailLong-distance route, 29 miles, circular. Starts in the same place
- NE 109Lakeside WayLong-distance route, 26 miles, circular. Starts 0.4 miles away
- NE 1121Falstone Trail15.1 miles, circular. Starts 0.5 miles away
- NE 121Cross Crags TrailLong-distance route, 29.5 miles, circular. Starts 3.7 miles away
- SC 1561Hanging Tree Trail, Newcastleton2.5 miles, circular. Starts 8.5 miles away
- SC 1508Cross Border Trail, Newcastleton17.5 miles, circular. Starts 8.9 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
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.