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Alnmouth Viaduct – Old Hawkhill Stepping Stones loop from Alnmouth

Hiking trails & Routes

North East England

Alnmouth Viaduct – Old Hawkhill Stepping Stones loop from Alnmouth

Moderate

4.5

(2)

12

hikers

Alnmouth Viaduct – Old Hawkhill Stepping Stones loop from Alnmouth

03:12

11.8km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1.28 km

River Aln

Lake

2

1.60 km

The 18 Arches Viaduct

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3

1.87 km

Alnmouth Viaduct

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Lovely old fashioned viaduct with the main east coast railway using it from Edinburgh to London.

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2.97 km

Bilton Wood

Forest

5

7.23 km

Greenrigg Halt on the Aln Valley Cycleway

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This railway is being built to reopen the branch line from Alnmouth to Alnwick, the old county town of Northumberland and the ancestral home of the Duke of Northumberland. It has steam trains on it and is a tourist attraction.

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6

8.97 km

Old Hawkhill Stepping Stones

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I got over the stepping stones carrying a bicycle with no problems. Yes, the path had a ‘slightly’ muddy section but we’d had a lot of rain. Yes, the vegetation …

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7

9.07 km

Stepping Stones Crossing

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tricky stepingstones

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8

9.08 km

Warkworth Stepping Stones

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Can be covered by the river at times as small stones

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B

11.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.02 km

1.88 km

489 m

451 m

Surfaces

4.69 km

2.52 km

1.92 km

1.75 km

503 m

340 m

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Saturday 27 June

20°C

13°C

42 %

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