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Nelly's Moss Lakes Walk, Cragside Estate

Local route2.4 km · 1.5 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Greenleighton Moor Walk, Wallington 7 mi · 11 kmExplore Northumberland →

Northumberland, United KingdomEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)

  1. J5°1°75
  2. F5°1°59
  3. M7°2°67
  4. A9°3°66
  5. M12°6°59
  6. J15°9°70
  7. J17°11°76
  8. A17°11°77
  9. S15°9°73
  10. O11°7°86
  11. N8°4°92
  12. D5°1°80

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Discover 2 of Cragside's historic lakes, originally engineered by Lord Armstrong as part of a pioneering Victorian hydro-electricity system, on this easy, level circular. Keep an eye out for frogs crossing the path & herons dipping their feet in the water

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
2.4 km · 1.5 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.1 km E of Rothbury (Northumberland, England) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northumberland
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
Crozier car park, Carriage Drive, Rothbury, Northumberland, NE65 7XJ;NU076016 → Crozier car park, Carriage Drive, Rothbury, Northumberland, NE65 7XJ;NU076016
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
55.3125, -1.8774
Route start
55.3136, -1.8755
OpenStreetMap
relation 19849623
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside/n
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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