Hunting for the hidden ‘Green Bothy’ in Kielder Forest

Written By Chris Shirley MA FRGS

Wanting to explore more mountain bothies in the UK as somewhere interesting to camp for future expeditions, I decided I should find the ‘Green bothy’ that’s located in the Northumberland national park.

 

Taking the train to Haltwhistle, the route would be almost 24 kilometres (so a little more than a half marathon) from the station to the bothy, via Hadrian’s wall and winding firetracks through Kielder Forest.

 

I get to Haltwhistle at around 1pm in the afternoon and set off to the bothy aiming to arrive there around 730pm. I’m carrying a well-loaded Lowe Alpine Atlas 65 backpack and armed with 2 Forclaz MT 500 hiking poles which are a god-send for the undulating hills of the Northumberland national park.

 

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Chris Shirley MA FRGS

About the Author: A former Royal Marines officer and advisor to the BBC, Chris has travelled in over 60 countries, is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Guinness World Record holder for rowing over 3500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, a Marathon des Sables finisher, and is the founder of ‘Haus of Hiatus’, a website design and branding studio that designs and amplifies start-ups, scale-ups and special projects around the world.

He has worked with Hollywood actors, world–renowned musical artists and TV personalities, and is delighted to have had his work featured by the United Nations, Red Bull, BBC, and even seen at the South Pole!

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