Getting here
55.18825, -2.50820
Best for
6 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Mountain biking
Varies72%Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Lakeside Way
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
25
25 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
4
4 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
13
13 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Reivers Kielder alternative · Cycling0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) · Cycling0
Lakeside Way · Walking0
N/A · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
North Haul Road · bridleway
Bloody Bush Road · bridleway
North Haul Road · bridleway
About this reservoir
Kielder Water is a reservoir covering 3743 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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