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Long Rigg

580 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Mountain bikesFungiWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome580 ha

Getting here

55.21904, -2.50043

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Walking trails

Best for

10 activities

Mountain biking

1 MTB/downhill trail(s)

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia sulphurina, Thelotrema lepadinum, Hypotrachyna sinuosa +79 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Cladonia sulphurina, Thelotrema lepadinum, Hypotrachyna sinuosa +79 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Meadow Pipit +39 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Common Blue +47 more · last seen 2016; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Common Blue +47 more · last seen 2016

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Bog-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss, Cowberry +87 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Red Bog-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss, Cowberry +87 more · last seen 2020

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Meadow Pipit +39 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Meadow Pipit +39 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Kielder alternativeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route8.9 km
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵

Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Deadwater BlackMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Deadwater RedMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Haul Roadbridleway · 2.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
North Haul Roadbridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: track
North Haul Roadbridleway · 2.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.7 kmPath type: track
North Haul Roadbridleway · 25 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 25 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forestry Road near Long Rigg

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forestry Road near Long Rigg

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Kielder WaterReservoir3.5 km→💧Kielder WaterReservoir3.5 km→💧Bakethin ReservoirReservoir4.6 km→💧Bakethin ReservoirReservoir4.6 km→✦Romano-British settlement, 150m ENE of Hawkhirst scout campHistoric site3.2 km→✦Haw Hill campHistoric site2.5 km→

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Dam 154

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