02-08/09/22 Newcastle – Carlisle, with a bit extra
I wanted to try hammock camping this time, but took some poles so I could use the tarp in the absence of trees. In conclusion; the hammock is very comfortable, but not that well suited to a tour of any length, as it pretty much has to be wild camping, and dragging a bike over fences and through low trees was a bit of a hassle. Better suited to a walking trip (when you know there will be trees).
02/09/22 Newcastle – Tynemouth – Redesmouth
Tynemouth 
Back in the Toon 
Ovingham 
Corbridge 
Looking for a spot to string up the hammock 
03/09/22 Redesmouth – Kielder Forrest
Stayed in the woods to the right 
Passing through Bellingham 
High Cup Nick 
Put the hammock up somewhere to the right (‘Silvas Capitalis’) 
Dinner 
04/09/22 Kielder Forrest – Bellingham
Not a great time to see the sculptures as there was a lot of storm damage and many were closed/inaccessible.
‘Viewpoints’ 
‘Salmon cubes’ 
Near the dam 
‘The Human Burrow’ 
Kielder Water Birds of Prey Centre 
05/09/22 Upper Coquetdale and the Otterburn range
The best day’s cycling (bonus: unloaded)
Looking into Scotland 
The Border, from the north side 
Chew Green 
06/09/22 Bellingham – Once Brewed
Hareshaw Linn 
The Sill visitor centre 
07/09/22 Once Brewed – Bowness-on-Solway
Birdoswald 
Lanercost Bridge (River Irthing) 
Bad omen? (Brampton) 
This is part of the National Cycle Network 
Solway Firth 
Solo camper here, spent a lot of time in the facilities shed in the rain 
08/09/22 Bowness-on-Solway – Carlisle
A short return via the amazing second hand bookshop in Carlisle, where I surprised myself with how much room I could find in my panniers.
442 km, 7 days