High Cantle

High Cantle is a champion and picturesque little bagging and you can approach it from a few ways. For my hill bagging I followed the River Breamish west, past its little brother Low Cantle and then up and around the back.

Here is Low Cantle straight in front of me with High Cantle to its right. Although Low Cantle is 428m, it should maybe have its own entry on the Cheviot 99 Challenge, but it must be considered part of the High Cantle peak.

If you prefer you can head up Low Cantle and then up on to High Cantle, but for this walk I was also visiting Breamish Head and Ainsey Knowe, so I stick to the valley floor for the moment and wander around the back. Is that a little cairn on top?

As I descended from Breamish Head, I approached High Cantle from Shielclough Edge. Sitting at 538m high I am also confused as to why it is not also included in the Cheviot 99.

And then I find the little cairn sitting at the top of High Cantle with views over Hedgehope Hill and the Great Standrop.

As mentioned, there are a few ways to get to High Cantle from Hartside. The quickest is to head towards Linhope Spout and then follow the permissive path all the way over.

Follow the route above or find it on OS Maps. Around 5.5km and 278m of climbing.

Follow On OS Maps

Alternatively, head through Alnhamoor and pick up the road that skirts the bottom of Shill Moor and then head up Low Cantle.