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Bowden Doors, Northumberland

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Bowden Doors Summit, looking North West The Hill Location : Bowden Doors, Northumberland (On the B6349 between Belford and Wooler) Grid Reference:  NU 07204 32369 Height: 208m Classification: Tump The Walk Distance: 1km Ascent: 28m Terrain: Close cropped grass with light vehicle tracks, probably from a quad bike Parking: On the verge, on the opposite side of the road to the summit. Do not block farm gates. The best hill trips don't always have the most auspicious beginnings. This particular trip was on the second day of a week long holiday, and it was raining hard. We'd been for a mooch round Alnwick, but the town was full of other people mooching around trying to find ways to avoid the rain, and crowds make the hill bagger grouchy. In the interests of avoiding other people we decided the best plan was to try and find a tiny hill on our way back to the holiday cottage. It was mostly for the hill baggers list: it was still raining, and we definitely didn't think we were goin...