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The Schil
601m (1972ft)

Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, England /Scotland


Record The Schil as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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English Dewey
11th in England,
24th in England & Wales

Walk The Schil walking UK Mountains in  Northumberland National Park NorthumberlandThe Borders, EnglandScotland

The view from the summit of The Schil

Photo: Mike Knipe

You can find The Schil & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL16 The Cheviot Hills


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

74 Kelso & Coldstream, Jedburgh & Duns


See The Schil and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:


You can walk to the top of The Schil by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
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Walk n200 The Schil from Hethpool

Superb High Level Northumberland Mountain Walk

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 13.75ml (22km)
Ascent:2,665ft (812m)
Time:7.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited The Schil Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged The Schil

David Peebles walked up The Schil on March 5th, 2024 [from/via/route] parking [with] Solo walk [weather] Excellent Sunshine - Great Walk

Mark Smith climbed The Schil on August 27th, 2010 [from/via/route] pennine way [weather] hot & sunny

Ginny Tyler bagged The Schil on July 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] KIRK YETHOLM [with] Enzo [weather] Pleasant - LIGHT RAIN AT THE END - MAJOR CRAMP FEST

Margaret Richards hiked The Schil on May 11th, 2010 [from/via/route] Pennine way [with] Don [weather] Sunny

Chris Faulkner summited The Schil on July 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Pennine Way [with] Michelle chandler [weather] Wet

Patrick Rogozinski, Louise Sandwith and Paul Woodburn have all walked, climbed & bagged The Schil.

To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record



More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of The Schil

The Schill and The Cheviot above the clouds during a temperature inversion from The St Cuthbert's Way on Wideopen Hill

The Schill and The Cheviot above the clouds during a temperature inversion from The St Cuthbert's Way on Wideopen Hill

Photo: David Wright (181)


Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from The Schil

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of The Schil to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:



and we shall do our best to publish them.

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