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Bloodybush Edge
610m (2000ft)

Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, England

The summit of Bloodybush Edge is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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English Mountain
178th highest in England,
313th in England & Wales

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English Nuttall
250th highest in England,
438th in England & Wales

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Walk Bloodybush Edge walking UK Mountains in  Northumberland National Park Northumberland, England

Bloodybush Edge Summit

Photo: Danny Fox

You can find Bloodybush Edge & 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):

80 Cheviot Hills & Kielder Water


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


You can walk to the top of Bloodybush Edge by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
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Walk n140 Cushat Law and Bloodybush Edge from Alwinton

Long but rewarding walk to fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 17ml (27km)
Ascent:3,463ft (1,055m)
Time:9½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Bloodybush Edge Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Bloodybush Edge

David Peebles walked up Bloodybush Edge on May 10th, 2024 [from/via/route] Monster Walk from Wedder Leap Carpark is doing 44Km circular I made. [with] Solo walk [weather] Great Sunshine. 19 Degrees bit too hot.

Caroline Winter climbed Bloodybush Edge on July 27th, 2021 [from/via/route] Wedder Leap CP, Middle Hill, Little Ward Law, Windy Gyle, Pennine Way, forest to Salters Road, Bloody Bush Edge, Cushats Law, Bloody Bush Edge, Bills Sike, Uswayford, Peat Sike, Middle Hill, CP [with] Becky & Andy [weather] Muggy, heat build up, cloudy, rain 1 minute after return to car. - Forecast thunder, but on morning rechecked & now, not coming in till evening. 9.5 hr walking. Instead of dropping back down, walked PW, & guys coming out of forest confirmed that there was a good route through-nice path with wonderful scent of pine needles. Fence line to Bloody Bush edge. Hard going due to dense heather. Masses of wasps on trig

Mark Dixon bagged Bloodybush Edge during February, 1991 [from/via/route] Linhope - On skis

Kevin Foster hiked Bloodybush Edge on October 24th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walk n140 via Cushat Law. [with] Henry. [weather] Fine, Sunny but very breezy. - The uninspiring but easy trudge across peaty boggy moor to Bloodybush Edge was just about worth it. Again good views of The Cheviot Hills & westwards I could make out the prominent cairn on Windy Gyle. Sadly I'll have to leave that for another day. A very pleasant descent to the lovely secluded valley of Uswaydale topped off a great walk.

Mark Davidson summited Bloodybush Edge on May 31st, 2007 [with] Theresa [weather] Bright & sunny

Christine Shepherd conquered Bloodybush Edge on August 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] Walked from Alwinton using walk n140 [with] On my own [weather] Fine apart from a brief spell of rain mid- afternoon

Ray O'hara scaled Bloodybush Edge on September 17th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Barrow Burn, to Windy Gyle, Bloodybush Edge, Cushat Law & return over Bloodybush Edge to Barrow Burn [weather] Started raining as I got to the summit & stayed raining up to Cushat Law. - Ground was fairly boggy in places especially in the col between Bloodybush Edge & Cushat Law.

Stephen Littlewood walked up Bloodybush Edge on April 19th, 2012 [from/via/route] Cushat Law & Bloodybush Edge from Alwinton (n140) - recommend GPS just to confirm route as path through forest unclear

John Cuthbert, Paul Booth and Trevor Williams have all walked, climbed & bagged Bloodybush Edge.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Bloodybush Edge

Bloodybush Edge summit trig point

Bloodybush Edge summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (195)

On Clennell Street descending back to Alwinton after visiting Bloodybush Edge

On Clennell Street descending back to Alwinton after visiting Bloodybush Edge

Photo: Christine Shepherd (194)

The boggy approach to Bloodybush Edge summit trig point

The boggy approach to Bloodybush Edge summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (196)

The Cheviot from Bloodybush Edge

The Cheviot from Bloodybush Edge

Photo: Mike Knipe (206)


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