Currock Hill
Currock Hill is a HuMP, 260m high. The HuMPs are hills in Britain and Ireland with at least 100 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Prudhoe is the nearest station, 2.6 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Prudhoe it's about 1.5 to 2 hours to the summit, 1 in 14 on average. Stocksfield is next, 2.9 mi (about 4 mi on foot), and 10 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Currock Hill is a hill on the border between Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, England. Although the summit itself lies entirely within Northumberland, the eastern top is the highest point in both Tyne and Wear and the metropolitan borough of Gateshead.
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Stations within 10 miles of Currock Hill, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Prudhoe2.6 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 14 on average to the summit
- Stocksfield2.9 mi (about 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 19 on average to the summit
- Wylam3.5 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 21 on average to the summit
- Riding Mill5.0 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours to the summit
- Blaydon6.1 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours to the summit
- Corbridge7.1 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summit
- Metrocentre7.7 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 hours to the summit
- Dunston8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours to the summit
- Newcastle Airport Metro Station9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Newcastle9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit