trail at , before descending to the villages of Town Yetholm and Kirk Yetholm, where it meets the Pennine Way. The route in Scotland is part of the E2 European long distance path, which runs for from Galway to Nice. In England The border ridge is reached east of Kirk Yetholm. On the English side the trail descends through the Northumberland National Park to the village of Hethpool in the College Valley. The trail then climbs through the foothills of the Cheviot Hills, passing just south of the hillforts of Yeavering Bell and Humbleton Hill, to the town of Wooler. From Wooler the Way ascends the valley of the River Till to the twin villages of West Horton and East Horton. It then follows farmland tracks to St. Cuthbert's Cave near Holburn. Near the cave it joins St Oswald's Way and the Northumberland Coast Path (part of the England Coast Path) to head north through Fenwick to the coast just east of Beal. The last section across the sands to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) can only be walked at low tide, either by the modern road or by the historic, more direct, Pilgrims Path, marked by posts. Connecting paths The route is designated as one of Scotland's Great Trails by NatureScot, and links with two other Great Trails: the Borders Abbeys Way and the Southern Upland Way. In England, St Cuthbert's Way connects with the Pennine Way, one of the National Trails of England and Wales, but is not itself classified as National Trail. The Way also links to St Oswald's Way, the England Coast Path, the Roman Heritage Way and the Sir Walter Scott Way. References External links Official website GOOGLE BOOK: St Cuthbert's Way: a pilgrim's companion, by Mary Low Cuthbert of Lindisfarne Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom Scotland's Great Trails Footpaths in Northumberland Footpaths in the Scottish Borders