A walk from Rothbury Most visitors to Rothbury either walk along the River Coquet or head for the Simonside Hills. However this walk from Rothbury heads north through the woods to a pleasant area of open moorland capped by the unnamed trig point at Brae Head. The Walk Rothbury is a popular town midway between the coast and the 2 Rating: Easy with uphill sections 5mi Distance: 5 miles / 8 km 220m Elevation: 220m / 721ft