Teesdale Waterfalls

Sat 16 Apr 2005

Route: High Force Hotel - High Force - High Force Hotel - B6277 (car journey 1.75 miles) - Bowlees - Low Force - Bowlees - Summerhill Force - Bowlees

Distance: 2.50 miles

Ascent: 200ft

Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

With: Anne

Notes:

Overcast.

Two very short walks to visit three waterfalls in Teesdale:

  • High Force (70ft / 21m drop - described as the largest waterfall in England), River Tees from the High Force Hotel. 
  • Low Force, River Tees and Summerhill Force, Bow Lee Beck a tributary of the River Tees from Bowlees

 

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High Force, River Tees

High Force, Teesdale

High Force, Teesdale

A close up of High Force

Top of High Force, River Tees

The River Tees above High Force

Canoeists at Low Force

Wynch Bridge across the River Tees just below Low Force

Low Force, Teesdale

The top of Low Force

Summerhill Force, Bow Lee Beck

Summerhill Force

Summerhill Force

Summerhill Force from Gibson's Cave

Previous Walk: Friar's Crag, Derwent Water (Mon 11 Apr 2005)

Next Walk: High Street from Mardale Head (Sun 17 Apr 2005)

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