Teesdale Waterfalls (Sat 16 Apr 2005)

Walk Information

location map

Walk 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

Conditions: Overcast

Comment:

Two 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

Route Map

route map
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Photos

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High Force, River Tees
High Force, River Tees

High Force, Teesdale
High Force, Teesdale

High Force, Teesdale
...and again

A close up of High Force
A close up of High Force

Top of High Force, River Tees
Top of High Force

The River Tees above High Force
The River Tees above High Force

Canoeists at Low Force
Canoeists at Low Force

Wynch Bridge across the River Tees just below Low Force
Wynch Bridge across the River Tees just below Low Force

Low Force, Teesdale
Low Force, Teesdale

The top of Low Force
The top of Low Force

Summerhill Force, Bow Lee Beck
Summerhill Force, Bow Lee Beck

Summerhill Force
Summerhill Force

Summerhill Force
Summerhill Force

Summerhill Force from Gibson's Cave
Summerhill Force from Gibson's Cave

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