North Pennines

Starting points: Alston; Bowlees; Clesketts (Geltsdale RSPB); Dufton; Garrigill; Hartside Cross; Helbeck; High Force Hotel; Hilton; Kirkland; Knock; Leadgate; Melmerby; Milburn; Murton; Renwick; Weelhead Sike Car Park (Cow Green Reservoir);

Alston

Sat 16 Jul 2005 - Alston to Milburn (Day 12 AW's Pennine Journey)

Alston - River South Tyne - Low Nest - Low Cowgap - Bleagate - Low Sillyhall - Garrigill - Black Band - Pikeman Hill - Black Gut - Greg's Hut - Cross Fell - High Cap - Kirkland Hall - Ranbeck - Wythwaite - Milburn [17.75 miles 2,800ft ascent]

Bowlees

Sat 16 Apr 2005 - Teesdale Waterfalls

High Force Hotel - High Force - High Force Hotel - B6277 (car journey 1.75 miles) - Bowlees - Low Force - Bowlees - Summerhill Force - Bowlees [2.50 miles 200ft ascent]

Clesketts (Geltsdale RSPB)

Sun 4 Dec 2022 - Cold Fell

Clesketts (Geltsdale RSPB) - Howgill - Bruthwaite Viewpoint - Cold Fell - Brown Fell - Howgill - Clesketts [6.25 miles 1,300ft ascent]

Dufton

Sun 19 Feb 2023 - Dufton Pike

Dufton - High Scald Fell track - Dufton Pike - Great Rundale Beck - Hurning Lane (Pennine Way) - Dufton [4.00 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Wed 18 Jan 2023 - Knock Fell

Dufton - Coatsike - Hurning Lane - Halsteads - Pennine Way - Swindale Beck - Knock Hush - Knock Old Man - Knock Fell - Swindale Head - High Scald Fell - Great Rundale Tarn - Dufton Fell - Backstone Edge - Pennine Way - Bow Hall - Dufton [12.00 miles 2,250ft ascent]

Wed 7 Dec 2022 - High Cup Nick

Bow Hall (above Dufton) - Pennine Way - Narrow Gate - High Cup Nick - Narrow Gate - Pennine Way - Bow Hall [6.00 miles 1,250ft ascent]

Sun 30 Oct 2022 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - Pennine Way - Bow Hall - Narrow Gate - High Cup Nick - Narrow Gate - Bow Hall - Pennine Way - Dufton [8.00 miles 1,450ft ascent]

Sat 20 Aug 2022 - Dufton Pike

Dufton - High Scald Fell track - Dufton Pike - Great Rundale Beck - Hurning Lane (Pennine Way) - Dufton [4.00 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Sun 24 Jul 2022 - Keisley Bank and High Cup Nick

Dufton - Pennine Way - Bow Hall - Keisley Bank - Studgill Tarn - Narrow Gate - High Cup Nick - Narrow Gate - Bow Hall - Pennine Way - Dufton [9.00 miles 1,900ft ascent]

Sun 22 May 2022 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - Pennine Way - Bow Hall - Narrow Gate - High Cup Nick - Narrow Gate - Bow Hall - Pennine Way - Dufton [8.00 miles 1,450ft ascent]

Sat 26 Mar 2022 - High Scald Fell and Knock Fell

Dufton - High Scald Fell track - Brownber Hill - Rossgill Edge - Low Scald Fell - High Scald Fell - Swindale Head - Knock Fell - Knock Old Man - Knock Hush - Swindale Beck - Pennine Way - Halsteads - Hurning Lane - Coatsike - Dufton [9.50 miles 2,150ft ascent]

Fri 25 Feb 2022 - Dufton Fell and High Cup

Dufton - Threlkeld Side - Dufton Fell - Trig 692m - Backstone Edge - Narrowgate Beacon - High Cup Nick - Pennine Way - Dufton [9.75 miles 1,700ft ascent]

Sat 22 Jan 2022 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - road - Harbour Flatt - High Cup Gill - High Cup Nick - Pennine Way - Dufton [9.00 miles 1,550ft ascent]

Sun 28 Feb 2021 - Threlkeld Side and High Cup

Dufton - Threlkeld Side - Shooting Box - Great Rundale Tarn - Tarn Sike - Maize Beck - High Cup Nick - Pennine Way - Dufton [10.00 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Sat 13 Feb 2021 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - Pennine Way - Bow Hall - Narrow Gate - High Cup Nick - Narrow Gate - Bow Hall - Pennine Way - Dufton [8.00 miles 1,450ft ascent]

Mon 28 Dec 2020 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - Pennine Way - Bow Hall - Narrow Gate - High Cup Nick - Narrow Gate - Bow Hall - Pennine Way - Dufton [8.00 miles 1,450ft ascent]

Thu 19 Nov 2020 - Dufton Fell and High Cup

Dufton - Threlkeld Side - Shooting Box - Great Rundale Tarn - Dufton Fell - Trig 692m - Seamore Tarn (drained) - Little Rundale Tarn - Maize Beck - High Cup Nick - Pennine Way - Dufton [10.25 miles 1,700ft ascent]

Sat 17 Oct 2020 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - Pennine Way - Bow Hall - Narrow Gate - High Cup Nick - Narrow Gate - Bow Hall - Pennine Way - Dufton [8.00 miles 1,450ft ascent]

Thu 17 Jul 2014 - Dufton Pike

Dufton - High Scald Fell track - Dufton Pike - Great Rundale Beck - Hurning Lane (Pennine Way) - Dufton [4.00 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Fri 19 Nov 2010 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - Pennine Way - Bow Hall - Narrow Gate - High Cup Nick - Narrow Gate - Bow Hall - Pennine Way - Dufton [8.00 miles 1,450ft ascent]

Tue 14 Jul 2009 - Dufton Pike

Dufton - High Scald Fell track - Dufton Pike - Great Rundale Beck - Hurning Lane (Pennine Way) - Dufton [4.00 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Sat 26 Jul 2008 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - road - Harbour Flatt - High Cup Gill - High Cup Nick - Maize Beck - Pennine Way - Dufton [10.25 miles 1,550ft ascent]

Mon 8 Aug 2005 - Dufton Pike

Dufton - High Scald Fell track - Dufton Pike - Great Rundale Beck - Hurning Lane (Pennine Way) - Dufton [4.00 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Mon 28 Mar 2005 - Dufton Pike

Dufton - High Scald Fell track - Dufton Pike - Great Rundale Beck - Hurning Lane (Pennine Way) - Dufton [4.00 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Sat 6 Mar 2004 - Threlkeld Side and High Cup

Dufton - Threlkeld Side - Great Rundale Tarn - Maize Beck - High Cup Nick - Pennine Way - Dufton [9.50 miles 1,700ft ascent]

Garrigill

Sun 17 Jul 2022 - Hard Hill

Garrigill - Tyne Head - Trout Beck - Hard Hill - Great Dun Fell - Little Dun Fell - Tees Head - Rake End - Pennine Way - Garrigill [18.00 miles 2,350ft ascent]

Sat 25 Jun 2022 - Round Hill

Garrigill - Pennine Way - Pikeman Hill - Long Man Hill - Round Hill - Noonstones Hill - River South Tyne - Ashgill Force - Garrigill [11.25 miles 2,100ft ascent]

Sat 14 May 2022 - Rotherhope Fell

Blackburn Bridge, Leadgate - Greencastle Tarn - Rotherhope Fell - Pennine Way - Garrigill - River South Tyne - Leadgate [10.50 miles 1,100ft ascent]

Sat 16 Jul 2005 - Alston to Milburn (Day 12 AW's Pennine Journey)

Alston - River South Tyne - Low Nest - Low Cowgap - Bleagate - Low Sillyhall - Garrigill - Black Band - Pikeman Hill - Black Gut - Greg's Hut - Cross Fell - High Cap - Kirkland Hall - Ranbeck - Wythwaite - Milburn [17.75 miles 2,800ft ascent]

Hartside Cross

Sun 25 Sep 2022 - Black Fell and Thack Moor

Renwick - Selah Bridge - Hartside Cross - Hartside Height - Black Fell - Watch Hill - Thack Moor - Renwick [10.50 miles 2,000ft ascent]

Sun 27 Feb 2022 - Maiden Way and Melmerby Fell

A686 - NY677423 - Maiden Way - Meg's Cairn - Melmerby Fell - Knapside Hill - Fiend's Fell - Hartside Cross - A686 [9.25 miles 1,250ft ascent]

Helbeck

Mon 2 Jan 2023 - Mount Ida

Helbeck Quarry parking - Horse Shoe - Barnarm Scar - Fox Tower - Double Scar - Mount Ida - Musgrave Scar - White Rigg - Thornthwaite - Helbeck Quarry parking [7.25 miles 1,500ft ascent]

High Force Hotel

Sat 16 Apr 2005 - Teesdale Waterfalls

High Force Hotel - High Force - High Force Hotel - B6277 (car journey 1.75 miles) - Bowlees - Low Force - Bowlees - Summerhill Force - Bowlees [2.50 miles 200ft ascent]

Hilton

Sun 5 Feb 2023 - Roman Fell to Little Fell

Hilton - Scordale - Roman Fell - Long Fell - Tinside Rigg - Little Fell - Scordale - Hilton [10.00 miles 2,100ft ascent]

Sun 6 Mar 2022 - Little Fell and Mickle Fell

Hilton - Scordale - Little Fell - Arnside Rake - Mickle Fell - Arnside Rake - Scordale Head - Scordale - Hilton [12.75 miles 2,350ft ascent]

Sun 14 Mar 2021 - Scordale Head

Hilton - Scordale - Scordale Head - Murton Fell - Murton - Hilton [8.00 miles 1,450ft ascent]

Sun 7 Feb 2021 - Scordale

Hilton - Scordale - Hilton [5.00 miles 750ft ascent]

Kirkland

Sun 19 Mar 2023 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - High Cap - Kirkland [7.50 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Thu 26 Jan 2023 - Green Fell

Kirkland - Bank Hall - Maiden Way - Lad Slack - Muska Hill - Maiden Way - Meg's Cairn - Stony Rigg - Green Fell - Corn Rigg - Kirkland [9.25 miles 1,900ft ascent]

Sat 10 Dec 2022 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sat 12 Nov 2022 - Cross Fell and Greg's Hut

Kirkland - High Cap - Greg's Hut - Cross Fell - High Cap - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,600ft ascent]

Sat 9 Jul 2022 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Mon 2 May 2022 - Muska Hill and Melmerby Fell

Kirkland - Bank Hall - Maiden Way - lime kiln - Muska Hill - Maiden Way - Meg's Cairn - Melmerby Fell - Maiden Way - Bank Hall - Kirkland [8.50 miles 2,200ft ascent]

Sun 3 Apr 2022 - Green Fell to Cross Fell

Kirkland - Black Doors - Brown Hill - Green Fell - Raehow End - Ousby Fell - Cross Fell - High Cap - Kirkland [9.75 miles 2,550ft ascent]

Sun 28 Nov 2021 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - High Cap - Kirkland [7.50 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Fri 2 Apr 2021 - Cross Fell and Greg's Hut

Kirkland - High Cap - Greg's Hut - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.75 miles 2,600ft ascent]

Sat 7 Nov 2020 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sun 9 Apr 2017 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sat 17 May 2014 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sun 30 May 2010 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sat 2 Jun 2007 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Grumply Hill - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sun 23 Apr 2006 - Cross Fell, Little Dun Fell and Great Dun Fell

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Little Dun Fell - Great Dun Fell - Little Dun Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Ranbeck - Kirkland [11.75 miles 3,000ft ascent]

Sun 31 Aug 2003 - Cross Fell from Kirkland

Kirkland - High Cap - Cross Fell - Tees Head - Wildboar Scar - Wythwaite - Kirkland [9.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Knock

Mon 29 Aug 2022 - Knock Pike and Burney Hill

Milburn - Milburn Grange - Knock - Knock Pike - Great Dun Fell road - Burney Hill - Milburn [9.00 miles 1,700ft ascent]

Sat 15 Jan 2022 - Knock Fell and Great Dun Fell

Knock - Pennine Way - Swindale Beck - Knock Hush - Knock Old Man - Knock Fell - Great Dun Fell - Great Dun Fell road - Knock [9.50 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sun 18 Dec 2005 - Knock Fell and Great Dun Fell

Knock - Pennine Way - Swindale Beck - Knock Hush - Knock Old Man - Knock Fell - Great Dun Fell - Great Dun Fell road - Knock [9.50 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Wed 17 Aug 2005 - Great Dun Fell

Knock - Great Dun Fell road - Dunfell Hush - Pennine Way - Great Dun Fell - Silverband Mine - Great Dun Fell road - Knock [7.75 miles 1,750ft ascent]

Sat 1 May 2004 - Knock Pike

Knock - Knock Pike - Knock [2.50 miles 650ft ascent]

Leadgate

Sat 14 May 2022 - Rotherhope Fell

Blackburn Bridge, Leadgate - Greencastle Tarn - Rotherhope Fell - Pennine Way - Garrigill - River South Tyne - Leadgate [10.50 miles 1,100ft ascent]

Melmerby

Tue 27 Dec 2022 - Melmerby Scar Christmas Challenge

Melmerby - Gale Hall - Cuns Fell - Melmerby Fell - Knapside Hill - Melmerby [7.25 miles 1,800ft ascent]

Sun 30 Jan 2022 - Melmerby Fell

Above Melmerby - Cuns Fell - Melmerby Fell - Knapside Hill - Above Melmerby [5.50 miles 1,600ft ascent]

Milburn

Mon 29 Aug 2022 - Knock Pike and Burney Hill

Milburn - Milburn Grange - Knock - Knock Pike - Great Dun Fell road - Burney Hill - Milburn [9.00 miles 1,700ft ascent]

Sat 4 Jun 2022 - Little Dun Fell

Milburn - Blea Crag - Little Dun Fell - Tees Head - Green Pot - Crowdundle Beck - Greatdale - Grumply Hill - Wythwaite - Milburn [10.25 miles 2,900ft ascent]

Sat 16 Jul 2005 - Alston to Milburn (Day 12 AW's Pennine Journey)

Alston - River South Tyne - Low Nest - Low Cowgap - Bleagate - Low Sillyhall - Garrigill - Black Band - Pikeman Hill - Black Gut - Greg's Hut - Cross Fell - High Cap - Kirkland Hall - Ranbeck - Wythwaite - Milburn [17.75 miles 2,800ft ascent]

Murton

Sun 20 Nov 2022 - Murton Pike from Murton

Murton - Murton Pike - Murton [3.25 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Sun 14 Mar 2021 - Scordale Head

Hilton - Scordale - Scordale Head - Murton Fell - Murton - Hilton [8.00 miles 1,450ft ascent]

Sun 31 Jan 2021 - Murton Fell and High Cup Nick

Murton - Murton Fell - High Cup Nick - Middle Tongue - Trundale - Murton [7.25 miles 1,400ft ascent]

Tue 22 Jul 2008 - Murton Pike from Murton

Murton - Murton Pike - Murton [3.25 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Sun 21 Aug 2005 - Murton Fell and High Cup Nick

Murton - Murton Fell - High Cup Nick - Middle Tongue - Trundale - Murton [7.25 miles 1,400ft ascent]

Tue 19 Apr 2005 - Murton Pike from Murton

Murton - Murton Pike - Murton [3.25 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Mon 22 Dec 2003 - Murton Pike from Murton

Murton - Murton Pike - Murton [3.50 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Renwick

Sun 25 Sep 2022 - Black Fell and Thack Moor

Renwick - Selah Bridge - Hartside Cross - Hartside Height - Black Fell - Watch Hill - Thack Moor - Renwick [10.50 miles 2,000ft ascent]

Weelhead Sike Car Park (Cow Green Reservoir)

Sat 13 Aug 2022 - Herdship Fell and Tynehead Fell

Weelhead Sike Car Park (Cow Green Reservoir) - Herdship Fell - Tynehead Fell (Bellbeaver Rigg) - River Tees - Weelhead Sike Car Park [11.25 miles 1,050ft ascent]

Sun 12 Jun 2022 - Meldon Hill

Weelhead Sike Car Park (Cow Green Reservoir) - Widdybank Fell - Cauldron Snout - Pennine Way - Birkdale - Grain Beck - Meldon Hall - Meldon Hill - Force Burn waterfalls - River Tees - Cow Green Reservoir - car park [13.00 miles 2,000ft ascent]

Sun 24 Jul 2005 - Cauldron Snout and a circuit of Widdybank Fell

Weelhead Sike Car Park (Cow Green Reservoir) - road - Widdybank Pasture - Widdy Bank Farm - River Tees (Pennine Way) - Falcon Clints - Cauldron Snout (Waterfall) - Cow Green Dam - Widdybank Fell Nature Trail - Weelhead Sike Car Park [7.50 miles 650ft ascent]

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