Walking in the North Pennines

Overview map

Map key

INTRODUCTION

Geology

Landscape

Mining

Weather

Plants and wildlife

Access to the countryside

Getting to the North Pennines

Getting around the North Pennines

Tourist information and visitor centres

Maps

Emergencies

Using this guide

THE NORTH PENNINES

1 Geltsdale

Walk 1 Brampton, Gelt and Talkin

Walk 2 Hallbankgate and Cold Fell

Walk 3 Castle Carrock and Geltsdale

Walk 4 Croglin, Newbiggin and Croglin Fell

2 The East Fellside

Walk 5 Hartside, Black Fell and Renwick

Walk 6 Melmerby and Knapside Hill

Walk 7 Maiden Way – Kirkland to Alston

Walk 8 Blencarn, Cross Fell and Kirkland

Walk 9 Knockergill Pass – Knock to Garrigill

Walk 10 Dufton, Great Rundale and High Cup

3 Warcop Range

Walk 11 Murton, Murton Pike and Murton Fell

Walk 12 Hilton and Tinside Rigg

Walk 13 Mickle Fell via the Boundary Route

4 Stainmore

Walk 14 North Stainmore and Slate Quarry Moss

Walk 15 Kirkby Stephen and Nine Standards

Walk 16 The Tan Hill Inn and Sleightholme Moor

Walk 17 Bowes and Bowes Moor

5 Lower Teasdale

Walk 18 Greta Bridge and Brignall Banks

Walk 19 Barnard Castle and the Tees

Walk 20 Woodland and Copley

Walk 21 Cotherstone and Romaldkirk

6 Middle Teasdale

Walk 22 Tees Railway Walk

Walk 23 Middleton and Monk’s Moor

Walk 24 Middleton and Grassholme

7 Upper Teasdale

Walk 25 Low Force and High Force

Walk 26 Holwick and Hagworm Hill

Walk 27 Cronkley Fell

Walk 28 Cow Green and Widdybank Fell

Walk 29 Cow Green and Herdship Fell

8 Weardale

Walk 30 Wolsingham and Frosterley

Walk 31 Stanhope and Stanhope Dene

Walk 32 Westgate, Middlehope and Rookhope

Walk 33 Chapelfell Top and Noon Hill

Walk 34 Rookhope to Stanhope

9 Derwentside

Walk 35 Waskerley Way – Parkhead to Consett

Walk 36 Edmundbyers and Edmundbyers Common

Walk 37 Blanchland and Blanchland Moor

10 Devil’s Water

Walk 38 Devil’s Water and Hangman Hill

Walk 39 Dipton Mill and Dipton Burn

11 Allendale

Walk 40 Allen Banks and Staward Gorge

Walk 41 Allendale Town and Hexhamshire Common

Walk 42 Allendale Town and Allenmill Flues

Walk 43 Ninebanks, Hard Rigg and the Dodd

12 South Tynedale

Walk 44 Alston, Garrigill and River South Tyne

Walk 45 Alston, Lambley and Haltwhistle

Walk 46 Slaggyford and Grey Nag

13 The Dale-Heads

Walk 47 Allenheads and Killhope Law

Walk 48 Cowshill and Killhope

Walk 49 Killhope Cross and Knoutberry Hill

Walk 50 Nenthead and Nag’s Head

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Useful contacts

The map extracts in this guidebook are taken from the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at a scale of 1:50,000. Four sheets cover the North Pennines AONB – 86, 87, 91 and 92. One of the routes strays slightly onto sheet 88. While access land is mentioned on many routes in this guidebook, it is not shown on the map extracts. The full scope and extent of access land in the North Pennines is shown clearly on Ordnance Survey Explorer maps at a scale of 1:25,000. Six sheets cover the North Pennines AONB – OL5, OL19, OL31, OL43, 307 and 315. All these maps can be obtained directly from Ordnance Survey, www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk, or from good booksellers, many outdoor stores and some tourist information offices.

April 2018

Updates

Hats off to Paddy for producing such a stunningly varied collection of fifty walks that will enable you to get to know the North Pennines intimately.

John Manning, Lakeland Walker magazine