Fendrith Hill
697m (2287ft)
The North Pennines, County Durham, England
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The summit of Fendrith Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,651ft (503m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
St John's Chapel - Thatch Mires - Chapelfell Top - Fendrith Hill - Swinhope Moor - Dora's Seat - Swinhope Head - Swinside House - Daddry Shield - River Wear - Weardale - The Weardale Way - St John's Chapel
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14ml (22.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,979ft (603m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
St John's Chapel - Thatch Mires - Chapelfell Top - Fendrith Hill - Swinhope Moor - Dora's Seat - Swinhope Head - Westernhope Moor - Black Hill (Westernhope Moor) - Littlewood Farm - Brotherlee - Shield - River Wear - Weardale - The Weardale Way - Westgate - Daddry - St John's Chapel
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Fendrith Hill
Kevin Foster walked up Fendrith Hill on September 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walk du145 from Saint John's Chapel. [with] Henry. [weather] Sunny to start but then clouded over. - The walk begins with a direct but very pleasant approach to Chapelfell Top via a lane immediately behind the Golden Lion pub. After the lane is left the going does get tough for a while but eases a bit when the man made gulley cut through the peat hags directs you to the small summit cairn itself. This gutter which is very wide in places is then followed to a shallow col & a slight rise of barely 50 feet to the next top, Fendrith Hill,which has The nicest views of the whole walk into Teesdale. The second half of the walk over Westernhope Moor & the descent over Black Hill is a bit of a slog but the return along the river Wear to the starting point following the Weardale Way more than compensates for it.
Mark Davidson climbed Fendrith Hill on May 25th, 2007 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny, warm & dry - just lovely
Christine Shepherd bagged Fendrith Hill on September 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Walked from St. John's Chapel using walks du 145 & du129 [with] On my own [weather] Warm but thick mist all day. - This summit is easy to find from Chapel Fell Top with the help of a wide gully & a fence that leads all the way to the trig point. No view today.
Ray O'hara hiked Fendrith Hill on February 4th, 2013 [weather] Ground frozen, 60MPH winds,
Patrick Rogozinski, Paul Booth and Trevor Williams have all walked, climbed & bagged Fendrith Hill.
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