Nine Standards Rigg
662m (2172ft)
The North Pennines, Cumbria, England
The summit of Nine Standards Rigg is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,083ft (330m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
B6270 - Tailbridge Neck - Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill) - Dukerdale Pots - Tollinson Gill - Rollinson Haggs - Boston Gill Head - Nine Standards Rigg - White Mossy Hill - Birk Dale - Birkdale Cross - Birkdale Common - Uldale Beck - Lamps Moss - Tailbridge Neck.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,467ft (447m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
B6270 - Tailbridge Neck - Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill) - Dukerdale Pots - Tollinson Gill - Rollinson Haggs - Boston Gill Head - Nine Standards Rigg - Whitsundale Beck - Ney Gill - Birk Dale - Birkdale Cross - Birkdale Common - Uldale Beck - Lamps Moss - Tailbridge Ne.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,127ft (648m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Kirkby Stephen - Market Square - Frank's Bridge - Hartley - Fell House - Hartley Fell - Faraday Gill - Nine Standards Rigg - White Mossy Hill - Coldbergh Scar - Dukerdale Head - Dukerdale Pots - Rigg Beck - Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill) - B6270 - Tailbridge Neck - Green Hill - Stank Hill - Great Bell (long Crag) - Kitchen Gill - B6259 - Nateby - The River Eden - Kirkby Stephen
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,507ft (764m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Kirkby Stephen - Market Square - Frank's Bridge - The River Eden - Ladthwaite Beck - Ewbank Scar - Birkett Hill - Ladthwaite Farm - Faraday Gill - Nine Standards Rigg - White Mossy Hill - Coldbergh Scar - Dukerdale Head - Dukerdale Pots - Rigg Beck - Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill) - Green Hill - Stank Hill - Great Bell (Long Crag) - Kitchen Gill - B6259 - Nateby - The River Eden - Kirkby Stephen
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Nine Standards Rigg
Hazel Gilbert walked up Nine Standards Rigg on September 11th, 2009 [with] Lawrence
Richard Grimshaw climbed Nine Standards Rigg on August 11th, 2024 [from/via/route] From Tailbridge Neck via Tailbridge Hill [weather] Sunny
Mark Smith bagged Nine Standards Rigg on August 5th, 2011 [from/via/route] coast to coast [weather] hot & sunny
Caroline Winter hiked Nine Standards Rigg on August 7th, 2020 [from/via/route] B6270 by Pennine Way sign, route east of bridle path across bog, Trig, nine standards stones, PW [with] Becky [weather] Warm with light Easterly wind - Nine Standards Rigg, before High Seat. Avoided this when walkng C2C 18 years ago, with our 3 month old, as flash floods & thunder & lightening. Nice walk in good conditions
Tony Deegan summited Nine Standards Rigg on August 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] Kirkby Stephens [with] Si [weather] great weather
Margaret Richards conquered Nine Standards Rigg on August 8th, 2018 [from/via/route] c381 from Tailbridge Neck [with] Don [weather] wet windy & sunny
Kevin Foster scaled Nine Standards Rigg on November 25th, 2017 [from/via/route] Nateby-Keld road [with] Henry [weather] Winter conditions (snow & ice underfoot). Clear then clouded up later. - My car (not 4x4) was unable to get up the steep road to Keld from Nateby because of ice therefore I had to start at a lower point on the road which substantially increased the walk. Great views from the summit & some great photos of 'The Standards'.
Andy Jakob walked up Nine Standards Rigg on April 21st, 2012 [from/via/route] from Kirby Stephen [with] AFWC [weather] Windy, rain, hailstones etc - Helicopter lift to Carlisle hospital with broken leg
David Congreave climbed Nine Standards Rigg on September 24th, 2016 [from/via/route] Tailbridge Neck [with] Lydia [weather] Cool & a little hazy, but mostly clear. - Far too boggy to be enjoyable. Save this walk for a frozen winter day or expect to do a lot of zig-zagging.
Ian Barker bagged Nine Standards Rigg on July 15th, 2010 [with] Peter Godfrey - Coast to Coast
Tony Rogerson hiked Nine Standards Rigg on August 21st, 2010 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast [with] John [weather] Sunny
Darren Wilson summited Nine Standards Rigg on July 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] Kirkby Stephen, Ewbank Scar, Nine Standards Rigg Dukerdale Pots [with] Crabs
Darren Mortimer conquered Nine Standards Rigg on March 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] Kirkby Stephen [with] Dermot Palmer & Graham Panton [weather] Overcast & windy - c375 is bloody hard work over the parts with no path & very boggy
Martin Leighfield scaled Nine Standards Rigg on September 14th, 2012 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast [weather] Very Wet
David Norman walked up Nine Standards Rigg on August 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] Kirkby Stephen [with] Friends of Dales Rail Goup [weather] Overcast & windy with occasional sunny intervals
Christine Shepherd climbed Nine Standards Rigg on June 4th, 2011 [from/via/route] Walked from Kirkby Stephen as part of the Coast to Coast [with] Jenny [weather] Wild; misty, cold & windy - The day started out hot & sunny but deteriorated rapidly as we approached Nine Standards. I was glad Jenny had joined me for this day of the Coast to Coast.
Stephen Littlewood has bagged Nine Standards Rigg [from/via/route] On C2C route - Kirkby Stephen to Keld [with] Solo [weather] Miserable
Ray O'hara hiked Nine Standards Rigg on August 18th, 2010 [from/via/route] On the Coast to Coast route
Lee Senior summited Nine Standards Rigg on September 19th, 2009 [from/via/route] From Kirkby Stephen centre & back- also in May 2010 as part of C to C & one other time in 2011 [with] John B, Debbie
Denis Mcallister conquered Nine Standards Rigg during 2010 [with] Dales WG
Aileen Robinson scaled Nine Standards Rigg on July 31st, 2004 [from/via/route] Kirkby Stephen [with] Alison [weather] Misty - Did this one on C2C
Patrick Rogozinski, Mark Davidson, Libby Welbourn, Matthew Thomas, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams and Phyllis Mcgibbon have all walked, climbed & bagged Nine Standards Rigg.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Nine Standards Rigg
Wild Boar Fell, Mallerstang Common and Nine Standards Rigg from Swarth Fell in the snow
Nine Standards Rigg and upper Mallerstang Common from
Wild Boar Fell in the snow
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