Walk c415 Ashgill Force and Round Hill (Tyne Head) from Garrigill
This 10¼ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Garrigill & will take you about 5¼ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 10¼ miles (16.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1408 ft (429m) | |
| Time: | 5¼ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Garrigill - The Pennine Way - The South Tyne Trail - Low Crossgill - Ash Gill - Ashgill Force - Waterfall - Hole House Farm - Tynehead Farm - Tyne Head - Round Hill (Tyne Head) - Noonstones Hill - Dorthgill Farm - Hill House Farm - Lee Houses - Garrigill
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 0 Wainwrights |
 1 English Nuttall |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Round Hill (Tyne Head) at 686m (2251ft). Round Hill (Tyne Head) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (112th highest in England, 188th highest in England & Wales)
Round Hill (Tyne Head) is also known as an English Nuttall (147th highest in England, 246th highest in England & Wales).
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c415 Ashgill Force and Round Hill (Tyne Head) from Garrigill
In no particular order . . .
The Tyne Head Sculpture by Gilbert Ward marking the source of the South Tyne
. . . load all 15 pictures & photos from this walk
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