Walk c441 Flinty Fell from Nenthead

This 4 mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Nenthead & will take about 2¼ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4mls (6.5km)
Ascent:643ft (196m)
Time:2¼hrs
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Route outline for walk c441:

Nenthead  -  Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre  -  Shaw Side  -  Old Carr's Burn  -  Flinty Fell  -  Dowgang Hush  -  Nenthead



Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Wainwrights
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Nuttall
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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Flinty Fell at 614m (2016ft). Flinty Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (173rd highest in England, 302nd highest in England & Wales)

Flinty Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (242nd highest in England, 420th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Flinty Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL31 North Pennines - Teesdale & Weardale


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 86 Haltwhistle & Brampton, Bewcastle & Alston


OS Landranger 87 Hexham & Haltwhistle


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c441 Flinty Fell from Nenthead

In no particular order . . .

Old Carr's Burn at the bottom of Dowgang Hush

Old Carr's Burn at the bottom of Dowgang Hush

Photo: Des Tucker (16)

Ornate Water Fountain in Nenthead

Ornate Water Fountain in Nenthead

Photo: Des Tucker (1)

A stone building with 'rust coloured roof' mentioned in walk c441

A stone building with 'rust coloured roof' mentioned in walk c441

Photo: Christine Shepherd (423)

Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre exhibit

Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre exhibit

Photo: Des Tucker (5)

A ruined mine building and the path to Dowgang Hush

A ruined mine building and the path to Dowgang Hush

Photo: Christine Shepherd (428)

Dowgang Hush

Dowgang Hush

Photo: Des Tucker (14)

Disused Reservoir above Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre

Disused Reservoir above Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre

Photo: Des Tucker (6)

Pool at the bottom of Dowgang Hush

Pool at the bottom of Dowgang Hush

Photo: Des Tucker (15)

Cairn on Flinty Fell

Cairn on Flinty Fell

Photo: Des Tucker (8)

Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre exhibit

Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre exhibit

Photo: Des Tucker (3)


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Now men that be that love the plain, with yellow cornland dressed. And others love the sleepy vales, where lazy cattle rest. But some men love the ancient hills, and they have chosen best - William Noel Hodgeson: 1893-1916
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