Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen

The route Wainwright should have taken


Route outline for walk c368:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Nine Standards Rigg at 662m (2172ft). Nine Standards Rigg is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (134th highest in England, 229th highest in England & Wales)

Nine Standards Rigg is also known as an English Nuttall (180th highest in England, 306th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (43rd highest in England, 673rd highest in the UK).

The summit of Nine Standards Rigg is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill) at 547m (1795ft). Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill) is also known as an English Dewey (76th highest in England, 178th in England & Wales)


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park


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

OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

91 Appleby-in-Westmorland


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen

In no particular order . . .

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Nine Standards Rigg summit in mist

Nine Standards Rigg summit in mist

Photo: Christine Shepherd (49)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Birkett Fell from near Ladthwaite Farm

Birkett Fell from near Ladthwaite Farm

Photo: Alan Wainwright (92)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Nine Standards Rigg trig point

Nine Standards Rigg trig point

Photo: Alan Wainwright (99)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - High Dukerdale from Birkett Hill

High Dukerdale from Birkett Hill

Photo: Alan Wainwright (88)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Birkett Fell from Ladthwaite Beck

Birkett Fell from Ladthwaite Beck

Photo: Alan Wainwright (85)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Hartley Birkett from Birkett Hill

Hartley Birkett from Birkett Hill

Photo: Alan Wainwright (90)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Dukerdale Head

Dukerdale Head

Photo: Alan Wainwright (103)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - On Nine Standards Rigg

On Nine Standards Rigg

Photo: Alan Wainwright (97)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Nine Standards Rigg trig point

Nine Standards Rigg trig point

Photo: Alan Wainwright (98)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Looking down Rigg Beck from Dukerdale Head

Looking down Rigg Beck from Dukerdale Head

Photo: Paul Holroyd (13)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Nine Standards Rigg

Nine Standards Rigg

Photo: Alan Wainwright (96)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Podgill Viaduct and the Vale of Eden

Podgill Viaduct and the Vale of Eden

Photo: Alan Wainwright (82)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Jack Standards Cairn on White Mossy Hill

Jack Standards Cairn on White Mossy Hill

Photo: Alan Wainwright (101)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Wild Boar Fell from Great Bell (Long Crag)

Wild Boar Fell from Great Bell (Long Crag)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (105)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill) summit cairn

Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill) summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (104)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Ladthwaite Beck

Ladthwaite Beck

Photo: Alan Wainwright (84)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - High Dukerdale from Birkett Hill summit

High Dukerdale from Birkett Hill summit

Photo: Alan Wainwright (87)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Ewbank Scar, Ladthwaite Beck

Ewbank Scar, Ladthwaite Beck

Photo: Alan Wainwright (83)

Walk c368 Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen - Frank's Bridge over The River Eden, Kirkby Stephen

Frank's Bridge over The River Eden, Kirkby Stephen

Photo: Alan Wainwright (80)


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