Walk du129 Chapelfell Top from St John's Chapel
This 9 mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at St John's Chapel & will take you about 5 hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 9 miles (14.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1651 ft (503m) | |
| Time: | 5 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:
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
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 0 Wainwrights |
 2 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Chapelfell Top at 700m (2298ft). Chapelfell Top is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (105th highest in England, 173rd highest in England & Wales)
Chapelfell Top is also known as an English Nuttall (132nd highest in England, 218th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Fendrith Hill at 697m (2287ft). Fendrith Hill is also known as an English Nuttall (137th highest in England, 226th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Fendrith Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Weardale Way, a 117km (73 miles) linear footpath connecting Roker in Tyne and Wear, England with Wearhead in County Durham, England. The Weardale Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Weardale Way.
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