Route outline for walk du145:
St John's Chapel - Thatch Mires - Chapelfell Top - Fendrith Hill - Swinhope Moor - Dora's Seat - Swinhope Head - Westernhope Moor - Black Hill (Westernhope Moor) - Littlewood Farm - Brotherlee - Shield - River Wear - Weardale - The Weardale Way - Westgate - Daddry - St John's Chapel
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
2 English Mountains |
0 Wainwrights |
3 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.
You will also reach the summit of Westernhope Moor at 675m (2215ft). Westernhope Moor is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (120th highest in England, 203rd highest in England & Wales)
Westernhope Moor is also known as an English Nuttall (160th highest in England, 272nd highest in England & Wales). The summit of Westernhope Moor 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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