Walk du161 Wolsingham North Moor from Wolsingham

This 8½ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Wolsingham & will take you about 4¼ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7 miles (11km)
Ascent: 2,373ft (723m)
Time: 5hrs
Grade: Walk Grade 5 (Moderate) Icon
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:

 

Wolsingham  -  Waskerley Beck  -  Holywood House  -  Bael Hill House  -  Thistlewood Farm  -  Wolsingham North Moor  -  Tunstall Reservoir  -  Bishop Oak  -  Wolsingham

 


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Wainwrights
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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL31 North Pennines - Teesdale & Weardale


An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 307 Consett & Derwent Reservoir, Stanhope is not currently available


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

OS Landranger 87 Hexham & Haltwhistle


An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 88 Newcastle Upon Tyne, Durham & Sunderland is not currently available


OS Landranger 92 Barnard Castle & surrounding area



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk du161 Wolsingham North Moor from Wolsingham

In no particular order . . .

Looking south down Tunstall Reservoir

Looking south down Tunstall Reservoir

Photo: David Wright (191)

My fiancee and I stopped on Wolsingham North Moor for a spot of lunch earlier this month

My fiancee and I stopped on Wolsingham North Moor for a spot of lunch earlier this month

Photo: Darren Davies (1)

Wolsingham North Moor summit trig point

Wolsingham North Moor summit trig point

Photo: David Wright (189)

Looking North from Tunstall Reservoir dam

Looking North from Tunstall Reservoir dam

Photo: David Wright (192)

Waskerley Beck at Wolsingham

Waskerley Beck at Wolsingham

Photo: David Wright (193)

Track across Wolsingham North Moor

Track across Wolsingham North Moor

Photo: David Wright (190)


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