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2008 Walks Journal


2008 Walks Facts and Figures ....

Total Nº of walks ... 70
Total nº of summits climbed ... 90
Total nº of first ascents ... 62
Total nº of miles walked ... 480.50
Total amount of feet ascended ... 108,480
Total nº of photograph's ... 1259


January

richmond castle Saturday, 5 January
A walk along the River Swale from Richmond
2.0 miles and 475 feet of ascent
richmond walk details
No summits climbed
reeth Saturday, 12 January
A walk along the River Swale from Reeth village
5.0 miles and 470 feet of ascent
reeth walk details
No summits climbed
reston scar Saturday, 19 January
Climbing Reston Scar from Stavely village
2.5 miles and 540 feet of ascent
reston scar walk details
Reston Scar - 834' (OF)
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February

langdale valley Sunday, 10 February
An ascent of Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater village
7.0 miles and 1850 feet of ascent
lingmoor fell walk details
Lingmoor Fell - 1530' (aw185) 
sale fell Friday, 15 February
An ascent of Ling + Sale Fells from Wythop Mill
3.5 miles and 1360 feet of ascent
ling fell walk details
Ling Fell - 1224' (aw205)
Sale Fell - 1170' (aw208)  
great gable Saturday, 16 February
An ascent of Whin Rigg and Illgill Head
from Santon Bridge
10.5 miles and 2675 feet of ascent
illgill head walk details
Whin Rigg - 1755' (aw156)
Illgill Head - 1983' (aw129) 
little langdale Sunday, 24 February
An ascent of Holme Fell from Glen Mary Bridge
5.0 miles and 1420 feet of ascent
holme fell walk details
Holme Fell - 1040' (aw213) 
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March

low force Sunday, 1 March
A walk along the River Tees to Middleton-in-Teesdale
and back from Bowlees
8.0 miles and 880 feet of ascent
bowlees walk details
No summits climbed
cnitch Sunday, 9 March
An ascent of Yr Arddu from Nantmor village
7.5 miles and 2200 feet of ascent
yr arddu walk details
Yr Arddu - 1520' 
combe head Sunday, 16 March
A circuit of Rosthwaite Fell and Thornythwaite Fell
via Combe  Head from Seatoller village
6.0 miles and 2390 feet of ascent
combe head walk details
Bessyboot  - 1807'  (aw147)
Rosthwaite Fell - 2008' (en194)
Dovenest Top - 2073' (en63)
Combe Door Top  - 2218' (en46)
Combe Head - 2411' (en47)  
skiddaw Friday, 21 March
An ascent of Graystones and Whinlatter
via Lord's Seat from Scawgill Bridge
6.5 miles and 2180 feet of ascent
graystones walk details
Graystones - 1476' (aw190)
Broom Fell - 1670' (aw167)
Lords Seat - 1811' (aw146)
Whinlatter - 1696' (aw163) 
coniston old man Monday, 24 March
An ascent of Wetherlam and Black Sails
from Coniston village
7.0 miles and 2610 feet of ascent
wetherlam walk details
Wetherlam - 2502' (aw55) (en273)
Black Sails - 2444' (en14) 
pike o'stickle Sunday, 30 March
An ascent of Loft Crag and Pike O'Stickle
from Stickle Ghyll
7.0 miles and 2610 feet of ascent
langdale pikes walk details
Loft Crag - 2270' (aw93) (en159)
Pike O'Stickle - 2323' (aw83)(en178)
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April

the river swale Saturday, 5 April
A walk along the River Swale between the villages of Muker and Keld
5.5 miles and 890 feet of ascent
muker walk details
No summits climbed
latterbarrow Sunday, 13 April
An ascent of Latterbarrow and Claife Heights
from Near Sawrey  village
8.0 miles and 1690 feet of ascent
latterbarrow walk details
Latterbarrow - 803' (OF)
Claife Heights - 860' (OF)  
goats water Monday, 14 April
An ascent of The Old Man of Coniston + Dow Crag
from Fell Gate, near Coniston village
7.5 miles and 2770 feet of ascent
coniston old man walk details
Coniston Old Man - 2633' (aw32)(en49)
Brim Fell - 2611' (aw36) (en25)
Dow Crag - 2555' (aw47) (en64)
Buck Pike - 2368'
Brown Pike - 2156'
Walna Scar - 2037' (en232) (OF)
White Maiden - 2001' (en240) 
wet side edge Wednesday, 16 April
An ascent of Great Carrs, Swirl How and Grey Friar
from the summit of Wrynose Pass
4.5 miles and 1760 feet of ascent
great carrs walk details
Great Carrs - 2575' (aw422) (en83)
Swirl How - 2630' (aw33) (en223)
Grey Friar - 2536' (aw50) (en100)
bow fell Thursday, 17 April
An ascent of Great Knott, Cold Pike, Little Stand and
the Crinkle Crags from Stickle Ghyll
10.5 miles and 3410 feet of ascent
crinkle crags walk details
Great Knott - 2313' (en89)
Cold Pike - 2259' (aw96) (en43)
Cold Pike West Top - 2241' (en45)
Cold Pike Far West Top - 2198' (en44)
Little Stand - 2428' (en157)
Crinkle Crags South Top - 2736' (en52)
Crinkle Crags - 2816' (aw17) (en51) 
Shelter Crags - 2674' (en211)
Shelter Crags North Top - 2543' (en212)
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May

gunnerside gill Friday, 2 May
A walk along Gunnerside Gill from Gunnerside village
5.0 miles and 1140 feet of ascent
gunnerside gill walk details
No summits climbed
cauldron snout Monday, 5 May
A walk to Cauldron Snout from Forest-in-Teesdale
9.0 miles and 1150 feet of ascent
cauldron snout walk details
No summits climbed
causey pike Saturday, 10 May
An ascent of Causey Pike, via Rowling End
from Uzzicar
6.5 miles and 3050 feet of ascent
causey pike walk details
Causey Pike - 2035' (aw124) (en36)
Scar Crags - 2205' (aw101) (en203)
Sail - 2530' (aw52) (en198)
Outerside - 1863' (aw141)
Barrow - 1494' (aw188)
high coniscliffe Wednesday, 14 May
A walk along The Teesdale Way from High Coniscliffe
6.75 miles and 270 feet of ascent
high coniscliffe walk details
No summits climbed
buttermere Thursday, 15 May
A walkaround Buttermere from Buttermere village
4.50 miles and 900 feet of ascent
buttermere walk details
No summits climbed
crummock water Friday, 16 May
An ascent of Rannerdale Knotts from Hause Point
2.5 miles and 1080 feet of ascent
rannerdale walk details
Rannerdale Knotts - 1160' (aw210)
whiteside Saturday, 17 May
An ascent of Hopegill Head, via Whiteside
from Lanthwaite Green
5.0 miles and 2340 feet of ascent
hopegill head walk details
Whiteside - 2317' (aw84) (en242)
Whiteside East Top - 2356' (en243)
Hopegill Head - 2525' (aw53) (en134)
Sand Hill - 1863' (en200)
buttermere Sunday, 18 May
An ascent of Low Fell and Fellbarrow
from Thackthwaite village
5.0 miles and 1530 feet of ascent
low fell walk details
Low Fell - 1360' (aw200)
Fellbarrow - 1363' (aw198)
hamsterley forest Sunday, 25 May
A walk in Hamsterley Forest from The Grove
7.0 miles and 1265 feet of ascent
hamsterley forest walk details
No summits climbed
stanhope Monday, 26 May
A walk along Stanhope Burn from Stanhope village
4.5 miles and 870 feet of ascent
stanhope walk details
No summits climbed
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June

grassholme reservior Sunday, 1 June
A walk around the shore of Grassholme Reservoir
4.0 miles and 380 feet of ascent
grassholme walk details
No summits climbed
reeth Saturday, 7 June
A walk around Arkengarthdale from Reeth village
7.5 miles and 1500 feet of ascent
fremington edge walk details
No summits climbed
high force Sunday, 8 June
 A walk around Teesdale and Lunedale, via the
Pennine Way from Middleton-in-Teesdale village
13.0 miles and 1735 feet of ascent
middleton-in-teesdale walk details
No summits climbed
cow green reservoir Sunday, 15 June
A walk around Herdship Fell and Viewing Hill
from Cow  Green Reservoir
8.5 miles and 1335 feet of ascent
viewing hill walk details
Viewing Hill - 2129' (en231)
the river swale Sunday, 22 June
A walk along the river Swale and Whitcliffe Scar from Richmond
5.5 miles and 975 feet of ascent
whitcliffe scar walk details
No summits climbed
blanchland Saturday, 28 June
A walk over Blanchland moors from Blanchland village
8.5 miles and 1630 feet of ascent
blanchland walk details
No summits climbed
hamsterley forest Sunday, 29 June
A walk around Pikestone Fell from Hamsterley Forest
10.25 miles and 920 feet of ascent
pikestone fell walk details
No summits climbed
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July

grange fell Sunday, 13 July
An ascent of Grange Fell and Great Crag from Rosthwaite village
5.5 miles and 1800 feet of ascent
grange fell walk details
Grange Fell - 1363' (aw199)
Great Crag - 1500' (aw187)
teesdale Sunday, 20 July
A walk along the River Tees from Holwick to Cauldron Snout
14.0 miles and 1745 feet of ascent
teesdale waterfalls walk details
No summits climbed
fairfield Friday, 25 July
A walk up to Angle Tarn from Hartsop village
7.0 miles and 1990 feet of ascent
angle tarn walk details
Angletarn Pikes - 1857' (aw143)
Brock Crags - 1842' (aw144)
goldsborough Sunday, 27 July
An ascent of Goldsborough from Hury Reservoir, in Baldersdale
6.0 miles and 690 feet of ascent
goldsborough walk details
Goldsborough - 1276'
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August

blenhiem great park Thursday, 7 August
A walk around Blenheim Great Park from Woodstock village
6.25 miles and 560 feet of ascent
blenhiem great park walk details
No summits climbed
cottisford Friday, 8 August
A walk around Tusmore Park from Cottisford village
4.25 miles and 150 feet of ascent
cottisford walk details
No summits climbed
broughton castle Sunday, 10 August
A walk around Broughton Castle from Broughton village
5.0 miles and 380 feet of ascent
broughton walk details
No summits climbed
ard crags Sunday, 17 August
An ascent of Ard Crags and Knott Rigg from Rigg Beck
5.0 miles and 1730 feet of ascent
ard crags walk details
Ard Crags - 1860' (aw142)
Knott Rigg - 1790' (aw150)
swaledale Saturday, 23 August
A walk around Swaledale from Reeth village
10.25 miles and 1830 feet of ascent
reeth walk details
No summits climbed
hasty bank Saturday, 30 August
A walk around Bilsdale from Clay Bank
7.50 miles and 1770 feet of ascent
bilsdale walk details
Cold Moor - 1305'
Hasty Bank - 1270'
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September

low force Sunday, 7 September
A walk along the River Tees to High Force
4.0 miles and 360 feet of ascent
high force walk details
No summits climbed
apedale Sunday, 14 September
A walk around Apedale from Grinton village
10.0 miles and 1685 feet of ascent
apedale walk details
No summits climbed
great dodd Sunday, 21 September
An ascent of Great Dodd from High Row
9.0 miles and 2070 feet of ascent
great dodd walk details
Randerside - 2391'
Great Dodd - 2807' (aw19)(en85)
Watson's Dodd - 2584' (aw40)
Stybarrow Dodd - 2770' (aw21)(en221)
White Stones - 2608' (en98)
Hartside - 2481' (aw60)(en110)
Birkett Fell - 2378' 
swinner gill Saturday, 27 September
A walk through Swinner Gill from Muker village
8.5 miles and 1635 feet of ascent
swinner gill walk details
No summits climbed
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October

langdale valley Sunday, 5 October
An ascent of Pike O'Blisco from Stickle Ghyll
6.0 miles and 2225 feet of ascent
pike o'blisco walk details
Pike O'Blisco - 2304' (aw87)(en177)
blencathra Saturday, 11 October
An ascent of Blencathra from Mungrisdale village
8.0 miles and 2375 feet of ascent
blencathra walk details
Atkinson Pike - 2772' (en16)
Blencathra - 2847' (aw14)(en16)
ullock pike Sunday, 12 October
An ascent of Ullock Pike from Mirehouse Tea Rooms
5.25 miles and 2435 feet of ascent
ullock pike walk details
Ullock Pike - 2320' (aw98)
Long Side - 2405' (aw70)(en161)
Carlside - 2420' (aw66)(en33)
hamsterley forest Saturday, 18 October
A walk in Hamsterley Forest from the visitor centre
5.0 miles and 950 feet of ascent
hamsterley forest walk details
No summits climbed
grasmere Tuesday, 21 October
An ascent of Blea Rigg from Grasmere village
6.75 miles and 1765 feet of ascent
blea rigg walk details
Blea Rigg - 1776' (aw151)
Silver Howe - 1292' (aw202)
robin hoods bay Sunday, 26 October
The Cleveland Way from Robin Hoods Bay
8.5 miles and 1645 feet of ascent
robin hoods bay walk details
No summits climbed
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November

the snowy summit of raise Saturday, 1 November
An ascent of Raise from Glenridding village
8.25 miles and 2610 feet of ascent
raise walk details
Raise - 2889' (aw12)(en183)
Whiteside - 2832' (aw16)(en241)
tilberthwaite Saturday, 8 November
A walk from Coniston over the Yewdale Fells
7.25 miles and 1865 feet of ascent
coniston walk details
No summits climbed
aberglaslyn Sunday, 16 November
A walk from Nantmor through the Aberglaslyn Pass
6.0 miles and 1445 feet of ascent
cwm bychan walk details
No summits climbed
cnicht Tuesday, 18 November
An ascent of Moel Lefn from Beddgelert
7.0 miles and 2130 feet of ascent
moel lefn walk details
Moel Lefn - 2093' (wn109)
Moel yr Ogof - 2149' (wn117)
derwent water Saturday, 29 November
The High Spy Ridge from Rosthwaite village
8.25 miles and 2395 feet of ascent
high spy walk details
High Spy - 2143' (aw110)(en126)
High Spy North Top - 2080' (en127)
Maiden Moor - 1887' (aw137)
standing crag Sunday, 30 November
An ascent of Ullscarf from Rosthwaite village
8.75 miles and 2550 feet of ascent
ullscarf walk details
Ullscarf - 2370' (aw75)(en230)
Low Saddle - 2152' (en166)
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December

high coniscliffe Sunday, 7 December
A winters sunrise at High Coniscliffe
6.75 miles and 270 feet of ascent
winter sunrise walk details
No summits climbed
skiddaw Sunday, 14 December
Walla Crag from Keswick
6.50 miles and 1300 feet of ascent
walla crag walk details
Walla Crag - 1234' (aw204)
calver hill Saturday, 20 December
Marrick Priory from Reeth
7.50 miles and 1125 feet of ascent
marrick walk details
No summits climbed
angle tarn Wednesday, 24 December
Angle Tarn from Cow Bridge
6.50 miles and 1755 feet of ascent
angle tarn walk details
No summits climbed
hamsterley forest Friday, 26 December
Boxing Day walk in Hamsterley Forest
7.25 miles and 1100 feet of ascent
boxing day walk details
No summits climbed
loch faskally Sunday, 28 December
The Bealach walk from Pitlochry
10.0 miles and 2100 feet of ascent
the bealach walk details
No summits climbed
loch an eilein Monday, 29 December
Loch an Eilein from Inverdruie
9.0 miles and 1085 feet of ascent
loch an eilein walk details
No summits climbed
ben vrackie Tuesday, 30 December
Loch a Choice from Pitlochry
7.25 miles and 1850 feet of ascent
loch a choice walk details
No summits climbed
craigower Wednesday, 31 December
Craigower from Pitlochry
6.0 miles and 1250 feet of ascent
craigower walk details
Craigower - 1385'
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