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Upper Teesdale Geotrail.

By Hugh Stewart July 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

It has taken us 25 wasted years to learn that Upper Teesdale is quicker to access from Lancaster than most of the Lake District. July is the time to walk between Low and High Forces (the “Geotrail”, booklet from Bowlees centre), where the flowers are fantastic. We saw 77 different species (excluding the likes docks, nettles and shrubs, but including shrubby cinquefoil). Never heard of Alpine Bistort or Melancholy thistle before! Below are some of the flowers seen. Parking at Bowlees is with an honesty donation of £2. Walk is about 5 miles, but could take forever. (For a longer walk see the update blogpost of July 2018).

Cow Green is also worth exploring, and a host of “Nuttalls”,  which will be deserted, although at present my bad knees prevent too much hill walking.

Fragrant Orchid.
Heath Spotted Orchid.
Alpine bistort, just left of centre upper picture.
Melancholy Thistle.
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Hillwalks from the Settle to Carlisle Railway Stations

24 walks into the hills surrounding the historic and iconic Settle to Carlisle railway, based on the stations between Settle and Appleby. The area has some of the finest walking of the north Pennines: the Craven district around Settle; the Three Peaks area; Dentdale, and Mallerstang and the upper Eden valley.

£12.95 (P&P may apply)

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Mountain Biking Adventures: Multi-day Routes in Northern Britain

Over the last two decades, mountain biking has developed enormously as a “sport”. We greatly admire the technical and athletic capabilities of modern day mountain bikers and recognise that many excellent guides have been written and custom-built trails set up. In this guide we try to reopen a sense of adventure and wilderness to mountain biking, providing multi-day routes with a remoteness, continuity and “arc” missing from many modern guides with their focus on day and half day outings.

UK £13.95 ( inc. P&P)

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Settle to Carlisle – Hill Walk with Return by Classic Train Route

With over 22,000 ft of ascent in 105 miles set out over 8 days, this walk sets out from Settle, taking in the classic summits of the North Yorkshire Dales, Howgills, Eastern and Northern Lakeland Fells, to arrive at Carlisle. The return journey to Settle by one of the classic train journeys. Illustrated with photographs and route maps.

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Westernhope Moor, a circular walk.

This Nuttall above Teesdale is usually done as per the Nuttall's book, there and back from the road over to Weardale, along with Chapelfell top and Fendrith Hill. We'd done the latter two, so planned a circular walk, half on paths. It has to be said that the "paths" were as bad if not worse than the

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Watendlath and Borrowdale circular

A suitable pre-Theatre by the Lake evening production, when the cloud level is low and you don't fancy walking with no views in the damp. It comes to just under 9 miles with 2100ft of ascent. From the Lodore Wood car park up the Watendlath road, take the road south till an obvious track leads off

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Addition to the book of Trespass: Warcop.

This is an 8 mile walk over Little Fell and down and along the side of Scordale. A wild, lonely, and in places rough walk, with 2100ft of climbing. The trespass refers to the fact that most of the walk is in the MOD's land, with access granted by them on 12 weekends per year and other odd days. The

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