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Introduction INTRODUCTION Geology Landscape Mining Weather Flowers and Wildlife Access to the Countryside Getting to the North Pennines Getting around the North Pennines Tourist Information and Visitor Centres Maps Emergencies How to Use This Guidebook 1 GELTSDALE Walk 1 Brampton, Gelt and Talkin Walk 2 Hallbankgate and Cold Fell Walk 3 Castle Carrock and Geltsdale Walk 4 Croglin, Newbiggin and Croglin Fell 2 THE EAST FELLSIDE Walk 5 Hartside, Black Fell and Renwick Walk 6 Melmerby and Knapside Hill Walk 7 Maiden Way – Kirkland to Alston Walk 8 Blencarn, Cross Fell and Kirkland Walk 9 Knockergill Pass – Knock to Garrigill Walk 10 Dufton, Great Rundale and High Cup 3 WARCOP RANGE Walk 11 Murton, Murton Pike and Murton Fell Walk 12 Hilton and Tinside Rigg Walk 13 Mickle Fell via the Boundary Route 4 STAINMORE Walk 14 North Stainmore and Slate Quarry Moss Walk 15 Kirkby Stephen and Nine Standards Walk 16 The Tan Hill Inn and Sleightholme Moor Walk 17 Bowes and Bowes Moor 5 LOWER TEESDALE Walk 18 Greta Bridge and Brignall Banks Walk 19 Barnard Castle and the Tees Walk 20 Woodland and Copley Walk 21 Cotherstone and Romaldkirk 6 MIDDLE TEESDALE Walk 22 Tees Railway Walk Walk 23 Middleton and Monk’s Moor Walk 24 Middleton and Grassholme 7 UPPER TEESDALE Walk 25 Low Force and High Force Walk 26 Holwick and Hagworm Hill Walk 27 Cronkley Fell Walk 28 Cow Green and Widdybank Fell Walk 29 Cow Green and Herdship Fell 8 WEARDALE Walk 30 Wolsingham and Frosterley Walk 31 Stanhope and Stanhope Dene Walk 32 Westgate, Middlehope and Rookhope Walk 33 Chapelfell Top and Noon Hill Walk 34 Rookhope to Stanhope 9 DERWENTSIDE Walk 35 Waskerley Way – Parkhead to Consett Walk 36 Edmundbyers and Edmundbyers Common Walk 37 Blanchland and Blanchland Moor 10 DEVIL’S WATER Walk 38 Devil’s Water and Hangman Hill Walk 39 Dipton Mill and Dipton Burn 11 ALLENDALE Walk 40 Allen Banks and Staward Gorge Walk 41 Allendale Town and Hexhamshire Common Walk 42 Allendale Town and Allenmill Flues Walk 43 Ninebanks, Hard Rigg and the Dodd 12 SOUTH TYNEDALE Walk 44 Alston, Garrigill and River South Tyne Walk 45 Alston, Lambley and Haltwhistle Walk 46 Slaggyford and Grey Nag 13 THE DALE-HEADS Walk 47 Allenheads and Killhope Law Walk 48 Cowshill and Killhope Walk 49 Killhope Cross and Knoutberry Hill Walk 50 Nenthead and Nag’s Head Appendix 1 Quick reference guide to routes Appendix 2 North Pennines Administration Contacts Appendix 3 Public Transport Appendix 4 Tourist Information and Visitor Centres .
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