View across Teesdale from the track between Dirt Pit and Bowlees and Pit Dirt between track the from Teesdale across View
1:25 000 Explorer OL31 North Pennines North OL31 Explorer 000 1:25 otherwise credited) by Elizabeth Pickett Elizabeth by credited) otherwise
Painted map and illustrations (unless illustrations and map Painted 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond Richmond & Castle Barnard 92
Front cover: High Force © Graeme Peacock Graeme © Force High cover: Front 1:50 000 Landranger Landranger 000 1:50 estmorland Appleby-in-W 91
Ordnance Survey Ordnance
Useful maps: Useful
base of High Force (www.highforcewaterfall.com) Force High of base
High Force: hotel, parking (charges apply), gift shop, toilets, path to path toilets, shop, gift apply), (charges parking hotel, Force: High
e-car charg e-car .visitbowlees.org.uk) (www activities point, ing
acilities: F Bowlees: visitor centre, café, information, toilets, parking, toilets, information, café, centre, visitor Bowlees:
© NPAP/Elizabeth Pickett
200 2233 (www 2233 200 .traveline.info)
Public transport: Public For timetable information call Traveline on 0871 on Traveline call information timetable For
as you find them and keep dogs under close control. control. close under dogs keep and them find you as
strong shoes are recommended. Please keep to paths, leave gates leave paths, to keep Please recommended. are shoes strong
management for red grouse shooting. grouse red for management with a few short, steeper ascents and descents. Walking boots or boots Walking descents. and ascents steeper short, few a with
Further up the dale there is quarrying and on the high moors, high the on and quarrying is there dale the up Further meadows around the route. the around meadows cliff edge just east of High Force. High of east just edge cliff The route is gently undulating but undulating gently is route The
countryside of stone walls, sheep, cattle and hay meadows. hay and cattle sheep, walls, stone of countryside Way verges between Wynch Bridge and High Force, and in hay in and Force, High and Bridge Wynch between verges Way Please take care crossing the road and near the near and road the crossing care take Please ees. ees. T River
shape it today. This walk takes you through a working a through you takes walk This today. it shape summer look out for wild flowers, especially along the Pennine the along especially flowers, wild for out look summer walk is mainly on paths and tracks through fields and beside the beside and fields through tracks and paths on mainly is walk
activity has profoundly affected the landscape and continues to continues and landscape the affected profoundly has activity plants like the spring gentian. If you’re here in late spring and spring late in here you’re If gentian. spring the like plants stretches of minor road. T road. minor of stretches his
people have used the land and resources around them. Human them. around resources and land the used have people uniquely rich association of plants includes rare arctic-alpine rare includes plants of association rich uniquely
gates and stiles, and short and stiles, and gates
AONB & Geopark & AONB
hunter-gatherers to Victorian lead miners and today’s farmers, today’s and miners lead Victorian to hunter-gatherers (see overleaf), this is the home of the ‘Teesdale Assemblage’. This Assemblage’. ‘Teesdale the of home the is this overleaf), (see
and permissive paths with paths permissive and
North Pennines North Castle
have left tantalising traces for us to discover. From prehistoric From discover. to us for traces tantalising left have particularly special. As well as being important for upland birds upland for important being as well As special. particularly
Barnard
errain: T Public rights of way of rights Public
People have lived in the North Pennines for 10,000 years and years 10,000 for Pennines North the in lived have People The North Pennines is fantastic for wildlife and Upper Teesdale is Teesdale Upper and wildlife for fantastic is Pennines North The
F orce car park NY 885 286 885 NY park car orce
A working landscape working A Wild and wonderful and Wild
Bowlees Centre NY 907 282 or High or 282 907 NY Centre
in-Teesdale
A landscape for people and wildlife and people for landscape A Middleton-
Start/finish: Bowlees Visitor Bowlees
© M Byron M ©
hours. hours.
Stanhope
aking about 2½–3 about aking t ascent,
Alston Formation of the Whin Sill Whin the of Formation
route options) with 120m of 120m with options) route
Whin Sill Whin (depending on High Force High on (depending
4–5 miles (6.5–8km) miles 4–5
Walk length/time: Walk Approx.
Limestone the surface after millions of years of erosion. of years of millions after surface the
Shale
Sandstone dolerite (or whinstone). It is now exposed at exposed now is It whinstone). (or dolerite
molten rock solidified underground to become to underground solidified rock molten
heritage and wonderful wildlife. wildlife. wonderful and heritage
Low Force Low
High Force. It formed 295 million years ago when ago years million 295 formed It Force. High
origins, ice age features, ancient settlements, lead mining lead settlements, ancient features, age ice origins,
landscapes. This is the Whin Sill, which you’ll see at Low Force and Force Low at see you’ll which Sill, Whin the is This landscapes.
Force. The landscape continues to be sculpted by modern rivers. modern by sculpted be to continues landscape The Force.
Force waterfalls. You’ll discover rocks with dramatic with rocks discover You’ll waterfalls. Force A very different rock layer forms Teesdale’s most dramatic most Teesdale’s forms layer rock different very A
Torrential meltwaters carved gorges like those at Low Force and High and Force Low at those like gorges carved meltwaters Torrential
features of the landscape around High Force and Low and Force High around landscape the of features Molten rock Molten you here! Ice scoured the land and dumped clay and boulders. and clay dumped and land the scoured Ice here! you
age, 20,000 years ago, there would have been a mile of ice above ice of mile a been have would there ago, years 20,000 age, Force car park, will introduce you to some of the special the of some to you introduce will park, car Force
Today’s landscape has been shaped by ice and water. In the last ice last the In water. and ice by shaped been has landscape Today’s
Ancient tropical delta tropical Ancient This circular walk, from Bowlees Visitor Centre or High or Centre Visitor Bowlees from walk, circular This
Ice and water and Ice
and most iconic upland birds. upland iconic most and
Galena (lead ore) (lead Galena
made of sandstone. of made been mined for centuries. for mined been
Reserve, which is home to some of the UK’s rarest plants rarest UK’s the of some to home is which Reserve,
Most of the walls and buildings you’ll see are see you’ll buildings and walls the of Most is famous for its minerals, which have which minerals, its for famous is
the Moor House–Upper Teesdale National Nature National Teesdale House–Upper Moor the deltas hardened into the rocks we see today. see we rocks the into hardened deltas deep underground. The North Pennines North The underground. deep
Limy ooze, sand and mud in tropical seas and seas tropical in mud and sand ooze, Limy minerals crystallised out of hot fluids hot of out crystallised minerals people living and working here. Part of the area is within is area the of Part here. working and living people
years ago, when this area lay near the equator. the near lay area this when ago, years around 290 million years ago, when ago, years million 290 around
years of Earth processes and thousands of years of years of thousands and processes Earth of years
limestone, sandstone and shale. They formed around 320 million 320 around formed They shale. and sandstone limestone, ore and other minerals. They formed They minerals. other and ore
This beautiful landscape has been shaped by millions of millions by shaped been has landscape beautiful This
The rocks that make up most of the North Pennines are layers of layers are Pennines North the of most up make that rocks The Criss-crossing the fells are veins of lead of veins are fells the Criss-crossing
Life in the tropics the in Life Buried treasure Buried Pennines AONB & Global Geopark Global & AONB Pennines
Rocky foundations Rocky North the in Teesdale Upper to Welcome
Upper Teesdale is in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty High Force and (AONB) and Global Geopark The North Pennines is one of England’s most special places – What is a Geopark? a peaceful, unspoilt landscape with a rich history and vibrant Bowlees Geotrail The North Pennines AONB is a Global Geopark, a status natural beauty. In recognition of this it is designated as an endorsed by UNESCO. Geoparks are places with Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The area is also a Whinstone, waders & wild flowers outstanding geology and landscape, where there are strong Global Geopark – an accolade endorsed by UNESCO. local efforts to make the most of Earth heritage through interpretation, education, conservation and tourism. To find A lovely 4 to 5-mile (6.5 – 8km) walk, starting from out more visit www.europeangeoparks.org and www.globalgeopark.org Bowlees Visitor Centre or High Force car park in Upper Teesdale, exploring landscape, geology, history and wildlife. Moor House – Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve (NNR) Part of this walk, between Low Force and High Force, is within the Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR. This large North Pennines AONB Partnership NorthPenninesAONB reserve stretches over parts of Co. Durham and Cumbria and www.northpennines.org.uk @NorthPennAONB contains a wide range of North Pennine upland habitats, +44 (0)1388 528801 northpennines from hay meadows and juniper woods to limestone [email protected] northpennaonb grassland and blanket bog. For more information contact the Reserve Base on 01833 622374.
The AONB Partnership has a Green Tourism award for its corporate office
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View across Teesdale from the track between Dirt Pit and Bowlees and Pit Dirt between track the from Teesdale across View
1:25 000 Explorer OL31 North Pennines North OL31 Explorer 000 1:25 otherwise credited) by Elizabeth Pickett Elizabeth by credited) otherwise
Painted map and illustrations (unless illustrations and map Painted 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond Richmond & Castle Barnard 92
Front cover: High Force © Graeme Peacock Graeme © Force High cover: Front 1:50 000 Landranger Landranger 000 1:50 estmorland Appleby-in-W 91
Ordnance Survey Ordnance
Useful maps: Useful
base of High Force (www.highforcewaterfall.com) Force High of base
High Force: hotel, parking (charges apply), gift shop, toilets, path to path toilets, shop, gift apply), (charges parking hotel, Force: High
e-car charg e-car .visitbowlees.org.uk) (www activities point, ing
acilities: F Bowlees: visitor centre, café, information, toilets, parking, toilets, information, café, centre, visitor Bowlees:
© NPAP/Elizabeth Pickett
200 2233 (www 2233 200 .traveline.info)
Public transport: Public For timetable information call Traveline on 0871 on Traveline call information timetable For
as you find them and keep dogs under close control. control. close under dogs keep and them find you as
strong shoes are recommended. Please keep to paths, leave gates leave paths, to keep Please recommended. are shoes strong
management for red grouse shooting. grouse red for management with a few short, steeper ascents and descents. Walking boots or boots Walking descents. and ascents steeper short, few a with
Further up the dale there is quarrying and on the high moors, high the on and quarrying is there dale the up Further meadows around the route. the around meadows cliff edge just east of High Force. High of east just edge cliff The route is gently undulating but undulating gently is route The
countryside of stone walls, sheep, cattle and hay meadows. hay and cattle sheep, walls, stone of countryside Way verges between Wynch Bridge and High Force, and in hay in and Force, High and Bridge Wynch between verges Way Please take care crossing the road and near the near and road the crossing care take Please ees. ees. T River
shape it today. This walk takes you through a working a through you takes walk This today. it shape summer look out for wild flowers, especially along the Pennine the along especially flowers, wild for out look summer walk is mainly on paths and tracks through fields and beside the beside and fields through tracks and paths on mainly is walk
activity has profoundly affected the landscape and continues to continues and landscape the affected profoundly has activity plants like the spring gentian. If you’re here in late spring and spring late in here you’re If gentian. spring the like plants stretches of minor road. T road. minor of stretches his
people have used the land and resources around them. Human them. around resources and land the used have people uniquely rich association of plants includes rare arctic-alpine rare includes plants of association rich uniquely
gates and stiles, and short and stiles, and gates
AONB & Geopark & AONB
hunter-gatherers to Victorian lead miners and today’s farmers, today’s and miners lead Victorian to hunter-gatherers (see overleaf), this is the home of the ‘Teesdale Assemblage’. This Assemblage’. ‘Teesdale the of home the is this overleaf), (see
and permissive paths with paths permissive and
North Pennines North Castle
have left tantalising traces for us to discover. From prehistoric From discover. to us for traces tantalising left have particularly special. As well as being important for upland birds upland for important being as well As special. particularly
Barnard
errain: T Public rights of way of rights Public
People have lived in the North Pennines for 10,000 years and years 10,000 for Pennines North the in lived have People The North Pennines is fantastic for wildlife and Upper Teesdale is Teesdale Upper and wildlife for fantastic is Pennines North The
F orce car park NY 885 286 885 NY park car orce
A working landscape working A Wild and wonderful and Wild
Bowlees Centre NY 907 282 or High or 282 907 NY Centre
in-Teesdale
A landscape for people and wildlife and people for landscape A Middleton-
Start/finish: Bowlees Visitor Bowlees
© M Byron M ©
hours. hours.
Stanhope
aking about 2½–3 about aking t ascent,
Alston Formation of the Whin Sill Whin the of Formation
route options) with 120m of 120m with options) route
Whin Sill Whin (depending on High Force High on (depending
4–5 miles (6.5–8km) miles 4–5
Walk length/time: Walk Approx.
Limestone the surface after millions of years of erosion. of years of millions after surface the
Shale
Sandstone dolerite (or whinstone). It is now exposed at exposed now is It whinstone). (or dolerite
molten rock solidified underground to become to underground solidified rock molten
heritage and wonderful wildlife. wildlife. wonderful and heritage
Low Force Low
High Force. It formed 295 million years ago when ago years million 295 formed It Force. High
origins, ice age features, ancient settlements, lead mining lead settlements, ancient features, age ice origins,
landscapes. This is the Whin Sill, which you’ll see at Low Force and Force Low at see you’ll which Sill, Whin the is This landscapes.
Force. The landscape continues to be sculpted by modern rivers. modern by sculpted be to continues landscape The Force.
Force waterfalls. You’ll discover rocks with dramatic with rocks discover You’ll waterfalls. Force A very different rock layer forms Teesdale’s most dramatic most Teesdale’s forms layer rock different very A
Torrential meltwaters carved gorges like those at Low Force and High and Force Low at those like gorges carved meltwaters Torrential
features of the landscape around High Force and Low and Force High around landscape the of features Molten rock Molten you here! Ice scoured the land and dumped clay and boulders. and clay dumped and land the scoured Ice here! you
age, 20,000 years ago, there would have been a mile of ice above ice of mile a been have would there ago, years 20,000 age, Force car park, will introduce you to some of the special the of some to you introduce will park, car Force
Today’s landscape has been shaped by ice and water. In the last ice last the In water. and ice by shaped been has landscape Today’s
Ancient tropical delta tropical Ancient This circular walk, from Bowlees Visitor Centre or High or Centre Visitor Bowlees from walk, circular This
Ice and water and Ice
and most iconic upland birds. upland iconic most and
Galena (lead ore) (lead Galena
made of sandstone. of made been mined for centuries. for mined been
Reserve, which is home to some of the UK’s rarest plants rarest UK’s the of some to home is which Reserve,
Most of the walls and buildings you’ll see are see you’ll buildings and walls the of Most is famous for its minerals, which have which minerals, its for famous is
the Moor House–Upper Teesdale National Nature National Teesdale House–Upper Moor the deltas hardened into the rocks we see today. see we rocks the into hardened deltas deep underground. The North Pennines North The underground. deep
Limy ooze, sand and mud in tropical seas and seas tropical in mud and sand ooze, Limy minerals crystallised out of hot fluids hot of out crystallised minerals people living and working here. Part of the area is within is area the of Part here. working and living people
years ago, when this area lay near the equator. the near lay area this when ago, years around 290 million years ago, when ago, years million 290 around
years of Earth processes and thousands of years of years of thousands and processes Earth of years
limestone, sandstone and shale. They formed around 320 million 320 around formed They shale. and sandstone limestone, ore and other minerals. They formed They minerals. other and ore
This beautiful landscape has been shaped by millions of millions by shaped been has landscape beautiful This
The rocks that make up most of the North Pennines are layers of layers are Pennines North the of most up make that rocks The Criss-crossing the fells are veins of lead of veins are fells the Criss-crossing
Life in the tropics the in Life Buried treasure Buried Pennines AONB & Global Geopark Global & AONB Pennines
Rocky foundations Rocky North the in Teesdale Upper to Welcome
Upper Teesdale is in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty High Force and (AONB) and Global Geopark The North Pennines is one of England’s most special places – What is a Geopark? a peaceful, unspoilt landscape with a rich history and vibrant Bowlees Geotrail The North Pennines AONB is a Global Geopark, a status natural beauty. In recognition of this it is designated as an endorsed by UNESCO. Geoparks are places with Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The area is also a Whinstone, waders & wild flowers outstanding geology and landscape, where there are strong Global Geopark – an accolade endorsed by UNESCO. local efforts to make the most of Earth heritage through interpretation, education, conservation and tourism. To find A lovely 4 to 5-mile (6.5 – 8km) walk, starting from out more visit www.europeangeoparks.org and www.globalgeopark.org Bowlees Visitor Centre or High Force car park in Upper Teesdale, exploring landscape, geology, history and wildlife. Moor House – Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve (NNR) Part of this walk, between Low Force and High Force, is within the Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR. This large North Pennines AONB Partnership NorthPenninesAONB reserve stretches over parts of Co. Durham and Cumbria and www.northpennines.org.uk @NorthPennAONB contains a wide range of North Pennine upland habitats, +44 (0)1388 528801 northpennines from hay meadows and juniper woods to limestone [email protected] northpennaonb grassland and blanket bog. For more information contact the Reserve Base on 01833 622374.
The AONB Partnership has a Green Tourism award for its corporate office
Produced by the North Pennines AONB Partnership Supported by Lord Barnard’s Raby Estates 06/14/19K
Printed on 130gsm Revive 100 Silk High Force Walk lft.qxp_Layout 1 02/06/2014 08:33 Page 1 Page 08:33 02/06/2014 1 lft.qxp_Layout Walk Force High
View across Teesdale from the track between Dirt Pit and Bowlees and Pit Dirt between track the from Teesdale across View
1:25 000 Explorer OL31 North Pennines North OL31 Explorer 000 1:25 otherwise credited) by Elizabeth Pickett Elizabeth by credited) otherwise
Painted map and illustrations (unless illustrations and map Painted 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond Richmond & Castle Barnard 92
Front cover: High Force © Graeme Peacock Graeme © Force High cover: Front 1:50 000 Landranger Landranger 000 1:50 estmorland Appleby-in-W 91
Ordnance Survey Ordnance
Useful maps: Useful
base of High Force (www.highforcewaterfall.com) Force High of base
High Force: hotel, parking (charges apply), gift shop, toilets, path to path toilets, shop, gift apply), (charges parking hotel, Force: High
e-car charg e-car .visitbowlees.org.uk) (www activities point, ing
acilities: F Bowlees: visitor centre, café, information, toilets, parking, toilets, information, café, centre, visitor Bowlees:
© NPAP/Elizabeth Pickett
200 2233 (www 2233 200 .traveline.info)
Public transport: Public For timetable information call Traveline on 0871 on Traveline call information timetable For
as you find them and keep dogs under close control. control. close under dogs keep and them find you as
strong shoes are recommended. Please keep to paths, leave gates leave paths, to keep Please recommended. are shoes strong
management for red grouse shooting. grouse red for management with a few short, steeper ascents and descents. Walking boots or boots Walking descents. and ascents steeper short, few a with
Further up the dale there is quarrying and on the high moors, high the on and quarrying is there dale the up Further meadows around the route. the around meadows cliff edge just east of High Force. High of east just edge cliff The route is gently undulating but undulating gently is route The
countryside of stone walls, sheep, cattle and hay meadows. hay and cattle sheep, walls, stone of countryside Way verges between Wynch Bridge and High Force, and in hay in and Force, High and Bridge Wynch between verges Way Please take care crossing the road and near the near and road the crossing care take Please ees. ees. T River
shape it today. This walk takes you through a working a through you takes walk This today. it shape summer look out for wild flowers, especially along the Pennine the along especially flowers, wild for out look summer walk is mainly on paths and tracks through fields and beside the beside and fields through tracks and paths on mainly is walk
activity has profoundly affected the landscape and continues to continues and landscape the affected profoundly has activity plants like the spring gentian. If you’re here in late spring and spring late in here you’re If gentian. spring the like plants stretches of minor road. T road. minor of stretches his
people have used the land and resources around them. Human them. around resources and land the used have people uniquely rich association of plants includes rare arctic-alpine rare includes plants of association rich uniquely
gates and stiles, and short and stiles, and gates
AONB & Geopark & AONB
hunter-gatherers to Victorian lead miners and today’s farmers, today’s and miners lead Victorian to hunter-gatherers (see overleaf), this is the home of the ‘Teesdale Assemblage’. This Assemblage’. ‘Teesdale the of home the is this overleaf), (see
and permissive paths with paths permissive and
North Pennines North Castle
have left tantalising traces for us to discover. From prehistoric From discover. to us for traces tantalising left have particularly special. As well as being important for upland birds upland for important being as well As special. particularly
Barnard
errain: T Public rights of way of rights Public
People have lived in the North Pennines for 10,000 years and years 10,000 for Pennines North the in lived have People The North Pennines is fantastic for wildlife and Upper Teesdale is Teesdale Upper and wildlife for fantastic is Pennines North The
F orce car park NY 885 286 885 NY park car orce
A working landscape working A Wild and wonderful and Wild
Bowlees Centre NY 907 282 or High or 282 907 NY Centre
in-Teesdale
A landscape for people and wildlife and people for landscape A Middleton-
Start/finish: Bowlees Visitor Bowlees
© M Byron M ©
hours. hours.
Stanhope
aking about 2½–3 about aking t ascent,
Alston Formation of the Whin Sill Whin the of Formation
route options) with 120m of 120m with options) route
Whin Sill Whin (depending on High Force High on (depending
4–5 miles (6.5–8km) miles 4–5
Walk length/time: Walk Approx.
Limestone the surface after millions of years of erosion. of years of millions after surface the
Shale
Sandstone dolerite (or whinstone). It is now exposed at exposed now is It whinstone). (or dolerite
molten rock solidified underground to become to underground solidified rock molten
heritage and wonderful wildlife. wildlife. wonderful and heritage
Low Force Low
High Force. It formed 295 million years ago when ago years million 295 formed It Force. High
origins, ice age features, ancient settlements, lead mining lead settlements, ancient features, age ice origins,
landscapes. This is the Whin Sill, which you’ll see at Low Force and Force Low at see you’ll which Sill, Whin the is This landscapes.
Force. The landscape continues to be sculpted by modern rivers. modern by sculpted be to continues landscape The Force.
Force waterfalls. You’ll discover rocks with dramatic with rocks discover You’ll waterfalls. Force A very different rock layer forms Teesdale’s most dramatic most Teesdale’s forms layer rock different very A
Torrential meltwaters carved gorges like those at Low Force and High and Force Low at those like gorges carved meltwaters Torrential
features of the landscape around High Force and Low and Force High around landscape the of features Molten rock Molten you here! Ice scoured the land and dumped clay and boulders. and clay dumped and land the scoured Ice here! you
age, 20,000 years ago, there would have been a mile of ice above ice of mile a been have would there ago, years 20,000 age, Force car park, will introduce you to some of the special the of some to you introduce will park, car Force
Today’s landscape has been shaped by ice and water. In the last ice last the In water. and ice by shaped been has landscape Today’s
Ancient tropical delta tropical Ancient This circular walk, from Bowlees Visitor Centre or High or Centre Visitor Bowlees from walk, circular This
Ice and water and Ice
and most iconic upland birds. upland iconic most and
Galena (lead ore) (lead Galena
made of sandstone. of made been mined for centuries. for mined been
Reserve, which is home to some of the UK’s rarest plants rarest UK’s the of some to home is which Reserve,
Most of the walls and buildings you’ll see are see you’ll buildings and walls the of Most is famous for its minerals, which have which minerals, its for famous is
the Moor House–Upper Teesdale National Nature National Teesdale House–Upper Moor the deltas hardened into the rocks we see today. see we rocks the into hardened deltas deep underground. The North Pennines North The underground. deep
Limy ooze, sand and mud in tropical seas and seas tropical in mud and sand ooze, Limy minerals crystallised out of hot fluids hot of out crystallised minerals people living and working here. Part of the area is within is area the of Part here. working and living people
years ago, when this area lay near the equator. the near lay area this when ago, years around 290 million years ago, when ago, years million 290 around
years of Earth processes and thousands of years of years of thousands and processes Earth of years
limestone, sandstone and shale. They formed around 320 million 320 around formed They shale. and sandstone limestone, ore and other minerals. They formed They minerals. other and ore
This beautiful landscape has been shaped by millions of millions by shaped been has landscape beautiful This
The rocks that make up most of the North Pennines are layers of layers are Pennines North the of most up make that rocks The Criss-crossing the fells are veins of lead of veins are fells the Criss-crossing
Life in the tropics the in Life Buried treasure Buried Pennines AONB & Global Geopark Global & AONB Pennines
Rocky foundations Rocky North the in Teesdale Upper to Welcome
Upper Teesdale is in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty High Force and (AONB) and Global Geopark The North Pennines is one of England’s most special places – What is a Geopark? a peaceful, unspoilt landscape with a rich history and vibrant Bowlees Geotrail The North Pennines AONB is a Global Geopark, a status natural beauty. In recognition of this it is designated as an endorsed by UNESCO. Geoparks are places with Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The area is also a Whinstone, waders & wild flowers outstanding geology and landscape, where there are strong Global Geopark – an accolade endorsed by UNESCO. local efforts to make the most of Earth heritage through interpretation, education, conservation and tourism. To find A lovely 4 to 5-mile (6.5 – 8km) walk, starting from out more visit www.europeangeoparks.org and www.globalgeopark.org Bowlees Visitor Centre or High Force car park in Upper Teesdale, exploring landscape, geology, history and wildlife. Moor House – Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve (NNR) Part of this walk, between Low Force and High Force, is within the Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR. This large North Pennines AONB Partnership NorthPenninesAONB reserve stretches over parts of Co. Durham and Cumbria and www.northpennines.org.uk @NorthPennAONB contains a wide range of North Pennine upland habitats, +44 (0)1388 528801 northpennines from hay meadows and juniper woods to limestone [email protected] northpennaonb grassland and blanket bog. For more information contact the Reserve Base on 01833 622374.
The AONB Partnership has a Green Tourism award for its corporate office
Produced by the North Pennines AONB Partnership Supported by Lord Barnard’s Raby Estates 06/14/19K
Printed on 130gsm Revive 100 Silk High Force Walk lft.qxp_Layout 1 02/06/2014 08:33 Page 1 Page 08:33 02/06/2014 1 lft.qxp_Layout Walk Force High
View across Teesdale from the track between Dirt Pit and Bowlees and Pit Dirt between track the from Teesdale across View
1:25 000 Explorer OL31 North Pennines North OL31 Explorer 000 1:25 otherwise credited) by Elizabeth Pickett Elizabeth by credited) otherwise
Painted map and illustrations (unless illustrations and map Painted 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond Richmond & Castle Barnard 92
Front cover: High Force © Graeme Peacock Graeme © Force High cover: Front 1:50 000 Landranger Landranger 000 1:50 estmorland Appleby-in-W 91
Ordnance Survey Ordnance
Useful maps: Useful
base of High Force (www.highforcewaterfall.com) Force High of base
High Force: hotel, parking (charges apply), gift shop, toilets, path to path toilets, shop, gift apply), (charges parking hotel, Force: High
e-car charg e-car .visitbowlees.org.uk) (www activities point, ing
acilities: F Bowlees: visitor centre, café, information, toilets, parking, toilets, information, café, centre, visitor Bowlees:
© NPAP/Elizabeth Pickett
200 2233 (www 2233 200 .traveline.info)
Public transport: Public For timetable information call Traveline on 0871 on Traveline call information timetable For
as you find them and keep dogs under close control. control. close under dogs keep and them find you as
strong shoes are recommended. Please keep to paths, leave gates leave paths, to keep Please recommended. are shoes strong
management for red grouse shooting. grouse red for management with a few short, steeper ascents and descents. Walking boots or boots Walking descents. and ascents steeper short, few a with
Further up the dale there is quarrying and on the high moors, high the on and quarrying is there dale the up Further meadows around the route. the around meadows cliff edge just east of High Force. High of east just edge cliff The route is gently undulating but undulating gently is route The
countryside of stone walls, sheep, cattle and hay meadows. hay and cattle sheep, walls, stone of countryside Way verges between Wynch Bridge and High Force, and in hay in and Force, High and Bridge Wynch between verges Way Please take care crossing the road and near the near and road the crossing care take Please ees. ees. T River
shape it today. This walk takes you through a working a through you takes walk This today. it shape summer look out for wild flowers, especially along the Pennine the along especially flowers, wild for out look summer walk is mainly on paths and tracks through fields and beside the beside and fields through tracks and paths on mainly is walk
activity has profoundly affected the landscape and continues to continues and landscape the affected profoundly has activity plants like the spring gentian. If you’re here in late spring and spring late in here you’re If gentian. spring the like plants stretches of minor road. T road. minor of stretches his
people have used the land and resources around them. Human them. around resources and land the used have people uniquely rich association of plants includes rare arctic-alpine rare includes plants of association rich uniquely
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hunter-gatherers to Victorian lead miners and today’s farmers, today’s and miners lead Victorian to hunter-gatherers (see overleaf), this is the home of the ‘Teesdale Assemblage’. This Assemblage’. ‘Teesdale the of home the is this overleaf), (see
and permissive paths with paths permissive and
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age, 20,000 years ago, there would have been a mile of ice above ice of mile a been have would there ago, years 20,000 age, Force car park, will introduce you to some of the special the of some to you introduce will park, car Force
Today’s landscape has been shaped by ice and water. In the last ice last the In water. and ice by shaped been has landscape Today’s
Ancient tropical delta tropical Ancient This circular walk, from Bowlees Visitor Centre or High or Centre Visitor Bowlees from walk, circular This
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and most iconic upland birds. upland iconic most and
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years ago, when this area lay near the equator. the near lay area this when ago, years around 290 million years ago, when ago, years million 290 around
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Upper Teesdale is in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty High Force and (AONB) and Global Geopark The North Pennines is one of England’s most special places – What is a Geopark? a peaceful, unspoilt landscape with a rich history and vibrant Bowlees Geotrail The North Pennines AONB is a Global Geopark, a status natural beauty. In recognition of this it is designated as an endorsed by UNESCO. Geoparks are places with Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The area is also a Whinstone, waders & wild flowers outstanding geology and landscape, where there are strong Global Geopark – an accolade endorsed by UNESCO. local efforts to make the most of Earth heritage through interpretation, education, conservation and tourism. To find A lovely 4 to 5-mile (6.5 – 8km) walk, starting from out more visit www.europeangeoparks.org and www.globalgeopark.org Bowlees Visitor Centre or High Force car park in Upper Teesdale, exploring landscape, geology, history and wildlife. Moor House – Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve (NNR) Part of this walk, between Low Force and High Force, is within the Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR. This large North Pennines AONB Partnership NorthPenninesAONB reserve stretches over parts of Co. Durham and Cumbria and www.northpennines.org.uk @NorthPennAONB contains a wide range of North Pennine upland habitats, +44 (0)1388 528801 northpennines from hay meadows and juniper woods to limestone [email protected] northpennaonb grassland and blanket bog. For more information contact the Reserve Base on 01833 622374.
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Bird hot spot Hay time With its mosaic of dale and moorland habitats, Buried treasure In early summer many of these hay the North Pennines is one of the best places in meadows are full of colourful wild Look at the hills ahead and you’ll see a V-shaped notch in the skyline. England to see the birds of the uplands. In spring flowers like yellow rattle, meadow Known as Coldberry Gutter, this huge opencast working along a lead and early summer the calls of wading birds – curlew, buttercup, red clover and meadow- vein dates back to at least the mid-18th century. Miners excavated it oystercatcher, golden plover, snipe, redshank and sweet. The North Pennines has over with picks and shovels and periodically flushed it with water to clear lapwing – fill the air. Upper Teesdale 40% of the UK’s upland hay loose material. is particularly special as it is a vital meadows, which survive because North Pennine lead miners in a refuge and breeding ground for the painting from the early 1800s many farmers practise traditional rare black grouse. © Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library low-intensity farming methods. Lapwings
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Bowlees Visitor Centre Bowlees Visitor Centre is in an old Primitive Methodist Chapel. Now you can enjoy our popular café and discover more about the area’s remarkable landscape, geology and wildlife. Whitewashed You’ll see that many of the buildings on this side of the River Tees are white, giving a distinctive character to much of Upper Teesdale. This shows that they are part of the Raby Estate, which is owned by The long view Lord Barnard of Raby Castle. On the other side of the river is the From this track there are great views across Teesdale. You can see the Strathmore Estate, owned by the Earl of Strathmore. craggy Holwick Scars which are made of the same hard whinstone you see at Low Force and High Force. On the skyline down the dale is From High Force Hotel walk a dark clump of trees. This is Kirkcarrion, the site of a large Bronze between the hotel and gift shop Age burial cairn. and turn right along a path. Follow The rolling, grassy hillocks along the bottom of Teesdale are a legacy the footpath through the fields, of the last ice age and are known as ‘drumlins’. They formed when ice flowed down Teesdale and shaped clay and boulders into smooth, past two barns, towards Dirt Pit. Bowlees Chapel around 1900 streamlined mounds. © Beamish Museum Ltd High Force view (bottom) Take the path which heads downhill from a wooden kiosk Dirt Pit For a short extension… where you pay a small charge. There’s an easy short walk (½ hour return) from the car park to Gibson’s Cave. From the far end to Alston Ash Hill of the car park follow the path for 500m to the waterfall of Summerhill Force at Gibson’s Cave.
High Force Return by the same route. Hotel Cross the junction and follow the road down to Summerhill Force & Gibson’s Cave P Dirt Pit. Continue along Keed the track to Bowlees.
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Scale (metres) Carry on to High Force (and back) Loww ForceForce Cross the bridge and turn right to 0 500 or cross the bridge, turn left to go to Middleton- WynchWynch BridgeBridge in-Teesdale & along the river and climb the steps follow the Pennine Way. Follow the Barnard Castle Map based partly on OS mapping © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Durham County Council. LA 100049055. 2014. to the road and High Force Hotel. path along the river past the sandstone sheep.
From Bowlees Visitor Centre walk to What’s in a name? Vanished village the main road. Cross the road and Like Low Force, High Force plunges over the Whin Sill. Below the In the fields on your left there are the remains of a late prehistoric or follow the footpath to Wynch Bridge. Whin Sill you can see layers of sandstone and limestone, part of the Roman Period settlement. There’s little to see now but 2,000 years sequence of rocks that make up most of the North Pennine landscape. ago you would have seen several round houses. The people who lived ‘Force’ comes from ‘foss’, the Old Norse word for waterfall. This, here hunted in surrounding woods, fished in the river, kept livestock along with other local landscape words like ‘dale’, ‘beck’ and ‘fell’, and grew crops. Wynch Bridge and Low Force came here with Viking settlers around 1,100 years ago. Just upstream from Wynch Bridge are the waterfalls of Low Force. Here, the River Tees tumbles over the hard dolerite or ‘whinstone’ of the Whin Sill, which also forms the rocky gorge Trees from the wildwood beneath the bridge. Approaching High Force you walk between prickly, evergreen shrubs, The suspension bridge dates from 1830 and replaces an earlier part of the largest juniper wood in England. Juniper is a relic of the one which collapsed in 1802. The bridge was originally built so woods that grew here after the ice age ended around 15,000 years that lead miners from Holwick could cross the river to work in ago. Juniper berries are famous for flavouring gin but here they provide mines on the north side of Teesdale. food for mice, voles and migrating birds like fieldfares.
Fantastic flowers The Pennine Way verges between Wynch Bridge and High Force contain over 200 plant species. Several belong to the unique ‘Teesdale Assemblage’, for which Upper Teesdale is famous. Look out for 1 globeflower (flowering May–July), 2 shrubby 3. cinquefoil (June–July) and 3 melancholy thistle (July–August). Please help look after these special plants by keeping to the path. 1 & 3 © NPAP/Rebecca Barrett 2 © Margaret Bradshaw
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as you find them and keep dogs under close control. control. close under dogs keep and them find you as
strong shoes are recommended. Please keep to paths, leave gates leave paths, to keep Please recommended. are shoes strong
management for red grouse shooting. grouse red for management with a few short, steeper ascents and descents. Walking boots or boots Walking descents. and ascents steeper short, few a with
Further up the dale there is quarrying and on the high moors, high the on and quarrying is there dale the up Further meadows around the route. the around meadows cliff edge just east of High Force. High of east just edge cliff The route is gently undulating but undulating gently is route The
countryside of stone walls, sheep, cattle and hay meadows. hay and cattle sheep, walls, stone of countryside Way verges between Wynch Bridge and High Force, and in hay in and Force, High and Bridge Wynch between verges Way Please take care crossing the road and near the near and road the crossing care take Please ees. ees. T River
shape it today. This walk takes you through a working a through you takes walk This today. it shape summer look out for wild flowers, especially along the Pennine the along especially flowers, wild for out look summer walk is mainly on paths and tracks through fields and beside the beside and fields through tracks and paths on mainly is walk
activity has profoundly affected the landscape and continues to continues and landscape the affected profoundly has activity plants like the spring gentian. If you’re here in late spring and spring late in here you’re If gentian. spring the like plants stretches of minor road. T road. minor of stretches his
people have used the land and resources around them. Human them. around resources and land the used have people uniquely rich association of plants includes rare arctic-alpine rare includes plants of association rich uniquely
gates and stiles, and short and stiles, and gates
AONB & Geopark & AONB
hunter-gatherers to Victorian lead miners and today’s farmers, today’s and miners lead Victorian to hunter-gatherers (see overleaf), this is the home of the ‘Teesdale Assemblage’. This Assemblage’. ‘Teesdale the of home the is this overleaf), (see
and permissive paths with paths permissive and
North Pennines North Castle
have left tantalising traces for us to discover. From prehistoric From discover. to us for traces tantalising left have particularly special. As well as being important for upland birds upland for important being as well As special. particularly
Barnard
errain: T Public rights of way of rights Public
People have lived in the North Pennines for 10,000 years and years 10,000 for Pennines North the in lived have People The North Pennines is fantastic for wildlife and Upper Teesdale is Teesdale Upper and wildlife for fantastic is Pennines North The
F orce car park NY 885 286 885 NY park car orce
A working landscape working A Wild and wonderful and Wild
Bowlees Centre NY 907 282 or High or 282 907 NY Centre
in-Teesdale
A landscape for people and wildlife and people for landscape A Middleton-
Start/finish: Bowlees Visitor Bowlees
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hours. hours.
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Alston Formation of the Whin Sill Whin the of Formation
route options) with 120m of 120m with options) route
Whin Sill Whin (depending on High Force High on (depending
4–5 miles (6.5–8km) miles 4–5
Walk length/time: Walk Approx.
Limestone the surface after millions of years of erosion. of years of millions after surface the
Shale
Sandstone dolerite (or whinstone). It is now exposed at exposed now is It whinstone). (or dolerite
molten rock solidified underground to become to underground solidified rock molten
heritage and wonderful wildlife. wildlife. wonderful and heritage
Low Force Low
High Force. It formed 295 million years ago when ago years million 295 formed It Force. High
origins, ice age features, ancient settlements, lead mining lead settlements, ancient features, age ice origins,
landscapes. This is the Whin Sill, which you’ll see at Low Force and Force Low at see you’ll which Sill, Whin the is This landscapes.
Force. The landscape continues to be sculpted by modern rivers. modern by sculpted be to continues landscape The Force.
Force waterfalls. You’ll discover rocks with dramatic with rocks discover You’ll waterfalls. Force A very different rock layer forms Teesdale’s most dramatic most Teesdale’s forms layer rock different very A
Torrential meltwaters carved gorges like those at Low Force and High and Force Low at those like gorges carved meltwaters Torrential
features of the landscape around High Force and Low and Force High around landscape the of features Molten rock Molten you here! Ice scoured the land and dumped clay and boulders. and clay dumped and land the scoured Ice here! you
age, 20,000 years ago, there would have been a mile of ice above ice of mile a been have would there ago, years 20,000 age, Force car park, will introduce you to some of the special the of some to you introduce will park, car Force
Today’s landscape has been shaped by ice and water. In the last ice last the In water. and ice by shaped been has landscape Today’s
Ancient tropical delta tropical Ancient This circular walk, from Bowlees Visitor Centre or High or Centre Visitor Bowlees from walk, circular This
Ice and water and Ice
and most iconic upland birds. upland iconic most and
Galena (lead ore) (lead Galena
made of sandstone. of made been mined for centuries. for mined been
Reserve, which is home to some of the UK’s rarest plants rarest UK’s the of some to home is which Reserve,
Most of the walls and buildings you’ll see are see you’ll buildings and walls the of Most is famous for its minerals, which have which minerals, its for famous is
the Moor House–Upper Teesdale National Nature National Teesdale House–Upper Moor the deltas hardened into the rocks we see today. see we rocks the into hardened deltas deep underground. The North Pennines North The underground. deep
Limy ooze, sand and mud in tropical seas and seas tropical in mud and sand ooze, Limy minerals crystallised out of hot fluids hot of out crystallised minerals people living and working here. Part of the area is within is area the of Part here. working and living people
years ago, when this area lay near the equator. the near lay area this when ago, years around 290 million years ago, when ago, years million 290 around
years of Earth processes and thousands of years of years of thousands and processes Earth of years
limestone, sandstone and shale. They formed around 320 million 320 around formed They shale. and sandstone limestone, ore and other minerals. They formed They minerals. other and ore
This beautiful landscape has been shaped by millions of millions by shaped been has landscape beautiful This
The rocks that make up most of the North Pennines are layers of layers are Pennines North the of most up make that rocks The Criss-crossing the fells are veins of lead of veins are fells the Criss-crossing
Life in the tropics the in Life Buried treasure Buried Pennines AONB & Global Geopark Global & AONB Pennines
Rocky foundations Rocky North the in Teesdale Upper to Welcome
Upper Teesdale is in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty High Force and (AONB) and Global Geopark The North Pennines is one of England’s most special places – What is a Geopark? a peaceful, unspoilt landscape with a rich history and vibrant Bowlees Geotrail The North Pennines AONB is a Global Geopark, a status natural beauty. In recognition of this it is designated as an endorsed by UNESCO. Geoparks are places with Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The area is also a Whinstone, waders & wild flowers outstanding geology and landscape, where there are strong Global Geopark – an accolade endorsed by UNESCO. local efforts to make the most of Earth heritage through interpretation, education, conservation and tourism. To find A lovely 4 to 5-mile (6.5 – 8km) walk, starting from out more visit www.europeangeoparks.org and www.globalgeopark.org Bowlees Visitor Centre or High Force car park in Upper Teesdale, exploring landscape, geology, history and wildlife. Moor House – Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve (NNR) Part of this walk, between Low Force and High Force, is within the Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR. This large North Pennines AONB Partnership NorthPenninesAONB reserve stretches over parts of Co. Durham and Cumbria and www.northpennines.org.uk @NorthPennAONB contains a wide range of North Pennine upland habitats, +44 (0)1388 528801 northpennines from hay meadows and juniper woods to limestone [email protected] northpennaonb grassland and blanket bog. For more information contact the Reserve Base on 01833 622374.
The AONB Partnership has a Green Tourism award for its corporate office
Produced by the North Pennines AONB Partnership Supported by Lord Barnard’s Raby Estates 06/14/19K
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