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Below is a record of my walks for this year with photos and comments about each walk.

There are links to the individual summits from Wainwright's 214 fell tops, from his guide 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' and summits in other areas.

Click on the date to go to details about that walk and a selection of photographs.

Click on the Wainwright, Outlying Fell or summit to find details and previous walks that included that summit.

Statistics for the year's walks are at the bottom of the page

 

DATE

WALK

DISTANCE ASCENT TIME
Sunday, 1st July Gordale Scar 16.3 mls 2, 170 ft 6.75 hrs
Tuesday, 26th June

Sadgill Round

10 mls

2,900 ft 5.5 hrs
Sunday, 24th June

Rylstone Cross & Cracoe Obelisk

13.5 mls 2,740 ft 7 hrs
Tuesday, 19th June

Great Whernside

13 mls 2,640 ft 6.5 hrs
Sunday, 17th June

Red Screes

12 mls 3,290 ft 6.5 hrs
Monday, 4th June

Singing Ringing Tree

8 mls 1,060 ft 4 hrs
Sunday, 3rd June

Cat Bells to Castle Crag

11 mls 3,050 ft 6.25 hrs
Friday, 1st June

Weets Hill

7 mls 1,250 ft 3 hrs
Sunday, 27th May

The Knott to Kidsty Pike & Angletarn Pikes

11.7 mls 3,870 ft 7.25 hrs
Thursday, 24th May

Great Whernside

11.8 mls 2,100 ft 6 hrs
Tuesday, 22nd May

The Howgills

10 mls 3,020 ft 6 hrs
Sunday, 20th May

Whernside

13.4 mls 2,500 ft -
Sunday, 6th May

Ambleside & Wansfell Pike

8 mls 1,900 ft 6.5 hrs
Thursday, 3rd May

Trollers Gill & Grimwith Reservoir

14 mls 1,550 ft 5.75 hrs
Sunday, 29th April

Pendle & Newchurch

10.3 mls 1,892 ft 4.75 hrs
Saturday, 14th April
to
Saturday, 21st April

A week's walking from Francavilla in Sicily

64 mls 14,413 ft 6 days
Sunday, 8th April

Hurstwood to Hoofstones Height

13.5 mls 2,100 ft 5.75 hrs
Sunday, 25th March

Orton to Great Asby Scar

13.2 mls 1,100 ft 6 hrs
Sunday, 4th March
to
Monday 19th March

Everest Tea House Trek

64 mls 17,600 ft 15 days
Thursday, 1st March

Pendle Hill

12.3 mls 2,690 ft 6 hrs
Sunday, 26th February

Troutbeck Tongue & Sour Howes

10 mls 2,350 ft 6 hrs
Sunday, 19th February

Nicky Nook

7.4 mls 1,140 ft 4.25 hrs
Sunday, 12th February

Witherslack & Yewbarrow

11.5 mls 1,620 ft 5.75 hrs
Friday, 10th February

Chorley to Brindle & home

12.4 mls 1,640 ft 6.5 hrs
Tuesday, 7th February

Roddlesworth Reservoirs & Great Hill

12.5 mls 1,750 ft 6.5 hrs
Thursday, 2nd February

Denham Hill

9.3 mls 700 ft 4.5 hrs
Sunday, 29th January

Tegg's Nose

9.6 mls 1,750 ft 5.5 hrs
Monday, 23rd January

Pendle Hill

12 mls 2,300 ft 5.25 hrs
Sunday, 15th January

Horton in Ribblesdale

13.8 mls 1,680 ft 6 hrs
Thursday, 5th January

Surrey:  Ranmore Common

6.4 mls 1,300 ft 2.5 hrs
Sunday, 1st January

Pendle Hill

11.7 mls 2,300 ft 5.5 hrs

 

Statistics for this year (revised 02/07/12)

 

Number of walks 31
Distance walked 442.5 miles
Ascent climbed 90,266 feet
Wainwrights 17
Outlying Fells  
Other Summits/highlights 12

 

Monthly Totals

Month January February March April May June
Miles Walked 53.7 65.1 89.5 74.5 68.9 74.5
Total Ascent (ft) 9,330 9,530 21,390 17,256 14,960 16,930

 

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Walking Diary 2012

 

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Wainwrights Outlying Fells Other Summits Holidays Starting Points Summit Photos

 

Below is a record of my walks for this year with photos and comments about each walk.

There are links to the individual summits from Wainwright's 214 fell tops, from his guide 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' and summits in other areas.

Click on the date to go to details about that walk and a selection of photographs.

Click on the Wainwright, Outlying Fell or summit to find details and previous walks that included that summit.

Statistics for the year's walks are at the bottom of the page

 

DATE WALK DISTANCE ASCENT TIME
Tuesday, 26th June

Sadgill, Shipman Knotts, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Gatescarth Pass, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Great Howe

10 mls 2,900 ft 5.5 hrs
Sunday, 24th June

Black Hill, High Crag, Eastby Gate, Embsay Crag, Crookrise Crag Top, Rylstone Cross, Cracoe Obelisk, Burnsall & Thorpe Fell, Barden Moor, Lower Barden Reservoir

13.5 mls 2,740 ft 7 hrs
Tuesday, 19th June

Blackfell Crags, Great Whernside, Sweet Hill, Hill End, Highgate Leys Lane (Track), Dales Way, Kettlewell, Moor End, Starbotton, Starbotton Cam Road, Starbotton Road

13 mls 2,640 ft 6.5 hrs
Sunday, 17th June

Under Loughrigg, Stockghyll Force, Kirkstone Pass, Red Screes, Middle Dodd, Scandale Pass, High Bakestones, High Pike, Low Pike, Low Sweden Bridge, Rothay Park

12 mls 3,290 ft 6.5 hrs
Monday, 4th June

Towneley Hall, Coke Ovens, Crown Point, Clowbridge Reservoir, Singing Ringing Tree, Cliviger

8 mls 1,060 feet 4 hrs
Sunday, 3rd June

Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Rigghead Quarries, Castle Crag, Grange, Manesty Park, Brandelhow Park

11 mls 3,050 ft 6.25 hrs
Friday, 1st June

Salterforth Bridge, Letcliff Country Park, Folly Lane, Weets Hill, Star Hall, Duck Pond, Lister Well Road, Salterforth Bridge

7 mls 1,250 ft 3 hrs
Sunday, 27th May

Cow Bridge car park, Hartsop, The Knott, Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, Rest Dodd, Satura Crag, Angletarn Pikes, Brock Crags, Hartsop

11.7 mls 3,870 feet 7.25 hrs
Thursday, 24th May

Kettlewell, Hag Dyke, Great Whernside, Nidd Head, Hem Gill Shaw, Starbotton Road, Starbotton, Dales Way, Kettlewell

11.8 mls 2,100 ft 6 hrs
Tuesday, 22nd May

Sedbergh, Crook, Arant Haw, Calders, The Calf, White Fell, Ivy Crag, Seat Knott, Crosdale Beck, Lockbank Farm, Sedbergh

10 mls 3,020 ft 6 hrs
Sunday, 20th May

Dent, Dales Way, Craven Way, Grain Head, Whernside, Kingsdale, Green Lane (Track), Dent

13.4 mls 2,500 ft -
Sunday, 6th May

Troutbeck, Skelghyll Wood, Ambleside, Stockghyll Force, Wansfell Pike, Troutbeck

8 mls 1,900 ft 6.5 hrs
Thursday, 3rd May

River Wharfe, Skyreholme, Trollers Gill, Grimwith Reservoir, Holes Beck, Burnsall

14 mls 1,550 ft 5.75 hrs
Sunday, 29th April

Churn Clough Reservoir, Dean Farm, Pendle Way, Newchurch in Pendle, Barley Hill, Ogden Clough, Black Hill, Apronfull Hill

10.3 mls 1,892 feet 4.75 hrs
Saturday, 14th April
to
Saturday, 21st April

A week's walking from Francavilla in Sicily

64 mls 14,413 ft 6 days
Sunday, 8th April

Hurstwood, Cant Clough Reservoir, Gorple Gate, Widdup Reservoir, Gorple Lower Reservoir, Hoof Stones Height, Sheddon Clough

13.5 mls 2,100 ft 5.75 hrs
Sunday, 25th March

Orton, Stone Circle, Great Asby Scar, Orton Scar

13.2 mls 1,100 ft 6 hrs
Sunday, 4th March
to
Monday 19th March

Everest Tea House Trek

64 mls 17,600 ft 15 days
Thursday, 1st March

Apronfull Hill, Mearley Moor, Scout Cairn, Hookcliffe, Pendle Hill, Pendle House, Upper Ogden Reservoir, Spence Moor, Deerstones

12.3 mls 2,690 ft 6 hrs
Sunday, 26th February

Troutbeck Tongue, Low Mere Greave, Garburn Pass, Sour Howes, Backstone Barrow, The Howe

10 mls 2,350 ft 6 hrs
Sunday, 19th February

Nicky Nook, Fell End, Grizedale Bridge, Barnacre Moor, Burns Farm, Tithe Barn Lane

7.4 mls 1,140 ft 4.25 hrs
Sunday, 12th February

Latterbarrow, Witherslack, Yewbarrow, Witherslack Hall, Whitbarrow Scar, Lord's Seat, Raven's Lodge, Beck Head, Latterbarrow

11.5 mls 1,620 ft 5.75 hrs
Friday, 10th February

Chorley Interchange, Healey Nab, White Coppice, Brinscall, Withnell Fold, Brindle

12.4 mls 1,640 ft 6.5 hrs
Tuesday, 7th February

White Coppice, Solomon's Temple, Roddlesworth Reservoirs, Darwen Tower, Hollinshead Hall, Great Hill

12.5 mls 1,750 ft 6.5 hrs
Thursday, 2nd February

Denham Hill, Hough Hill, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Croston Farm, Cuerden Valley

9.3 mls 700 ft 4.5 hrs
Sunday, 29th January

Tegg's Nose, Teggsnose Reservoir, Hacked Way Lane, Whitehills, Higher Ballgreave Farm, Snipe House, Gritstone Trail

9.6 mls 1,750 ft 5.5 hrs
Monday, 23rd January

Churn Clough Reservoir, Dean Farm, Pendle Way, Newchurch in Pendle, Barley Hill, Ogden Hill, Pendle Hill, Scout Cairn, Howcroft Brook

12 mls 2,300 ft 5.25 hrs
Sunday, 15th January

Pennine Way & Ribble Way, Sell Gill Holes, Old Ing, Ling Gill, Dales Way, Gearstones, Ribble Way, God's Bridge, New Houses

13.8 mls 1,680 ft 6 hrs
Thursday, 5th January

Surrey:  Crabtree Cottages, Chapelhill Wood, Ranmore Common, Denbies Vineyard, Westhumble

6.4 mls 1,300 ft 2.5 hrs
Sunday, 1st January

Sabden, Pendle Way, Newchurch in Pendle, Lower Ogden Reservoir, Ogden Clough, Pendle Hill, Badger Wells Hill

11.7 mls 2,300 ft 5.5 hrs

 

Statistics for this year (revised 25/06/12)

Number of walks 29
Distance walked 416.2 miles
Ascent climbed 86,496 feet
Wainwrights 12
Outlying Fells  
Other Summits/highlights 11

             Monthly Totals

Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals
Miles Walked 53.7 65.1 89.5 74.5 68.9                
Total Ascent (ft) 9,330 9,530 21,390 17,256 14,960                

 

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