Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross

One for the peak baggers - Killhope Head can be boggy!


Route outline for walk du116:

Killhope Cross  -  Killhope Head  -  Black Hill  -  The Dodd  -  Smallburns Moor  -  Sunnyside Farm  -  Coalcleugh Farm  -  Mufton Hall  -  Carrshield Moor  -  Bridge Cleugh  -  Killhope Law  -  Killhope Head  -  Killhope Cross




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
2
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
2
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Killhope Law at 673m (2208ft). Killhope Law is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (123rd highest in England, 207th highest in England & Wales)

Killhope Law is also known as an English Nuttall (165th highest in England, 278th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Killhope Law is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of The Dodd at 614m (2015ft). The Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (175th highest in England, 306th highest in England & Wales)

The Dodd is also known as an English Nuttall (244th highest in England, 425th highest in England & Wales).


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL31 North Pennines - Teesdale & Weardale


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

86 Haltwhistle & Brampton, Bewcastle & Alston


87 Hexham & Haltwhistle


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross

In no particular order . . .

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Finally the sun came out as we descended Killhope Law

Finally the sun came out as we descended Killhope Law

Photo: Christine Shepherd (616)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Climbing The Dodd

Climbing The Dodd

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (3)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Carrshield Moor from the hut at the head of Bridge Cleugh

Carrshield Moor from the hut at the head of Bridge Cleugh

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (5)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - What's left of the 40ft pole on the summit of Killhope Law

What's left of the 40ft pole on the summit of Killhope Law

Photo: Christine Shepherd (615)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Stretchneck Sheep Shepherd on his 'ski-bike' on The Dodd

Stretchneck Sheep Shepherd on his 'ski-bike' on The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (52)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Killhope Head

Killhope Head

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (2)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Killhope Cross on A689 at the border between County Durham and Northumberland

Killhope Cross on A689 at the border between County Durham and Northumberland

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (1)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Me on the summit trig point of Killhope Law, my final English Nuttall

Me on the summit trig point of Killhope Law, my final English Nuttall

Photo: Christine Shepherd (613)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Stretchneck Sheep on The Dodd

Stretchneck Sheep on The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (51)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Snow on The Dodd

Snow on The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (208)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Looking down to Nenthead from The Dodd

Looking down to Nenthead from The Dodd

Photo: Christine Shepherd (579)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Killhope Law from summit cairn on The Dodd

Killhope Law from summit cairn on The Dodd

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (4)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - The summit cairn on The Dodd

The summit cairn on The Dodd

Photo: Christine Shepherd (578)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - The bog surrounding the trig point of Killhope Law

The bog surrounding the trig point of Killhope Law

Photo: Christine Shepherd (614)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Climbing The Dodd

Climbing The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (53)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Made it! Me on the summit of my Killhope Law, final English Nuttall

Made it! Me on the summit of my Killhope Law, final English Nuttall

Photo: Christine Shepherd (612)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - Killhope Lead Mining Centre

Killhope Lead Mining Centre

Photo: Alan Stancombe (6)

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross - The welcoming party on the summit of Killhope Law

The welcoming party on the summit of Killhope Law

Photo: Christine Shepherd (611)


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