Walk Route Map du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross

Walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross

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

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6¼mls (10km)
Ascent:	821ft (250m)
Time:	3¼hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk du116 The Dodd and Killhope Law from Killhope Cross pdf

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

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2
English
Mountains

0
Wainwrights

2
English
Nuttalls

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

0
Marilyns

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)

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

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

In no particular order . . .

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

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (1)

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

Photo: Christine Shepherd (612)

Finally the sun came out as we descended Killhope Law

Photo: Christine Shepherd (616)

Climbing The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (53)

Carrshield Moor from the hut at the head of Bridge Cleugh

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (5)

Looking down to Nenthead from The Dodd

Photo: Christine Shepherd (579)

Snow on The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (208)

Killhope Head

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (2)

Stretchneck Sheep on The Dodd

Photo: Mike Knipe (51)

The bog surrounding the trig point of Killhope Law

Photo: Christine Shepherd (614)

Killhope Lead Mining Centre

Photo: Alan Stancombe (6)

The summit cairn on The Dodd

Photo: Christine Shepherd (578)

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

Photo: Christine Shepherd (613)

Killhope Law from summit cairn on The Dodd

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (4)

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

Photo: Christine Shepherd (615)

The welcoming party on the summit of Killhope Law

Photo: Christine Shepherd (611)

Climbing The Dodd

Photo: Maurice Openshaw (3)

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

Photo: Mike Knipe (52)

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