Walk Route Map du129 Chapelfell Top from St John's Chapel

Walk du129 Chapelfell Top from St John's Chapel

Wild moorland walking with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9mls (14.5km)
Ascent:	1,651ft (503m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk du129 Chapelfell Top from St John's Chapel pdf

Route outline for walk du129:

St John's Chapel - Thatch Mires - Chapelfell Top - Fendrith Hill - Swinhope Moor - Dora's Seat - Swinhope Head - Swinside House - Daddry Shield - River Wear - Weardale - The Weardale Way - St John's Chapel

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

1
English
Mountain

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 Chapelfell Top at 703m (2307ft). Chapelfell Top is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (103rd highest in England, 170th highest in England & Wales) Chapelfell Top is also known as an English Nuttall (128th highest in England, 213th highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Fendrith Hill at 696m (2284ft). Fendrith Hill is also known as an English Nuttall (140th highest in England, 229th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Fendrith Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Weardale Way, a 117km (73 miles) linear footpath connecting Roker in Tyne and Wear, England with Wearhead in County Durham, England. The Weardale Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Weardale Way.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL31
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 91 or 92
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk du129 Chapelfell Top from St John's Chapel

In no particular order . . .

Rainbow in Weardale

Photo: John Bragg (1)

St John's Chapel, Weardale

Photo: Matt Porter (2)

Fendrith Hill summit trig point

Photo: Matt Porter (6)

Peat Hags on Chapelfell Top

Photo: Christine Shepherd (407)

The River Wear in Weardale

Photo: Matt Porter (13)

The church in the village of St John's Chapel, Weardale

Photo: Matt Porter (1)

Upper Weardale

Photo: Mike Knipe (88)

Chapelfell Top summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (422)

The River Wear in Weardale

Photo: John Bragg (3)

The River Wear in Weardale

Photo: Matt Porter (15)

The River Wear in Weardale

Photo: Matt Porter (17)

The boundary ditch from Chapelfell Top

Photo: Christine Shepherd (421)

The River Wear in Weardale

Photo: Matt Porter (18)

The River Wear in Weardale

Photo: Matt Porter (16)

Chapelfell Top summit cairn

Photo: Matt Porter (5)

Carr Brow Moor beyond Weardale from the lower slopes of Chapelfell Top

Photo: Matt Porter (4)

Walk du129 Chapelfell Top from St John's Chapel - Small Pond on the way back to St John

Small Pond on the way back to St John's Chapel

Photo: Christine Shepherd (408)

A useful wooden path across the Swinhope Moor bog

Photo: Christine Shepherd (404)

The Ski Tow on Swinhope Moor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (409)

Ski Tows near Dora Seat on Swinhope Moor

Photo: Matt Porter (7)

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