Walk du131 Cronkley Scar and High Force from Bowlees

Good views and the stunning River Tees


Route outline for walk du131:

Bowlees  -  Wynch Bridge  -  River Tees  -  Holwick  -  Low Currick Rigg  -  Blea Beck  -  Whiteholm Bank  -  Dry Beck  -  Skyer Beck  -  Birk Rigg  -  Thistle Green  -  White Well Green  -  River Tees  -  Fox Earths  -  Raven Scar  -  Cronkley Scar  -  Green Hill  -  Cronkley Pasture  -  High House  -  The Pennine Way  -  Cronkley Farm  -  Bracken Rigg  -  Bleabeck Force  -  High Force  -  Saur Hill Bridge  -  Low Force  -  Wynch Bridge  -  Bowlees



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

At High Force, the River Tees plunges 21m (70ft) over a near vertical cliff edge in two stages. After heavy rainfall the River Tees will also flow over the dry right-hand side channel creating two falls. The falls have been known to freeze in harsh winters , creating spectacular ice formations.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:


Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.



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):

91 Appleby-in-Westmorland


92 Barnard Castle & surrounding area


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk du131 Cronkley Scar and High Force from Bowlees

In no particular order . . .

Walk du131 Cronkley Scar and High Force from Bowlees - High Force on the River Tees

High Force on the River Tees

Photo: George Cummins (1)

Walk du131 Cronkley Scar and High Force from Bowlees - Jakie and Emma trekking up Noon Hill (Cronkley Fell)

Jakie and Emma trekking up Noon Hill (Cronkley Fell)

Photo: Keith Norman (2)

Walk du131 Cronkley Scar and High Force from Bowlees - Cronkley Scar from The Pennine Way in Upper Teesdale near High Force

Cronkley Scar from The Pennine Way in Upper Teesdale near High Force

Photo: Mike Knipe (193)

Walk du131 Cronkley Scar and High Force from Bowlees - Falcom Clints and The Rever Tees from near White Well Green on Moor House (Cronkley Fell)

Falcom Clints and The Rever Tees from near White Well Green on Moor House (Cronkley Fell)

Photo: Rob Barklamb (63)

Walk du131 Cronkley Scar and High Force from Bowlees - Forest-in-Teesdale from Cronkley Scar

Forest-in-Teesdale from Cronkley Scar

Photo: Keith Norman (1)

Walk du131 Cronkley Scar and High Force from Bowlees - Sign on a door of a farm house at Holwick Scars, Holwick

Sign on a door of a farm house at Holwick Scars, Holwick

Photo: Danny Fox (1)


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