 |
| Middleton in Teesdale |
The path by the River Tees from Low Force to High Force and beyond is one of the best-known in the Pennines, providing the best viewpoint for some of the most spectacular British waterfalls.
 |
| Start of the weekend |
 |
| Low Force |
 |
| A wonderful place to be a walker - on the Pennine Way |
 | ||||
| High Force |
 |
| Dine Holm Quarry - not an AONB but still part of the landscape |
The return to the start at Bowlees Visitor Centre was on little-used paths and byways through farmland along the north side of the valley.
An interesting description of the flora and fauna in Upper Teesdale can be found in the Telegraph's Walk of the Month, April 2008.
Saturday - Cauldron Snout
Today half the group walked in the Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve, the largest and probably the remotest in England. The route descended the unfenced road from the Cow Green Reservoir round Widdybank Fell to the Tees itself on a good track. The going then was tricky in sections, over two or three 200m sections of boulders beside the river.
 |
| Upper Teesdale |
 |
| Looking down Cauldron Snout |
 |
| Top of Cauldron Snout below the dam |
Saturday - Down the Tees to Eggleston and Romaldkirk
The other half of the group walked down the Tees passing through the pretty villages of Eggleston and Romaldkirk in time for lunch at the Rose and Crown. The return made use of the old Tees Railway back to Middleton.
This walk took us up the Lune Valley to Grassholme Reservoir and then used the Pennine Way to climb up Harter Fell and back to Middleton.
.jpg) |
| Highest point, Harter Fell, 440m End of the weekend |
