Blanchland - Bolt's Law - Hunstanworth - Blanchland
You need to log in as a member of Walkingworld to access the details for this walk and have an active subscription. Please join, or log in above if you are already a member.
Blanchland - Bolt's Law - Townfield - Hunstanworth - Baybridge - Blanchland
From the charming village of Blanchland the walk heads uphill, first on surfaced roads then across fields and open moorland, eventually to level out on the summit of Buckshott Fell, where it then gradually descends to intersect a main road. From the road the track follows a former lead mining track past old workings, including a well-preserved smelting chimney and reservoir. The route then heads across rough open moorland to the highest point of the walk to visit the cairn and trig point on Bolt's Law, from where there are great uninterrupted, panoramic views of the surrounding North Pennines.
From the cairn the route descends again through rough moorland terrain and fields to emerge into the small wooded valley of the Bolt's Burn, through an area showing evidence of its lead mining past. A minor metalled road then leads you through the charming old agricultural village of Hunstanworth before the walk arrives at the steep-sided Derwent Valley, just east of an area called Gibralter Banks where the River Derwent starts its life. A very steep ascent out of the valley follows, to intersect a farm track that leads to a pleasant walk through a farming hamlet and ends with a delightful riverside stroll back to Blanchland.
England - North England - Durham - North Pennines
Features
Ancient Monument, Birds, Butterflies, Cafe, Flowers, Food Shop, Gift Shop, Great Views, Hills or Fells, Industrial Archaeology, Moor, Pub, River, Tea Shop, Wildlife, Woodland
Walkingworld members near this walk
Accommodation
Distance away
Holidays and activities
Distance away