Post by mick on Mar 4, 2015 5:30:08 GMT
When I did this walk, I have to say I got it totally wrong & once again learnt the importance of checking the weather even for a low level walk. And it shows how quickly the weather can change up in the hills.
My walk for today was to park up in the visitors centre car park then cross over the bridge and head up the road to the farm at Reaveley, from there get on the footpath to Reaveley Hill passing the old ruins at (surprise) Reaveleyhill from there cross the Roddam burn and then leave the footpath ( its open accesses up here) and make my own way up to Dunmoor Hill passing Cunyan Crags & Long Crags from there I was going to make my way down till I rejoined the footpath and headed all the way down to Greensidehill Farm then it was a case of walking back along either the road or the river to the car.
Good plane good walk however it didn’t work out that way.
First photo taken from the car park looking towards Ingram farm
On my way up Reaveley Hill
Still a bit of snow lying on distant hill tops (notice the weather closing in)
Looking down toward Ingram Valley
The old ruin at Reaveley hill
Looking back and further down the valley
My target for today Cunyan Crags however due to the fact the sky is getting very menacing and the wind is picking up I decided to forget about going any higher today I can always come back the hills not going anywhere.
A quick look at the map reviled that there is an old hill fort trail on this range of hills that I am on so I decided to do that.
Now any body who knows about these hill forts will know that what it really means is that there might be a green hump or if you are really lucky a few rocks .
Trig point on Knock Hill
Hill fort? (Weather is starting to get a bit annoying)
Another hill fort?
Looking over the top down to the valley floor (it’s a pity that there is a fine spray of rain the views here could be quite good)
Same view just a bit further along, the river Breamish showing signs of the recent floods
Looking down towards the new bridge, the old one has suffered flood damage; I don’t know weather it a temp bridge or if the old bridge is beyond repair.
Another shot of the river Breamish
The weather is really starting to get nasty now so this is my way down; even though I am not that high I am exposed to the strong winds.
Looking back the weather is starting to close in
Still heading down
At the valley bottom (just opposite Hartside Hill)
Walking along the river
Still in flood
Back at the car. I made the right choice even if I had got right to the top I wouldn’t have seen anything, will come back on a summers day.
Not one of my better walks, but there is a lesson to be learnt here. Keep an eye on the weather it can and does change very quickly up here.
Thanks
My walk for today was to park up in the visitors centre car park then cross over the bridge and head up the road to the farm at Reaveley, from there get on the footpath to Reaveley Hill passing the old ruins at (surprise) Reaveleyhill from there cross the Roddam burn and then leave the footpath ( its open accesses up here) and make my own way up to Dunmoor Hill passing Cunyan Crags & Long Crags from there I was going to make my way down till I rejoined the footpath and headed all the way down to Greensidehill Farm then it was a case of walking back along either the road or the river to the car.
Good plane good walk however it didn’t work out that way.
First photo taken from the car park looking towards Ingram farm
On my way up Reaveley Hill
Still a bit of snow lying on distant hill tops (notice the weather closing in)
Looking down toward Ingram Valley
The old ruin at Reaveley hill
Looking back and further down the valley
My target for today Cunyan Crags however due to the fact the sky is getting very menacing and the wind is picking up I decided to forget about going any higher today I can always come back the hills not going anywhere.
A quick look at the map reviled that there is an old hill fort trail on this range of hills that I am on so I decided to do that.
Now any body who knows about these hill forts will know that what it really means is that there might be a green hump or if you are really lucky a few rocks .
Trig point on Knock Hill
Hill fort? (Weather is starting to get a bit annoying)
Another hill fort?
Looking over the top down to the valley floor (it’s a pity that there is a fine spray of rain the views here could be quite good)
Same view just a bit further along, the river Breamish showing signs of the recent floods
Looking down towards the new bridge, the old one has suffered flood damage; I don’t know weather it a temp bridge or if the old bridge is beyond repair.
Another shot of the river Breamish
The weather is really starting to get nasty now so this is my way down; even though I am not that high I am exposed to the strong winds.
Looking back the weather is starting to close in
Still heading down
At the valley bottom (just opposite Hartside Hill)
Walking along the river
Still in flood
Back at the car. I made the right choice even if I had got right to the top I wouldn’t have seen anything, will come back on a summers day.
Not one of my better walks, but there is a lesson to be learnt here. Keep an eye on the weather it can and does change very quickly up here.
Thanks