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WALK THREE

Cross Fell

Start pointKirkland NY645325Distance15km (9¼ miles)Height gain683m (2240ft)GradestrenuousTime5–6hrsMapsOrdnance Survey OL31 (North Pennines: Teesdale and Weardale)Getting thereLimited off-road parking near the church at KirklandAfter-walk refreshmentPubs and cafés in Langwathby and Penrith

Although its summit plateau is largely devoid of features, Cross Fell remains the highest summit in the Pennines, and is worthy of a visit on that count alone. Moreover, there is a calming, pastoral beauty about the Eden valley; the villages, built from lovely red sandstone are small and isolated, and the general ambiance is quite at odds with the proximity of mountains that reach almost to 3000ft.

Cross Fell from the upper part of the corpse road

The Route

Drawing to their greatest height at the very spot where the River Tees begins its long journey to the North Sea, and overlooking the massively broad Eden valley, the Pennines form a seemingly impenetrable barrier between the Lake District and the moorlands of Cumberland and Westmorland, and what used to be the North Riding of Yorkshire.