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WALK EIGHT

Bowes Moor

Start pointBowes NY996134Distance16.7km (10½ miles)Height gain205m (675ft)Grademoderately demandingTime5+hrsMapsOrdnance Survey OL31 (North Pennines: Teesdale and Weardale)Getting thereParking opposite Bowes village hall, and roadside parking on nearby road to Scotch CornerAfter-walk refreshmentAncient Unicorn pub in Bowes

Making use of both the Pennine Way and the Bowes (Pennine Way) Loop, this walk starts out in the agreeable company of the River Greta before heading up onto the grass and heather moors to the north, known locally as Bowes Moor. There is an openness about the moors that allows extensive views, which in turn bring a great sense of freedom, while the grassy ridge that links the two arms of the Pennine Way is a joy to follow.

Striding out across the top of Bowes Moor

Bowes has long served travellers crossing the Pennines; it sits at an obvious gap (Stainmore) that facilitates an east–west link. The Romans had a fort here (Lavatrae), although all its masonry went into building Bowes Castle in the 12th century. This was a lawless and unsettled region, and the castle was intended to bring some form of regulation.