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Name:Long Man
Hill number:7714
Height:535m / 1755ft
Parent (Ma):2714  Burnhope Seat
RHB Section:35A: The Northern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:North Pennines - Eastern Fells
County/UA:Durham
Catchment:Tees, Catchment Boundaries, Wear
Class:Subdodd
(s5)
Grid ref:NY 99671 31849
Summit feature:no feature: heather
Drop:26m
Col:509m  NY989319  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 92
(1:25k) OL31E
Observations:boulder 150m SSE at NY 99726 31707 is lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 52 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parked roadside at track/road junc just N of 499m spot height (NY 9923 3156). Took a direct line over rough heather moorland. Filthy weather, really no business being on the moor in this.jonglew28/12/2022
Easy ascent, commanding view.Wycombe Wanderer27/08/2022
Parked at road summit, after completing Islington Hill. Short walk to cairn and boundary stone and on to summit. Pleasant short walk with good views, heather in full colour, dry underneathmatty1971b18/08/2022
Long Man from GR: NY 99174 31865ronaldo33302/10/2021
A revisit to stretch my legs while driving past. Solo.Dangerous Dave19/07/2021
With GB from road parking on WatershedBheinn09/04/2021
With Sue and NB from Sharnberry Gill, Pelaw Pike, Five Pikes, return White Kirkley and Longmans.Frank06/04/2021
Foggy day - walked up from car park, visiting Currick by Jack Scars then the Currick near the top.2510chris20/02/2021
Approach on tracks from the N and then a moorland yonp from the fp to the SE.Moorponder21/09/2020
A quick bag from the high point on the B6278.summitter08/08/2020
From the road at the Weardale/Teesdale boundary.Gary Heath22/12/2019
From WSW, both summits, the boulder more interesting, albeit in low cloud. Should be rivet BM on old culvert at start and another down road to SW; I found neither, but good line of BMs on way out to Middleton. Last hill of a miscellaneous day including North York Moors Dewey Notables and the newly discovered P30 Hare Hill.RHW30/11/2019
A mainly wet day in the N Pennines. P at bridge (NY992290) - pleasant walk SW then S by swollen streams. Ascent to Millstone Rigg (heavy rain), then on to Islington Hill & Long Man. A mixture of tracks, paths & pathless - quite atmospheric!ger06/03/2019
Parked at road summit. Short walk to cairn and boundary stone and on to summit. Pleasant short walk with good views to Weardale, Teesdale and across to Durham.John Lee09/12/2017
Nice easy-ish plod from the road and past the cairn to the summit.madaddo16/06/2017
With Jo, from summit of B6278. Weather; overcast, windy, good visibility.amblerbob09/09/2016
Parking on summit of road to the west, then a very easy short walk to the summit following a faint path via a cairn and nice standing stone.Fisky Boy07/05/2015
With Fisky BoyBrenda Cloke07/05/2015
With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave06/07/2014
From parking area at 996,306; first to Long Man, then south across the moor to Islington Hill and Millstone Rigg. Back along the road - 6 miles, 3.5 hours - good stretch.Crib Goch11/12/2013
From double lay-by at NY 99187 31866 (511m) Faint path following fence.David Gradwell28/07/2013
Short walk in fog from carpark at summit of road. Cairn and upright stone, but not at summit.Aye Jimmy09/06/2013
Circular run out of Bollihope taking in Monk's Moor, Eggleston Common, Islington Hill and Long Man. Slightly suspect hits on unclear summits.jhodson12/04/2012
On return from Five Pikespeebs01/09/2010
SRFrank16/05/2009
Solo. Long Man, Pawlaw Pike & Five Pikes. Fine wintery day.Vin04/03/2009
Topped this one as part of my walk round all the North's major watersheds. Saw no one at all on the Weardale watershed.moorsman09/09/1999
Night execise w TWSRT. Over this top and Pikethaw, navigated down into Hamsterley Forrest and bivi.nordicstar01/06/1997
pwithnall07/01/2024
jamiehighton25/09/2023
Matt28/07/2023
GaryJones25/03/2018
Alan Caine08/09/2017
Dave Geere16/10/2016
michael20/09/2015
mae04/05/2015
MM18/04/2015
KM18/04/2015
Chester07/08/2013
Edwin Gradwell28/07/2013
jimbloomer18/10/2012
Rambling Ray16/08/2012
Anton02/08/2012
stevent080911/02/2012
andrew.allum01/01/2000
maknipe12/03/1986
Rowan08/03/1986
Laurel08/03/1986
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