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Name: | Thorpe Larches |
Hill number: | 5547 |
Height: | 82m / 269ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2714 Burnhope Seat |
Alternative top: | (Boy Hill) |
RHB Section: | 35A: The Northern Pennines |
County/UA: | Durham, Stockton-on-Tees |
Catchment: | Tees |
Class: | Current County/UA twin-Top (CoU=) |
Grid ref: | NZ 39075 25715 (est) |
Drop: | 5m |
Col: | 77m NZ387260 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 93 (1:25k) 305 |
Comments: | Large 80m contour near Thorpe Larches. No spot ht. County Top twinned with hill 5546 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 80 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Matt | 25/07/2023 | |
As others, from minor road to S; parked on verge to left of metal barrier on bend - Along grass verge to wood, through nettles on edge of wood & then had a wander around visiting a few possible high points. | gerrybowes | 09/07/2023 |
Parked to the South in wide side road. NZ390252. Road easily walkable with a bit of care and wood not too brambly this time of year. | David Evans | 17/02/2023 |
On own. Parked on minor road to S then dangerous walk along road with very fast traffic for company to small area of woodland. HP just in woods close to road. | Beeliner | 18/10/2022 |
matty1971b | 30/07/2022 | |
Drove up after drive from Manchester to deliver some equipment to a storehouse in Stockton | GordonAdshead | 17/11/2021 |
mntainman | 15/11/2021 | |
Fast walk along busy road from junction to south. Looked impenetrable but Bag For Life spotted an easy way through, about 20m south of summit mound. | Wycombe Wanderer | 28/08/2021 |
Bag For Life | 28/08/2021 | |
Easy parking at road junction to south. Road very busy with speeding traffic but enough of a verge to stand on as they approach, walking inbetween approaching vehicles. High-viz vest advisable. A short distance before the end of the trees to the west the verge widens slightly. Cross over and there is an obvious vegetation-covered mound about 20m into the trees. This appears to be the highest point. | moorsman | 05/09/2020 |
David84 | 30/07/2020 | |
Thorpe Larches from GR: NZ 39001 25809. Driven this road many times in my younger days. This is the nearest recognised hill to where I grew up in Norton. | ronaldo333 | 16/06/2020 |
Nomad Perkins | 05/11/2019 | |
Alan Caine | 17/09/2019 | |
Parked south, near junc with minor road. Dusk so walked along field margin on W side road. Thrashed around in bramble and nettle in the copse; couple of mounds found, hard to say if either are the HP. | jonglew | 06/09/2019 |
Parked to the south in Grindon Lane. Road not too bad on a Sunday afternoon, but traffic is very fast. Reasonable verge for most of the way. Agree about highpoint being ivy-covered bank (also with a few nettles!). | PGCE | 21/07/2019 |
PM | 30/12/2018 | |
Went to point listed. There is an ivy-covered bank about 20m into the woods which is almost definitely higher at 39051 25697. May be man-made but so is the road. | clivevilla | 10/09/2018 |
Road not too busy on a Sunday morning. With Danu. | Dangerous Dave | 29/07/2018 |
Parked in a widening at the first of the Stillington Road, and walked with great trepidation to the ivy bank summit. Near the road junction south of the summit, a bus stop with no provision for passengers to wait, or indication that anyone has ever done so, and a notice saying that buses don't stop here, symbolised the antipathy of the A177 to walkers. | Nick Down1 | 08/03/2018 |
A pause while passing in light post-festive traffic. | mrs_ts7 | 27/12/2017 |
amcvey | 23/12/2017 | |
Parked to the north next to the roadside houses. Dangerous 300 mts walk along the grass verge in the dark along a very busy main road. Returning from Bass Rock trip. | Campbell Singer | 19/12/2017 |
Alan Whatley | 19/12/2017 | |
adventurecrazy | 29/11/2017 | |
bwm | 17/09/2017 | |
Martin R | 30/05/2017 | |
tomc | 01/05/2017 | |
road side verge. Very busy road. | PeterD | 09/04/2017 |
Lucky | 26/02/2017 | |
maknipe | 26/02/2017 | |
On way to see the Rams play at Newcastle. Lost courtesy of a dodgy deflected goal | Mark Sims | 04/02/2017 |
Owen | 04/02/2017 | |
the_adam | 25/10/2016 | |
This has to be, potentially, the most dangerous summit in the UK. No footpath. Fast vehicles. Solo. | bolton | 12/08/2016 |
jimbloomer | 30/07/2016 | |
1/11 First of eleven (Thorpe Larches/Whelly Hill/Dere Street/Pontop Pike/Currock Hill/Westerhope/Camperdown/Whittingdon Fell/Whitingdon Hill/Sherrif Hill/The Moors) | Fergalh | 26/06/2016 |
Road fairly busy even early Sat am. | RHW | 02/04/2016 |
peebs | 31/03/2016 | |
Parked in village & walked back up road. | ngthack | 25/02/2016 |
mcallmar | 28/09/2015 | |
DARRENG | 21/08/2015 | |
siabod | 28/07/2015 | |
verge by busy roadside. | arranc | 25/06/2015 |
Solo | simon and co | 22/05/2015 |
carole engel | 05/05/2015 | |
Cycle ride Kirkley Audax 205km road ride. | Chainsnapper | 21/02/2015 |
On road bike during 205 km AUDAX event from Kirkley Hall. | John Lee | 21/02/2015 |
Condoverman | 30/08/2014 | |
philos | 04/06/2014 |