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Name: | Harwood Common |
Hill number: | 2715 |
Height: | 715.2m / 2346ft |
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: | Nuttall, Bridge (N,Bg) |
Grid ref: | NY 79518 36290 |
Summit feature: | ground within 1m of cairn |
Drop: | 15.6m |
Col: | 699.6m NY 7913 3685 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 91 (1:25k) OL31W |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 299 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Crookburn Bridge - fence to Scraith Head - Burnhope Seat (trig point and summit) - fence to within 150 yards of Harwood Common summit - across country to Crookburn Bridge. | Mark Jackson | 31/12/2022 |
From Burnhope reservoir, Nuttall walk 10.1: Three Pikes (hideous boggy mess),Great Stony Hill, Harwood Common, Burnhope Seat Trig and true summit, and Dead Stones. Good walking weather, cool with good visibility. This is a really tough walk due to the terrain (peat hags, heather & bog) and long sections with no paths. | Lazylizzie | 25/08/2022 |
3/5 summit of 10.1 | DavidGMould | 24/06/2022 |
From Burnhope reservoir,Three Pikes,Great Stony Hill, Harwood Common, Burnhope Seat and Dead Stones. 5.5 hours, overcast but no mist. | Longwojo | 13/06/2022 |
The wind had got up on day 4 of my 6 day backpacking trip. It also became really overcast and the atmosphere on the hill was rather initimadating! After all, I hadn't seen a human for 4 days by the time I reached this hill via Viewing Hill!! | morgs4mountains | 24/03/2022 |
Circuit from Crookburn Bridge (NY781357) with Alex, taking in Harwood Common, Burnhope Seat trig & Burnhope Seat summit. Very misty, no views today. | Tony J | 14/11/2021 |
From burnhope reservoir up the causeway track then across to burnhope west and down via high watch currick. Mostly an uninspiring bit trot would hate to be here when the ground is sodden as it was mostly dry and I still had to avoid bogs. | emily | 18/09/2021 |
Followed fence line from great Stoney hill till like of stones was visible and made way over. 
Very boggy | 2510chris | 05/03/2021 |
Parked to SW at entrance to short track. Quick up and down. | PGCE | 17/02/2021 |
With Sue, NB. Short walk in snow Scaud Hill and boundary fence to Harwood Common and return to road. Wet and cloudy. | Frank | 08/12/2020 |
With Sue, Frank. Short walk in snow Scaud Hill and boundary fence to Harwood Common and return to road. Wet and cloudy. | Bheinn | 08/12/2020 |
Harwood Common, Great Stony Hill and Three Pikes. With B and R. | jenx | 12/11/2020 |
Nuttalls 10.1 | maclrc | 17/09/2020 |
Tedious hack from Great Stony Hill. Light rain coming in to add to the feeling of desolation. Ate a Yorkie to try and raise my spirits. On to Burnhope Seat Trig. | Wycombe Wanderer | 10/09/2020 |
with Andy great weather shame about the terrain | colinfielding | 24/08/2020 |
Down from Burnhope top following the fence. We met the only other person we saw on the whole walk on the top here. With Colin. | Andrew Pearson | 24/08/2020 |
from Killhope Cross via Dead Stones & Burnhope Seat | jef | 10/08/2020 |
Walked up lane from Ireshopeburn to join Nuttalls route 10:1 to Three Pikes, Great Stony Hill, Harwood Common, Burnhope Seat and Dead Stones. | dgresty | 21/07/2020 |
In an approximately 9 mile circuit of Harwood Common, Great Stony Hill and Three Pikes. 
 
Parked at the start of the track at 814352, followed track off to the left after a short distance (a bit boggy in parts where it crosses rivers) to its end of left fork just below Scaud Hill, then followed bits of tracks up to ridge and then across to Harwood Common summit - then followed fence to Great Stony Hill (well as far as possible avoiding the bogs) | JulieB | 23/06/2020 |
From Burnhope reservoir via Burnhope Seat... followed fence. Boggy on top. Left via Scaud Hill to Great Stoney Hill. | NorthernWayfarer | 20/06/2020 |
On ski | Pete Pozman | 05/03/2020 |
Route to Great Stony Hill. | smocks and denims | 29/11/2019 |
From Yad Moss, in an interlude between rain storms. Excellent views to Cross Fell and the west. | Nick Down1 | 01/09/2019 |
Parking area at bottom of ski slope. Up past ski lift to BurnhopeSeat trig. Then out and back to Harwood Common and out and back to Dead Stones and Nags Head. Lots of boggy ground, peat hags and tussocks. Made sure of Burnhope Seat on return and the cairn. Some views over to Cross and tghe Dun fells but hazy. Bit of a slog. | mart0797 | 25/07/2019 |
Roadside verge parking (NY 7975 3526). Direct line to here, picked up Scaud Hill on the return. | jonglew | 25/07/2019 |
As per Nuttalls' 10.1 minus Three Pikes. Lovely clear day and vey dry underfoot. Spring sandwort in flower on the mine spoil heaps. | milimana | 23/05/2019 |
From reservoir | lenman | 04/05/2019 |
From Burnhope Reservoir, Nuttalls route without Three Pikes. Sunny but very wet underfoot | Gary Heath | 17/02/2019 |
From layby on County boundary. With Joe, en route to Killhope Cross | John Lee | 13/06/2018 |
Nuttal route | Slash3 | 12/05/2018 |
Circuit from the reservoir. | tomd4 | 27/04/2018 |
DR Nordic-Skiing | Vin | 08/03/2018 |
From Crookburn Bridge on way to Burnhope Seat. Sunny with soft snow, but no sign of bogs! | Winterfloodian | 07/01/2018 |
Parked on B6277 to the south, and made my way up to the E of Long Gill Sike but never found the Ski Tows on the OS map. Headed for the summit, and found the small pile of stones in the mist / low cloud. Decided to bail out for the day. | madaddo | 09/07/2017 |
on ridge walk from Burnhope Seat to Great Stony Hill- see Burnhope Seat for log of walk. Unusually dry underfoot made this entire high level section very pleasant | pwheeler | 06/05/2017 |
Peat hags everywhere, remarkably beautiful view on clear day but better in welly boots really. Probably grim if wet. 3rd of day. Solo. | Tom D | 07/04/2017 |
Nuttall Walk EN 10.1 Burnhope Seat from Burnhope Reservoir. Three Pikes, Great Stony Hill, Harwood Common, Burnhope Seat (summit and trig) and Dead Stones. Very wet underfoot! 22km with 560m ascent in 7 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 01/03/2017 |
Started at Burnhope Resorvoir parking on the NE end of dam. Walked along N side of resorvoir to the far western end. Took track leading up the hill side to Green Laws and Highwatch Currick. Battled with into the wind to Dead Stones and into the low cloud. Welcome stop in the shelter on Dead Stones before continuing to south to Burnhope Seat, Scraith Head, Harwood Common, Scaud Hill finishing on Great Stony Hill. I returned via the rough track down to Grasshill Causeway and the resorvoir. | axe.stephen | 19/02/2017 |
3/5 Third of warm, sunny day in Yorkshire (Burnhope Seat/Burnhope Seat (trig Point)/Harwood Common/Nab Hill/Soil Hill) | Fergalh | 05/06/2016 |
Walked on my own from Burnhope reservoir. Sunny with a pleasant breeze. | flockwatcher | 20/04/2016 |
FIFTH CONSECUTIVE FINE DAY AT ALSTON BASE CAMP. DROPPED OFF ON B6277 BELOW THREE PIKES AND REASONABLY EASY ASCENT EXCEPT AT TOP. DOWN TO COLL AND EASY OVER GREAT STONY HILL. THEN LONG BUT STRAIGHTFORWARD TRUDGE TO HARWOOD COMMON AND QUICKLY ON TO BURNWOOD SEAT. SUMMIT IS NOT AT TRIG POINT BUT 200+ METRES WEST OVER POOLS AND REEDS - UGH! QUITE BOGGY ON TO DEAD STONES, THEN EASY DESCENT WEST TO BE PICKED UP ON MINOR ROAD AT END OF FOREST. | BURGESS | 29/09/2015 |
Out and back whilst on way to burnhope seat. Cairn | stig_nest | 02/08/2015 |
3rd peak of day on wet and misty day followed Nuttalls route although due to lack of visibilty followed fence all the way from Great Stony Hill to just N of this peak | celticrambler | 02/04/2015 |
Nuttall walk 10.1. Failed to find the mine track they mention so had to weave in and out of the haggs. Stick to fence it's easier. | mick | 13/09/2014 |
With Jo, circular walk from Burnhope Reservoir: Grasshill Causeway to Great Stony Hill, Scaud Hill, Harwood Common, Burnhope Seat Trig Point, Burnhope Seat, Dead Stones, returning over Highwatch Currick. Weather; sunny, light cool breeze, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 24/07/2014 |
Yad Moss - Viewing Hill - Bellbeaver Rigg - Burnhope Seat - Harwood Common - Yad Moss | davidpettit84 | 12/07/2014 |
I will never come here again | chris.brockwell | 05/06/2014 |
Three Pikes - Great Stony Hill - Harwood Common - Burnhope Seat - Burnhope Seat(trig) - Dead Stones | ronaldo333 | 22/03/2014 |
Evening hike up from Burnhope Reservoir to Great Stony Hill, over to Scaud Hill, Harwood Common, Burnhope Seat, and Dead Stones, before returning to the reservoir as it became dark. 
Beautiful sunny evening, peat bogs mainly dried up, did not see another soul. 20Km, 459m total ascent. | VirtualMountain | 18/07/2013 |
With G. Nuttalls' route from Burnhope Reservoir dam > Three Pikes > Great Stony Hill > Harwood Common > Burnhope Seat > Dead Stones > Lamb's Head > Burnhope Reservoir. | RT1970 | 04/07/2013 |