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Name:Darden Rigg
Hill number:15950
Height:407m / 1335ft
Parent (Ma):2315  Tosson Hill
RHB Section:33: The Scottish Border to the River Tyne
County/UA:Northumberland
Catchment:Coquet, Catchment Boundaries
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:NY 98766 96513
Summit feature:heathery mound 1m W of cairn of three rocks
Drop:78m
Col:329m  NY991974  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 81
(1:25k) OL42E
Observations:flat summit area
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 31 users)ByDate of Ascent
Adrian24/03/2024
Parked on large grass triangle outside the entrance to Hepple Whitfield Farm. Bridleway to forest. Turned right along forest road. Past quarry then up to summit across tall unmanaged heather. Solo.Dangerous Dave22/03/2024
A tour of the Simonside Hills from the free car park near Lordenshaw. The long walk took in Simonside, a revisit to Tosson Hill, Darden Rigg, Gunner's Box, then a long walk back along the St. Oswald's Way to the car park. This was followed by a quick trip up to Garleigh Hill - both the trig and old fort. Altogether it was a 32km round with 730m ascent, taking me 9 hours. Not a cloud in the sky! The ground was tinder dry, but the going easy.silveracorn_alan29/05/2023
Matt14/02/2023
From Hepple WhitefieldAndrew Simmons01/03/2022
Wandered up from Hepple Whitefield. Had intended going onto Tosson Hill but came up here instead.Walker Dan27/02/2022
From the car park and along the fabulous flagged footpath to Dove Crag and Simonside. Westwards to Raven then up the muddier path to Tosson Hill. Even muddier to Whitefield, but from there easy going forestry track to just south of Darden Rigg. Once back on the track we went past the Chartners Hostel until it reached the St Oswald's Way back to the car park. 4.20 hrs.summitter05/11/2021
mae07/06/2021
northernphilby26/02/2021
Parking at Lordenshaw > Simonside > Tosson Hill > Darden Rigg along obvious and clear paths. Through the forest to Fallowlees and back up St Oswald's Way to Lordenshaw.JohnR27/09/2020
Anton07/08/2020
dexly19/03/2020
From Great Tosson; Simonside and Tosson Hill first. On return followed fenceline roughly NE to Main Stone, then outward path picked up. Met jhimmy on Simonside.jonglew29/10/2019
I was on top a good 15 minutes before Jon Glew. I noticed a 4x4 almost looking at me from the forest tracks. 5 minutes later 2 Forest rangers came up to ask what I was doing standing in the middle of nowhere...I sometimes wonder myself. They'd never heard of bagging before and was suprised anyone wanted to be there. After a good chat, Jon Glew appeared to prove I wasn't the only mad bagger around. Got back to car just before dark.Jhimmy29/10/2019
Good parking at start of BW to Ncarole engel29/07/2019
Simonside, Tosson Hill then this one following path and tracks. Hop over fence to top near stones. Back same way.PeterD27/11/2018
As moorsman 16/7/2016. Quite a long walk for a single tump as the track zigzags all over the hill, but the alternative bashing through knee deep heather didn't appeal.Crib Goch24/07/2017
From Hepple Whitefield. Lovely hill with good views.Moorponder16/07/2017
Dave Geere17/03/2017
andy elliott31/12/2016
Used moorsman's approach until past shooting box then direct to summit for last 800m, some cuts in heather. There's a three rock cairn in deep heather at top, difficult to see until you're almost on top of it.Aye Jimmy12/09/2016
m0untain_n0mad12/09/2016
Take the easy route and approach from the north. Large parking area at the entrance to Hepple Whitefield farm. From here a wide, solid, stoned track leads right up to the trees east of the summit. At this point another good track starts running west to within 30m of the summit itself. 5.5 miles return. 2 hours.moorsman16/07/2016
Lucky10/12/2015
maknipe10/12/2015
Walk from TP. Found very few tracks. Hard going.Dusty04/10/2015
stevent080921/09/2008
Sherlock24/03/2007
dull heather moorland, OK view but trig has the best spot!. good tk from W then heather wade, some tracks thru heather RHW15/05/2005
andrew.allum01/01/2000
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