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Name:Sheriff Hill
Hill number:5310
Height:167m / 548ft
Parent (Ma):2714  Burnhope Seat
RHB Section:35A: The Northern Pennines
County/UA:Gateshead
Catchment:Tyne (Newcastle)
Class:Hump, Tump (100-199m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,1,Cm)
Grid ref:NZ 26925 60220
Summit feature:ground beside mast and reservoir
Drop:134m
Col:33m  NZ273535  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 88
(1:25k) 316E
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 128 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
1 of 2. Parking at coltsfoot gardens. It does get you into some interesting places does hill bagging. Today around a rough Gateshead estateThe-Z-Man02/01/2024
On way to watch Gateshead Vs HalifaxLongwojo16/12/2023
Followed Moorsman advice, quick easy bagmatty1971b06/04/2023
A quick bag from the road.robertphillips25/03/2023
Yet more good advice from Moorsman. Contender for easiest and most urban HuMP.Wycombe Wanderer20/01/2023
Luckily my passenger was my wife who is beginning to understand.lordtonult13/01/2023
Whitehills from GR: NZ 27920 60291. Could park closer to summitronaldo33327/12/2022
Whitehills from GR: NZ 27920 60291Hippster27/12/2022
Parked on the road near the summit and walked across.LizH13/03/2022
Parked just below hill top, took the bus into Newcastle to meet friends, bus back to Gatesheed Interchange, then walked back to hill.IanHHill10/03/2022
Parked outside the care home and walked across the road. Solo.Dangerous Dave02/01/2022
I got the bus to this one - for committed baggers only. The SE viewpoint ten minutes walk away is worth doing - great views from there, which you can't exactly say about this hill.Richard16/10/2021
As per moorsman. Quick bagNicky C04/09/2021
On Our Way Home from a week in Northumberland. Drove onto the summit and stepped out of the CarJephcote8317/07/2021
Another ascent of this unattractive hill, a part of a longer run in the Gateshead area. Actual summit behind a fence, but near enough.Christo197911/07/2021
Highest point, between the mast and the reservoir, is not accessible from the main road as route is blocked by high fencing. Aim for Bluebell Close where you can park directly alongside, but separated from, the summit.moorsman25/10/2020
Early evening walk in the dark from Newcastle city centre, taking in Redheugh Bridge on the way out and the Tyne Bridge on the way back.campagvelocet02/01/2020
Newcastle drive about and rest day. 2 of 5. Genuine drive up to reservoir and radio mast compound opposite care home. Ground within compound is higher but man made. Looks like highest point is ground next to SW wall behind lamp postmntainman10/12/2019
Large concrete parking area by resr compound. HP most likely by the compound gates, opposite care home.jonglew31/08/2019
As much as I could manage today due to a stomach bug. With Oscar.catman30/03/2019
With Catman.oscarrosie30/03/2019
By secure comms enclosure, near covered reservoir in Bluebell Gardens, opposite care home. Walked round adjacent residential streets and nothing higher. Not inspiring.Denise 17/03/2019
We parked at the bottom of Bluebell Close in an attempt to make at least a token jesture of a walk of this hill. High point at gate to comms mast, or as good as.RichardM17/03/2019
Drive by, parked below the care home then up to enclosure wall... breezyN.Morters23/10/2018
Parked in front of gates to mast compound, a metre or so from the high point (fence junction). The banking against the wall is higher, but like the earthworks around the reservoir, it is man-made. (S)gerrybowes24/09/2018
Drove up and bagged on way home from work, reservoir wall makes the experience a little underwhelming.mrs_ts727/12/2017
Drove round Bluebell Close to both sides- it's one of those reservoirs that's about the same height at each end. Then saw Gateshead 1 Tranmere 0...times have changed since 5 years ago at Oldham Edge.Pete R18/11/2017
An easy revisit after Whitehills, that clearly a 'better' hill, at least for the viewnordicstar06/07/2017
Gateshead bagging on the drive up to the Cheviot. This one seemed a bit pointless, but got to tick it off anywaythe_adam24/06/2017
Sad circumstances to be be up here today for my cousins funeral, though the walk over this way did help to break the day up.Alex C03/05/2017
Easy drive up parked by compound. Not the best hill to complete the UA.PeterD08/04/2017
Why get out of car?carole engel31/03/2017
Drove and parked in the entrance to the phone mast. Walked around for 30 secsmadaddo05/02/2017
With K. Whee this is funAshley21/12/2016
10/11 Tenth of eleven (Thorpe Larches/Whelly Hill/Dere Street/Pentoop Pike/Currock Hill/Westerhope/Camperdown/Whittingdon Fell/Whitingdon Hill/Sherrif Hill/The Moors)Fergalh26/06/2016
Parked by mast, got out of car, got back in car...rhalstead27/03/2016
Not very inspiring for the Gateshead completion. Made up for by the nearby Whitehills, which is well worth a visit.ngthack26/02/2016
Pretty unsatisfactory summit with reservoir compound. Walked round west and south then up the bank on the east at the end of Blue bell close, which seems to be the highest ground. Not much in way of views.vegibagger02/09/2015
Large parking area. Reading taken just to R of front gates. Mound to right just inside trees seems slightly lower.Aye Jimmy27/05/2015
From Angel of the North via Team Waggonway and Old Durham Road.afoster25/02/2015
Easy tick but not very satisfactory.Dugswell231/08/2014
HB with HB #4. (Hill Bagging with Horse Box) Plenty of parking available. Most exciting thing was spotting a taxi parked up waiting for a shout (as noted by Father Ted in 2008).Minto13/06/2014
Rather unsalubrious estate - I wouldn't visit at night. Easy parking at reservoir. No access to compound.mcbiydw229/03/2014
Just walk around to shop.Almaver01/03/2014
Visited by bike in a round from Newcastle station to Sunderland and Chester le Street. Summit uncertain due to covered reservoir and wall but ground by wall was a good candidate.fasgadh18/06/2013
Sheriff Hill is now a suburb. High point is outside a barricaded enclosure around a small covered reservoir near the hospital.arranc09/06/2013
Left A1 at the Gateshead(S) A167 junction, but took the B road to and through Wrekenton. After Wrekenton, tower blocks are visible on R when approaching a set of traffic lights. First R after lights (Bluebell Close) takes you to the summit. Afterwards, take the A167 to visit the Angel of the North then continue over the Tyne Bridge and the splendid A167(M) - more interesting than the Hump.mae22/02/2013
Hmm, hill bagging, strange pastime isnt it. Ahem, 'bagged' this one following a meeting in Newcastle. Got out of the car, walked about a bit and got back in the car as I was getting very wet in my suit and tie, which isnt really the hill bagger attite, I know. 'Summit' is at the top of a road. Highest point is the man made, locked reservoir. Probably the crappest high point so far and thankfully the Wainwrights make up for this kind of place.RichieRambler26/11/2012
Managed to get round the east side of the reservoir which seemed higher at NZ 27028 60214 and climb up onto top.DARRENG26/09/2012
Bit of a duff hill behind some flats - with cabesimon and co25/08/2012