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Name:Pontop Pike
Hill number:5305
Height:312m / 1024ft
Parent (Ma):2714  Burnhope Seat
RHB Section:35A: The Northern Pennines
County/UA:Durham
Catchment:Tyne (Newcastle), Catchment Boundaries, Wear
Watershed:Tynemouth, Wearmouth
Class:Hump, Tump (300-399m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,3,Cm)
Grid ref:NZ 14971 52833
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:115m
Col:197m  NZ095490  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 88
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 124 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Circular walk, Dipton & Pont BurnPreCambrianLife11/12/2023
Parked in layby just S of the track past the houses, up the track past the mast and fence, around a bend to the trig point.LizH06/12/2023
Parking in lay-by. Trig point is at edge of wood. You go up track from road and turn right between two high fences. Not much of a view at the actual trig.matty1971b19/11/2022
From Hamsterley Mill, via by-way and FP, back by FP further east. Lots of fallen trees near the summit.IanHHill08/03/2022
Parked on Pontop Pike Lane. Bridleway past farm to intact trig! Solo.Dangerous Dave02/01/2022
Pontop Pike from GR: NZ 15150 52530. Snowronaldo33328/11/2021
On our Way up to Northumberland for the week. Easy Stroll from the Verge Parking to the SEJephcote8310/07/2021
Walked from house to top in snow with Louise BURBIDGE.2510chris08/01/2021
Short circular from Dipton.rhalstead27/09/2020
From rough lay-by opposite TV transmitter access track, up road, track past farm to trig point in glade behind masts.CreakingHiker07/09/2020
With CreakingHikertim74707/09/2020
Visited on a short walk to the trigpoint (adventure labs).meltdiceburg27/07/2020
Roadside parking (NZ 1515 5253). RoW to, and through, a number of large comms compounds to trig pillar. Unsure if trig is actually at the HP, but it's a likely candidate.jonglew31/08/2019
From lay-by via bridleway. Good views on way up but very few from top.With Oscar.catman01/04/2019
With Catmanoscarrosie01/04/2019
Walked through local nature reserve from Dipton, former colliery village, to summit area which is dominated by 4 large aerial compounds. Nestling amongst bright yellow gorse was a trig- which is probably the natural HP.Denise 17/03/2019
Through the pine forest from Dipton. Bright white pained trig at high point. Accessible.RichardM17/03/2019
Evening just at dark. Parked near gate to nursery then up road past the masts to the trig point, bright spell between heavy rain 2/3N.Morters06/03/2019
From NZ151525.summitsup28/09/2018
Parked in layby at 151525 - NNE along road for 130m & then up road/track past farm to trig point. (S)gerrybowes24/09/2018
Repeat visit w Jenx and Bryher, did the loop other way round this timenordicstar13/11/2017
Easy up farm track bridleway to painted trigMark Sims10/05/2017
Nice leg stretch up the lane from the nursery entrancemadaddo28/02/2017
With K. No real view due to ironmongery and trees.Ashley21/12/2016
Good lay-by to the SE. Footpath directly opposite leading up to the farm then on to the top.moorsman29/08/2016
4/11 Fourth of eleven (Thorpe Larches/Whelly Hill/Dere Street/Pontop Pike/Currock Hill/Westerhope/Camperdown/Whittingdon Fell/Whitingdon Hill/Sherrif Hill/The Moors)Fergalh26/06/2016
From Lintzford via Collierly Wood and Struthers' Woodafoster12/06/2016
Here for the trigpoint. Followed track passed farmhouse and masts.thejackrustles09/06/2016
I parked at N 54 52.116 W 1 45.898, walked up the track then right towards the masts and face painted trig point.Father Ted14/04/2016
Lots of ironmongery. Face on the trig pillar is a bit spooky imo. For your information Chris, quoins are the dressed stone blocks that stick out on the corners of some old buildings. Look a bit like battlements stood on end. Ostensibly to give extra strength.ngthack26/02/2016
Solosimon and co22/05/2015
On MTB on way to Derwent WalkJohn Lee15/05/2015
Pleasant summit but totally spoiled by all those great big metal contraptions.Alex C30/01/2015
Footpath from Pontop Nursery to SE, past the distinctively painted Pontop Pike Farm and the huge masts to the trig, FB S4121.Aye Jimmy20/12/2014
By FP from South-EastCrib Goch21/10/2014
Easy HuMP and trig bag via bridleway around farm.Dugswell231/08/2014
Attending Rock Ridge music festival at Tanfield. Cycled from campsite. At least its another Hump, what more is to be said!thenomad26/07/2014
Accessed from Pontop Pike lane/farm, very cloudy/misty and wet today so no views to see, over and down through dipton to carry on our walk.scotty29922/10/2013
Park on Pontop Pike Lane. Walk up to mast area to find trig column still there. No views to mentiom other than mast enclosures and trees.arranc09/06/2013
From minor road to SE. Farm track easy to top as clivevilla. Trig near submerged in undergrowth. Cut back down wood side to see the huge transmitter mast and views around county durham. Very clear and fine lookout point. Mast track back to start.nordicstar02/08/2012
Easy parking end of track to SE. Track all way. Stroll.destaylor02/06/2012
By contrast to the ugly summit structures the nearby Grade II listed Pontop Hall is for sale - for £800K you get a late C17 Farmhouse . made of 'coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings; left extension, in 2 builds, of thinly-rendered rubble with large quoins and boulder plinth'; whatever that all means ? (no doubt described in the advert as having many fine original features)Chris Pearson06/05/2012
Cycled from my home. Easy bagging. Just up the farm track, between 2 towers and you'll see the trig point (now with a smiley face painted on). Lots of foot prints in the mud so it must be popular.Jhimmy23/01/2011
Loop from LanchesterGary Heath21/11/2010
Parked opposite the farm road. Up the road to trig.chrisbien25/08/2010
Trig point is at edge of wood. You go up track from road and turn right between two high fences.clivevilla15/08/2009
5 minutes walk past farm and assorted buildingsBramley19/09/2008
TV mastmaknipe02/08/2007
On mountain bikeChainsnapper15/05/2007
Wandered up here fro trig, cache and hill. Nothing to get excited about. Used to drive past here everyday on the way to work.Walker Dan20/04/2004