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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 (1:25k) 307 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 124 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Circular walk, Dipton & Pont Burn | PreCambrianLife | 11/12/2023 |
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. | LizH | 06/12/2023 |
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. | matty1971b | 19/11/2022 |
From Hamsterley Mill, via by-way and FP, back by FP further east. Lots of fallen trees near the summit. | IanHHill | 08/03/2022 |
Parked on Pontop Pike Lane. Bridleway past farm to intact trig! Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 02/01/2022 |
Pontop Pike from GR: NZ 15150 52530. Snow | ronaldo333 | 28/11/2021 |
On our Way up to Northumberland for the week. Easy Stroll from the Verge Parking to the SE | Jephcote83 | 10/07/2021 |
Walked from house to top in snow with 
Louise BURBIDGE. | 2510chris | 08/01/2021 |
Short circular from Dipton. | rhalstead | 27/09/2020 |
From rough lay-by opposite TV transmitter access track, up road, track past farm to trig point in glade behind masts. | CreakingHiker | 07/09/2020 |
With CreakingHiker | tim747 | 07/09/2020 |
Visited on a short walk to the trigpoint (adventure labs). | meltdiceburg | 27/07/2020 |
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. | jonglew | 31/08/2019 |
From lay-by via bridleway. Good views on way up but very few from top.With Oscar. | catman | 01/04/2019 |
With Catman | oscarrosie | 01/04/2019 |
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. | RichardM | 17/03/2019 |
Evening just at dark. Parked near gate to nursery then up road past the masts to the trig point, bright spell between heavy rain 2/3 | N.Morters | 06/03/2019 |
From NZ151525. | summitsup | 28/09/2018 |
Parked in layby at 151525 - NNE along road for 130m & then up road/track past farm to trig point. (S) | gerrybowes | 24/09/2018 |
Repeat visit w Jenx and Bryher, did the loop other way round this time | nordicstar | 13/11/2017 |
Easy up farm track bridleway to painted trig | Mark Sims | 10/05/2017 |
Nice leg stretch up the lane from the nursery entrance | madaddo | 28/02/2017 |
With K. No real view due to ironmongery and trees. | Ashley | 21/12/2016 |
Good lay-by to the SE. Footpath directly opposite leading up to the farm then on to the top. | moorsman | 29/08/2016 |
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) | Fergalh | 26/06/2016 |
From Lintzford via Collierly Wood and Struthers' Wood | afoster | 12/06/2016 |
Here for the trigpoint. Followed track passed farmhouse and masts. | thejackrustles | 09/06/2016 |
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 Ted | 14/04/2016 |
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. | ngthack | 26/02/2016 |
Solo | simon and co | 22/05/2015 |
On MTB on way to Derwent Walk | John Lee | 15/05/2015 |
Pleasant summit but totally spoiled by all those great big metal contraptions. | Alex C | 30/01/2015 |
Footpath from Pontop Nursery to SE, past the distinctively painted Pontop Pike Farm and the huge masts to the trig, FB S4121. | Aye Jimmy | 20/12/2014 |
By FP from South-East | Crib Goch | 21/10/2014 |
Easy HuMP and trig bag via bridleway around farm. | Dugswell2 | 31/08/2014 |
Attending Rock Ridge music festival at Tanfield. Cycled from campsite. At least its another Hump, what more is to be said! | thenomad | 26/07/2014 |
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. | scotty299 | 22/10/2013 |
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. | arranc | 09/06/2013 |
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. | nordicstar | 02/08/2012 |
Easy parking end of track to SE. Track all way. Stroll. | destaylor | 02/06/2012 |
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 Pearson | 06/05/2012 |
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. | Jhimmy | 23/01/2011 |
Loop from Lanchester | Gary Heath | 21/11/2010 |
Parked opposite the farm road. Up the road to trig. | chrisbien | 25/08/2010 |
Trig point is at edge of wood. You go up track from road and turn right between two high fences. | clivevilla | 15/08/2009 |
5 minutes walk past farm and assorted buildings | Bramley | 19/09/2008 |
TV mast | maknipe | 02/08/2007 |
On mountain bike | Chainsnapper | 15/05/2007 |
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 Dan | 20/04/2004 |