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Below is a record of my walks for this year with photos and comments about each walk.
There are links to the individual summits from Wainwright's 214 fell tops, from his guide 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' and summits in other areas.
Click on the date to go to details about that walk and a selection of photographs.
Click on the Wainwright, Outlying Fell or summit to find details and previous walks that included that summit.
Statistics for the year's walks are at the bottom of the page
| DATE | WALK | DISTANCE | ASCENT | TIME |
| Sunday, 20th December 2009 |
Beacon Hill, Grindleton Fell, Lane Ends, Higher Heights, Rod Hill Gate |
8.6 mls | 1,270 ft | 5.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 13th December |
Wycoller, Lumb Spout, Boulsworth Hill, Bronte Way, Wycoller Panoptican |
8.5 mls | 2,000 ft | 5 hrs |
| Sunday, 6th December |
White Coppice, Wheelton Plantation, Roddlesworth Reservoirs, Jubilee Tower (Darwen), Great Hill |
11.3 mls | 2,500 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 29th November |
Ratten Clough Wood, Burnley Way, Thieveley Pike, Pennine Bridleway, Burnley Way, Cliviger, Hurstwood Reservoir, Cant Clough Reservoir, Pipeline, Coal Clough Wind Farm |
13.4 mls | 2,340 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Friday, 27th November |
Grizedale Bridge, Fell End, Harrisend Fell, Catshawe Greave, Grizedale Head, Hayshaw Fell, Grizedale Intake |
7 mls | 1,020 ft | 4 hrs |
| Sunday, 22nd November |
White Coppice, Wheelton Plantation, Roddlesworth Reservoirs, Jubilee Tower (Darwen), Great Hill |
12.2 mls | 2,900 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 15th November |
Langcliffe, Catrigg Force, Stainforth, Stainforth Force, Smearsett Scar, Feizor Scar, Giggleswick Scar |
12 mls | 2,050 ft | 6 hrs |
| Wednesday, 11th November |
Nick of Pendle, Churn Clough Reservoir, Padiham Heights, Black Hill, Read Old Bridge |
9 mls | 1,070 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 8th November |
Brindle, Withnell Fold, Withnell, Solomon's temple, White Coppice, Wheelton Plantation, Higher Wheelton |
11 mls | 1,340 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Thursday, 29th October |
Eaves Wood, Pepperpot, Cove, Scout Wood, Jenny Brown's Point, Heald Wood, Scout Wood, Silverdale, The Row |
6.5 mls | 700 ft | 6 hrs |
| Monday, 26th October |
Slaidburn, Burn Side, Dunsop Head, Hornby Road (Roman Road), Croasdale House |
9 mls | 1,040 ft | 4.25 hrs |
| Sunday, 18th October |
Tilberthwaite, Birk Fell, Wetherlam, Red Gill Head Moss, Coppermines Valley, Far End, Yewland Fells, Yewdale Beck |
8 mls | 3,100 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Friday, 16th October |
Dunsop Bridge, Langden Intake, Losterdale, Trough House, Whins Brow, Ouster Rake, Brennand Valley, River Dunsop |
9.3 mls | 1,200 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 11th October |
St Peter's Church, Steel Knotts, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, Rest Dodd, The Nab, Angle Tarn, Beda Fell |
14 mls | 5,230 ft | 7.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 4th October |
Mosergh Farm, Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Ancrow Brow, Bannisdale Head, Long Crag, White Howe, Lamb Pasture, Bannisdale High Bridge |
11 mls | 2,340 ft | 6 hrs |
| Saturday, 3rd October |
Mosergh Farm, Whiteside Pike, Capplebarrow, Ancrow Brow, Bannisdale Head, White Howe, Lamb Pasture, Bannisdale High Bridge |
12 mls | 2,400 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 27th September |
Barbon, Barbon Park, Calf Top, Long Bank End, Fellside, Low Waterside, Tossbeck, High Road |
13.4 mls | 2,100 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 23rd September |
Giggleswick station, Cocket Moss, Birchshow Rocks, Big Hill, Gisburn Common, Whelp Stone Crag, Hesley, Swainstead Raike, Littlebank |
11 mls | 1,800 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 20th September |
Cow Bridge car park, Deepdale Bridge, St Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Bakestones Moss, Scandale Pass, Red Screes, Caiston Glen |
13 mls | 4,650 ft | 7 hrs |
| Thursday, 17th September |
Slaidburn, Easington Fell, Walloper Well, Sadler Hill, Foulscales, Newton, River Hodder |
9.3 mls | 1,100 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 13th September |
Helton, Bampton Common, Wether Hill, Loadpot Hill, Bonscale Pike, Arthur's Pike, Helton Fell, Knotts |
12.4 mls | 1,900 ft | 5.75 hrs |
| Thursday, 10th September |
Ribchester, Alston reservoirs, Ribchester Hospital, Duddel Hill, Stydd |
11.5 mls | 700 ft | 6 hrs |
| Wednesday, 9th September |
Stainforth, Catrigg Force, Giggleswick Scar, Smearsett Scar, Feizor, Feizor Thwaite, Little Stainforth |
12.3 mls | 2,300 ft | 7 hrs |
| Sunday, 6th September |
Seathwaite, Base Brown, Green Gable, Great Gable, Styhead Tarn, Stockley Bridge |
5.5 mls | 3, 000 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 30th August |
Marles Wood, Dinckley Bridge, Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, Ribble Way |
9 mls | 1,100 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 23rd August |
Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pike, Nab Scar |
10 mls | 3,600 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 16th August |
Boredale Hause, Place Fell, Sleet Fell, Hallin Fell, Sandwick, Silver Crag, Side Farm |
11 mls | 3,500 ft | 6 hrs |
| Thursday, 13th August |
Great Stone of Fourstones |
8 mls | 900 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 9th August |
Threlkeld Side, Backstone Edge, Narrowgate Beacon, High Cup Nick, Murton Village |
14 mls | 1,700 ft | 7 hrs |
| Friday, 7th August |
Lamplugh Green, Owsen Fell, Burnbank Fell, Blake Fell, Gavel Fell, High Pen, Low Pen, Felldyke |
7.5 mls | 1,850 ft | 5 hrs |
| Thursday, 6th August |
Overbeck Bridge, Yewbarrow, Red Pike. Scoat Fell, Steeple, Pillar, Black Sail Pass, Wasdale Head |
10 mls | 4,450 ft | 9.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 5th August |
Brotherikeld, Lingcove Bridge, Scar Lathing, Cam Spout, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Little Narrowcove, River Esk valley |
11 mls | 3,600 ft | 10.45 hrs |
| Monday, 3rd August |
Ennerdale Water, Herdus, Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Little Dodd, Gilberthwaite |
7.8 mls | 2,860 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 2nd August |
Greendale, Middle Fell, Shooting How, Seatallan, Cat Bields, Buckbarrow, Gill Beck |
7 mls | 2,700 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Saturday, 1st August |
Throstlerake Crags, Moor Gill, Black Combe, Charley Fold, Butcher's Breast, Whitbeck |
7.25 mls | 2,000 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 26th July |
Peathill Crag, Harter Fell and Green Crag, Fickle Crag |
12 mls | 3,340 feet | 6 hrs |
| Friday, 24th July |
White Coppice, Wheelton Plantation, Roddlesworth Reservoir, Sunnyhurst Wood, Jubilee Tower (Darwen), Slipper Lowe, Great Hill |
12 mls | 2,640 ft | 6 hrs |
| Wednesday, 22nd July |
Abbeystead, Tarnbrook, Ward's Stone, Grizedale Head, Higher Lee, Grizedale Bridge |
12 mls | 2,400 feet | 5.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 19th July |
Binsey Cottage, Binsey, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Longlands Fell, Chapelhouse Reservoir |
12.3 mls | 3,500 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 12th July |
Caudale Moor, Threshthwaite Mouth, Troutbeck Tongue, Troutbeck, Wansfell Pike, Wansfell |
12.5 mls | 3,200 feet | 5.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 5th July |
Patterdale, Arnison Crag, Birks, St Sunday Crag, Grisedale Tarn, Grisedale Valley |
9.5 mls | 3,100 ft | 6 hrs |
| 11th-17th June |
Dingle Way |
92 mls | 8,200 ft | 7 days |
| Wednesday, 3rd June |
Wolfen Hall, Saddle Fell, Wolf Fell, Fiendsdale Head, Fair Snape Fell, Parlick, Fell Foot |
8.6 miles | 1,550 feet | 4.25 hours |
| Sunday, 31st May |
Carrock Fell, High Pike, Knott, Great Calva, Cumbria Way |
13 mls | 3,100 feet | 7 hrs |
| Monday, 25th May |
Rivington House Barn, Japanese Gardens, Rivington Pike, Winter Hill, Noon Hill, Pigeon Tower, Rivington Hall Barn |
6 mls | 900 ft | 4 hrs |
| Sunday, 24th May |
Mardale, Rough Crag, Riggindale Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Branstree, Selside Pike, Old Corpse Road |
10.5 mls | 3,800 ft | 6 hrs |
| Wednesday, 20th May |
Langdale Valley, Loft Crag, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott, High Raise, Sergeant Man, Blea Rigg |
13 mls | 3,600 ft | 8 hrs |
| Sunday 17th May |
Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Little Hart Crag, High Hartsop Dodd, Middle Dodd |
11 mls | 3,850 ft | 7 hrs |
| Sunday, 10th May |
Barf, Lord's Seat, Broom Fell, Graystones, Ling Fell, Sale Fell |
11 mls | 3,500 ft | 5.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 3rd May |
Patterdale, Ullswater lakeside path, Hallin Fell, Sleet Fell, Place Fell, Boredale Hause |
11 mls | 3,800 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Friday, 1st May |
Hadrian's Wall from Walltown Quarry to Housesteads Information Centre |
9 mls | 2,640 ft | 5 hrs |
| Thursday, 30th April |
Northumberland Coast Path from Alnmouth, to Dunstanburgh Castle and Low Newton-by-the-Sea |
12 miles | 1,000 feet | 5.25 hrs |
| Wednesday, 29th April |
Barrowburn, The Street, Windy Gyle, Hexpethgate, Clennell Street, Fairhaugh, Barrowburn |
12 mls | 3,000 ft | 6.25 hrs |
| Tuesday, 28th April |
Bowlees Visitor Centre (Teesdale), Low Force, High Force, Visitor Centre |
4 mls | 300 ft | 2 hrs |
| Sunday, 26th April |
Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Hart Side, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Raise, White Side, Glenridding Valley |
12 mls | 4,000 ft | 6.25 hrs |
| Wednesday, 22nd April |
Troutbeck, Wansfell, Kirkstone Pass, Red Screes, Middle Dodd, Ambleside, Jenkins Crag, Robin Lane |
13.5 mls | 3,700 ft | 7.75 hrs |
| Thursday, 16th April |
Dallam Park, Haverback, Beetham Fell, Fairy Steps, Beetham Park, Beetham, Dallam Tower |
5.5 mls | 1,040 ft | 4 hrs |
| Monday, 13th April |
Sawley Bridge, Till House, Higher Heights, Beacon Hill, Cob House, Grindleton, Ribble Way, Sawley Abbey |
7.2 mls | 1,060 ft | 4 hrs |
| Sunday, 12th April |
Bradford bridge, Brungerley sculpture trail, Ribble Way, Edisford bridge, Bashall Hall, Colthurst Hall, Waddington |
9 mls | 650 ft | 5 hrs |
| Tuesday, 7th April |
Chipping, Park Gate, Dinkling Green Farm, Long Knotts, New Laund, New Laund Hill, Fair Oak, Knot Hill |
10 mls | 2,070 ft | 5 hrs |
| Sunday, 5th April |
Sadgill, Great Howe, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Brownhowe Bottom, Longsleddale |
6 mls | 2,120 ft | 6 hrs |
| Wednesday, 1st April |
Troutbeck Bridge, Sour Howes, Sallows, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Troutbeck Tongue Valley |
11 mls | 3,040 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 29th March |
Grasmere, Tongue Gill, Seat Sandal, Grisedale Hause, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Brackenwife Knotts, Winterseeds |
7.5 mls | 3,500 ft | 5.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 22nd March |
Clapdale, Trow Gill, Gaping Gill, Ingleborough, Sulber Gate, Long Scar |
11 mls | 2,640 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 19th March |
Ribblehead Viaduct, Bleamoor Sidings, Knoutberry Hill, Whernside, Moss at Back o'th Rigg, Gunnerfleet Farm |
11.5 mls | 1,470 ft | 5.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 15th March |
Bampton Common, Wether Hill, Loadpot Hill, Bonscale Pike, Arthur's Pike, Helton Fell |
12.5 mls | 2,100 ft | 6 hrs |
| Friday, 13th March | 2.5 mls | 700 ft | - | |
| Thursday, 12th March |
Whinlatter, Tarbarrel Moss, Seat How, Barf, Lord's Seat, Broom Fell, Graystones |
8.5 mls | 3,100 | 6.25 hrs |
| Thursday, 12th March |
Early morning walk to Friar's Crag |
1.5 mls | 30 ft | 1 hr |
| Wednesday, 11th March |
Binsey, Orthwaite, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Longlands Fell, Chapelhouse Reservoir |
13 mls | 3,700 ft | 7 hrs |
| Tuesday, 10th March |
Seat Sandal approach path, Tongue Gill, Brackenwife Knotts, Stone Arthur, Brackenwife Knotts |
4.5 mls | 1,900 ft | 2.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 8th March |
Slaidburn, Dunsop Head, Whitendale, River Dunsop, Beatrix, Pain Hill |
12 mls | 2,750 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Thursday, 5th March |
White Coppice, Dean Black Brook, Great Hill, Round Loaf, Hurst Hill, Grain Pole Hill, Pikestones, Moor Road, Stronstrey Bank |
6.6 mls | 950 ft | 4 hrs |
| Sunday, 1st March |
Elterwater, Stang End, Colwith Force, Skelwith Bridge, Loughrigg Tarn, Loughrigg Fell, Red Bank, Spedding Crag, Megs Gill, Chapel Stile, Great Langdale Beck |
10.8 mls | 2,550 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Thursday, 26th February |
Jepson's Gate, Pikestones, Lead Mines Clough, Parson's Bullough, Jepson's Farm |
4 mls | 750 ft | 2hrs |
| Sunday, 22nd February |
Sadgill, Great Howe, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Tarn Crag, Branstree, Artlecrag Pike, Selside Pike, Gatescarth Pass, Longsleddale |
10.6 mls | 3,600 ft | 6.75 hrs |
| Thursday, 19th February |
Askham, The Cockpit, Loadpot Hill, Bonscale Pike, Arthur's Pike, Heughscar Hill |
13 mls | 1,800 ft | 6 hrs |
| Tuesday, 17th February |
Slipper Lowe Wood, Roddlesworth Reservoir, Earnsdale Reservoir, Jubilee Tower, Darwen Moor |
5.5 mls | 900 ft | 3.5 hrs |
| Friday, 13th February |
A674, Ollerton Fold, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Riley Green, Houghton Bottoms, Feniscowles, Stanworth Farm |
7.6 mls | 480 ft | 3.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 11th February |
Plain Quarry, Storth Wood, Holmepark Fell, Newbiggin Crag, Hutton Roof Crags, Dalton Crags |
7.5 mls | 1,600 ft | 4.75 hrs |
| Tuesday, 10th February |
White Coppice, Great Hill, Round Loaf, Lead Mines Clough, Jepson's Gate, Anglezarke Reservoir |
6.5 mls | 1,030 ft | 3.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 8th February |
Dodd Wood, Mire House, Ravenstone, Ling How, Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side, Dodd, Skill Beck |
7 mls | 2,900 ft | 5 hrs |
| Thursday, 5th February |
SWCP Seaton to Lyme Regis |
7.5 mls | 1,200 ft | 3 hrs |
| Wednesday, 4th February |
SWCP Seaton to Sidmouth |
10.5 mls | 3,170 ft | 5.25 hrs |
| Tuesday, 3rd February |
SWCP Exmouth to Sidmouth |
12.5 mls | 2,100 ft | 6hrs |
| Sunday, 1st February |
Last Drop Village, Cheetham Close, Turton Tower, Chapeltown, Wayoh Reservoir, Turton Bottoms, Jumbles Reservoir |
8 mls | 1,000 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Thursday, 29th January |
White Coppice, Healey Nab, Grey Heights Wood, Anglezarke Reservoir road, High Bullough Reservoir, Stronstrey Bank |
6.5 mls | 690 ft | 3 hrs |
| Sunday, 25th January |
Lose Hill , Back Tor, Hollins Cross, Mam Tor, Oxlow Rake, Limestone way, Cavedale, Peveril Castle |
10.3 mls | 2,450 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 18th January |
Troutbeck, Long Green Head, Troutbeck Tongue, Troutbeck Park, Ing Bridge, Troutbeck |
7 mls | 1,350 ft | 4 hrs |
| Sunday, 11th January |
Terraced Gardens, Pigeon Tower, Rivington Pike, Two Lands Cairns, Winter Hill, Belmont, Horden Stoops, Yarrow Reservoir |
11.5 mls | 2,100 ft | 5.75 hrs |
| Friday, 9th January |
The Pepperpot (Eaves Wood), Arnside Tower, Arnside Knott, Arnside, Limestone Link, Gait Barrows Nature Reserve, Waterslack |
7.2 mls | 820 ft | 4 hrs |
| Thursday, 8th January |
Lever Park Terraced Gardens, Pigeon Tower, Rivington Pike, Pike Cottage, Lever Park |
4 mls | 840 ft | 2 hrs |
| Sunday, 4th January |
Coniston, Water Head Pier, Tarn Hows, Black Fell (Black Crag), Hodge Close, Holme Fell, Yewdale |
11 mls | 2,650 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Friday, 2nd January |
Great House Barn, Rivington Pike, Two Lads, Winter Hill, Belmont, Hoar Stones Brow, Horden Stoops, Lower Hempshaw's, Lead Mines Clough, Yarrow Reservoir |
11 mls | 1,586 ft | 5.75 hrs |
Statistics for this year (revised 31/12/09)
| Number of walks | 94 |
| Distance walked | 981.65 miles |
| Ascent climbed | 212,876 feet |
| Wainwrights | 135 |
| Outlying Fells | 1 |
| Other Summits/highlights | 34 |