| Date ... | Sunday, 01 June 2008 |
| Distance ... | 4.00 miles |
| Ascent ... | 380 feet |
| Time ... | 1 hours 40 mins |
| Weather ... | 11 ºC, light winds, cloudy and patchy rain |
| Summits ... | None |
| Start ... | Grassholme Reservoir Visitor Centre - free parking (NY947225) |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº31 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº92 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Teesdale Walks by Paul Hannon (ISBN 1870141261) |
In the car park at the visitor centre, at the start of the walk. The tree's on the horizon behind are 'Kirkcarrion' a famous landmark in Teesdale
The shop and visitor's centre at Grassholme Reservoir
Looking back over to the dam from the visitor centre
The first part of the walk follows the 'south' shore.
The turning point of the walk is Grassholme bridge
We are now on the 'north' shore looking towards the dam
Looking back to the bridge from the same point
Approaching the dam, the cloud is just starting to lift off the hill's behind
The spillway on the northern side of the dam
On the dam wall looking towards the visitor centre
On the dam looking down Lunedale towards Teesdale