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Hamsterley Forest

Date ... Friday, 26 December 2008
Distance ... 7.25 miles
Ascent ... 1100 feet
Time ... 2 hours 30 mins
Weather ... 4ºc, light E winds, dry and cloudy with occasional bright spells
Summits ... None
Start ... The Grove - pay + display car parking (NZ065297)
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº31 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº92 (1:50,000)


The route map of our walk

The route map of our walk

Heading out of The Grove car park at the start of the walk

Heading out of The Grove car park at the start of the walk

Walking on the track through 'Captains Plantation'

Walking on the track through 'Captains Plantation'

Black Hill, on the opposite side of the Euden valley, from Kings Crag

Black Hill, on the opposite side of the Euden valley, from Kings Crag

The is nearly always 'harvesting' operations going on in the forest

The is nearly always 'harvesting' operations going on in the forest

Tim enjoying a good run in the forest

Tim enjoying a good run in the forest

Pawlaw Pike in the far distance, from Neighbour Moor, the highest point 
	in the forest

Looking back down the Euden Beck valley

Pawlaw Pike in the far distance, from Neighbour Moor, the highest point in the forest

Walking past Pennington beech wood

Walking past Pennington beech wood

Pennington beech wood is much nicer  in the autumn with the all the 
	golden colours

Pennington beech wood is much nicer  in the autumn with the all the golden colours

The sun did make the 'odd' brief appearance to brighten up the day!

The sun did make the 'odd' brief appearance to brighten up the day!

This was the last photo I managed to take, as we headed back to the car, 
	before the battery ran out!

This was the last photo I managed to take, as we headed back to the car, before the battery ran out!