Steven's Blog: Middlehope Moor (Burtree Fell) Walk

Distance: 5.91 miles
Total Time: 3 hours 6
Time Moving: 2 hours 13
Average Speed: 1.95 mph

Number of Tops: 2/3
Burtree Fell (2008ft)
Black Hill

I decided last night that I would go for a walk and wanted to do one of the English 2000 footers near me. I decided on Burtree Fell which is only just over 2000 feet and decided to add the trig point a bit further along the top and walk over to Black Hill.

I rang my parents this morning after 10 because I knew they wanted a lie in, they weren't doing anything so asked if they wanted to come. They said yes, I knew this would mean I would have to go a lot slower but haven't been walking with my mam for ages and she keeps saying she needs to get fitter again.

The walk was a lot easier than I actually thought it was going to be although my mam was finding it hard up to Black Hill. I was thinking it would be a nice route to do a bit fell running once I improve my fitness a little more. We had to make a few stops and stopped just before Burtree Fell cairn if I could call it that for dinner. We stopped again on the top of Black Hill.

I must have a crap memory because my dad kept telling me we had walked Sedling Rake before but I couldn't remember it until we reached the disused mine workings and it jogged my memory.

In summary I found this a very easy walk with some boggy parts following the fence along the top where there wasn't a footpath but I'm sure its open access land anyway. It could be a good route to run in sunnier times.