Distance
8.2 km to summit
16.6 km total
Elevation
226 m start
815 m max
Vertical
572 m gain
Time
4 hr 30 min to summit
7 hr 45 min total
From Sourhope Farm up Auchope Rig. Took my 6-year-old daughter with me. Stopped at Auchope Mountain Rescue Hut for lunch. Met several Pennine Way walkers between the hut and the summit. Total distance 10.4miles (16.7km) and total time approx. 8 hours including regular breaks and lunch. Weather was cloudy but dry and windy on the tops. Temperature about 13C.
Route name
From Sourhope Farm up Auchope Rig to the hut then Pennine Way to summit.
out-and-backObstacles
cows blocking track, gate tied up
Key gear
trekking poles