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12th Apr 2024  16:21  by S1534&Beyond

Gridref: NY 98388 92061   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

6/6 today. Parking as others. Nice views now some of the trees have been felled. Many thanks Glen for the route at https://fabulousnorth.com/manside-cross-trig-point/

The trig ©S1534&Beyond

24th Mar 2024  10:15  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NY 98300 92000   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at gate Harwood Head, then up ROW to left turn past new constructed area to very white pillar

30th Dec 2023  14:08  by matty1971b

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 6/10

Parked at gates near Harwood Head and walked main forest tracks at first along the permissive bridleway to the crossroad south of Gunner's Box on map then turning left on track to Trig point. Snow on ground, cold

2nd Dec 2023  13:33  by NJM

Gridref: NU 98387 92063   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Third visit, third different start point - approached from SW at Winter's Gibbet. Tough slog through fresh wet snow across Steng Moss, although surrounding hills looked remarkably snow free. Suspect this route is a bit of slog at the best of times. No further timber felling of timber since last visit in 2020 but the TP is now as white as the snow that covered it. ~~ 09/10/20 My second visit, different route, and not a route described in any report below, but one I'd recommend. Took the gated 'No Through Road' from Elsdon to Whitlees, parked at the track junction about 400m W of Whitlees Cottage and followed the RH track round the N side of Harry's Wood and followed it almost to the TP, took a minor diversion E to Manside Cross itself along the W - E footpath that runs parallel with the route we'd taken through a broad firebreak. Finally we crossed the earthworks to the TP. What a transformation since last visit in March 2017. Glorious views now from the SW to the NE where before there was nothing to see but a wall of spruce. Returned to the start down the fire break footpath, great views and pretty easy going. BTW there are no padlocked gates or barriers anywhere along the decent tracks we walked, so it is perfectly possible to drive to within 100m of the TP if you so desired...jus' saying...

View North West 09/10/20 Storm's TP #136
View North 09/10/20
View North East 02/12/23
View South East 02/12/23

29th Nov 2023  12:42  by MorpethWolf

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at Harwood Head and used tracks most of the way to the trig. Fairly easy to find

Frosty Visit

7th May 2023  00:00  by Llondon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 6/10

11th Oct 2022  07:14  by MileswithRiles

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Trees in the area had been felled, be tough to find if trees replanted. Surprised to see it had been recently painted (was still wet on our visit). Easy walk on forest tracks with short detour across recently felled trees. Easy to find with GPS.

28th Jul 2022  17:25  by Andy West

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

24th Jan 2022  10:32  by Oldhortus

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at Harwood Head. Forest track from there taking the 5th left which brings you out at the trig. Fresh coat of paint looking very smart

17th Jan 2021  10:37  by Mike.lavender53

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Snow slog along the forest track. Icy wind at the TG with great views across the moor.

28th Dec 2020  14:10  by marhill20

FB Number: 3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

15th Oct 2020  13:34  by slateloose

Gridref: NY 98300 92000   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked at gates near Harwood Head and walked main forest tracks at first along the permissive bridleway to the crossroad south of Gunner's Box on map then turning left on track to Trig point. The trig stands above the old quarry face on the right of the track.

10th Aug 2020  16:56  by CJO

Gridref: NY 98386 92062   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

All intact. BSM type. In recent clearing from felling. Adjacent site office and caravan in quarry gravel pit.

1st Jun 2020  12:20  by M1pjb

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

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24th May 2020  12:05  by stan toon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Revisit Circular walk from Harwood.

©stan toon

25th Jan 2020  13:00  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked opposite Harwood Head, followed the good tracks all the way to the small quarry where the trig sits above. Good going there, windy and rainy on the way back.

12th Jan 2020  21:27  by Geordie

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

12th Jan 2020  18:01  by carolje

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

30th Dec 2019  14:00  by beckroad

Gridref: NY 98400 92100   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Not as easy as you think. Navigating to this looks straight forward on the map.Recommend you do not follow the forest edge from Winter's Gibbet,as I did. It's very muddy and navigation to the pillar was problematic. I returned via the asphalt track from Harwood Head.It is much easier. Suggest future baggers start at Harwood Head ny972907 and walk NE 2km along the asphalt track till you see a pile of chippings that has yellow painted arrows indicating your route. On seeing these arrows walk NW 500m uphill. Look for a gap about 20m before the quarry. This gap leads you to the earthworks. They are much bigger than I imagined. The pillar is there, west of the earthworks and above the quarry. Huddled close to trees. Spider intact. Really pleased to find this one. Glad I stuck it out to find and seek.

Route from Winter's Gibbet Looking NE along forest edge.
Earthworks Looking NE
The Pillar Looking NE toward the earthworks.

23rd Apr 2019  14:38  by ad-lib

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

20th Aug 2018  12:31  by MrHappy

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

10th Jun 2018  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NY 98388 92060   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

17th Jun 2017  15:41  by amblerbob

Gridref: NY 98388 92059   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From Winter's Gibbet on a lovely sunny, but windy, day.

Manside Cross Enjoying the sunshine
Manside Cross The final few metres

8th May 2017  17:49  by paulxtr

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at start of forestry track SW of pillar. A 3 mile walk (there and back) with only the 100 yards near the trig having any interest. FB faces into the forest.

Manside Cross ©paulxtr

13th Mar 2017  16:30  by Borderer

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on the minor road to the south and chose the forestry track leading straight to the pillar from the south east. For a change of scenery took the parallel track to the wast on the way back. Limited views and very quite on a Monday afternoon.

©Borderer

6th Mar 2017  11:30  by Nick&Rosie

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked in from the bottom of the road sign-posted to Harwood and followed the St Oswald's Way path through the hamlet of Harwood - it would save 5 minutes walk there and back to drive up and park in Harwood itself. After about 400m the StOW track crosses another track and then about another 300m beyond on the left is a Forestry Commission 'Ride' which we ventured up. The going was soft in places and the avenue of larch trees fairly interminable but the otherwise featureless ride was punctuated with 'Furlong' Marker posts - at the 7 Furlong marker you come out at another main track. Turn right and after 100m there is a T junction of tracks, turn sharp left back on yourself and cross a small wooden footbridge and a stile into a broad firebreak through the forest. There is a feint path through the rough and in places wet firebreak which gradually ascends to the marker stone that was once Manside Cross, turning left to follow the fence up over an area of old earthworks the TP is easily found. Sadly it offers no views but larch trees in all directions! There is a decent view W from Manside Cross, and the return down the firebreak offers good views of Coatyards and Greenleighton TPs. Once back at the stile we continued E along the main track which after about 300m turns S back to Harwood, and the views S between the trees on this track before you start to descend are extensive. A good walk but the lack of any views from the TP itself was a bit of a disappointment.

View North with Rosie
View East
View South
View West

20th May 2016  12:44  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: NY 98388 92063   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From Harwood Head Farm to the SW. Easy walk up forest road for a mile, then sharp left turn leads in few hundred metres to sandy quarry on right. Trig above and behind this at edge of trees. Saw two siskins.

Manside Cross The trig.
Manside Cross The FB of BSM type, rather prickly to get at.

6th May 2016  12:30  by offpiste

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Cycled in from winters gibbet.

5th May 2016  13:18  by Boz North

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd Oct 2015  10:10  by Dusty

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pillar
Spider
Flush Bracket

11th Sep 2014  17:13  by asbown

Gridref: NY 98389 92058   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

28th Jan 2012  12:19  by stan toon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Bagged this on mountain Bike ride through Harwood Forest. Clearest views fom the Darden Rigg I've seen in years

©stan toon
Chevoits from Darden rigg ©stan toon

10th Sep 2011  12:30  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

looked awful on the map but surprisingly easy to find. Parked at 959 926 next to surfaced forest road, from there picked up PROW up through what used to be the fire break, but it has recently been felled apart from the last 500m or so. Then picked up track not on the map but took us right to the trig. Unseasonably warm and muggy and very very wet under foot, that was the deciding factor on return route which was all forest track, although longer it was quicker and much drier!

7th Jun 2008  16:10  by coinea

Gridref: NY 98389 92062   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

S3625 Manside Cross.m

7th Jun 2008  16:01  by clochandighter

Gridref: NY 98388 92058   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked opposite Winters Gibbet and took direct route to trig, very rough going. Recommend parking at NY972905 and following the mapped tracks. On NW edge of firebreak, NE of mapped track. Pillar in good condition. Spider has replacement centre plug with raised large narrow lettering. Vented through SW sight hole. BsM flush bracket faces 292°, WNW. Pillar completed 17th May 1946 costing £10.19s.6d. In 1947 this marker was computed for triangulation as secondary station NZ29/13 in the Newcastle block. The flush bracket was levelled for height in 1969. The trig point was last maintained by the OS in August 1978.

S3625 - Manside Cross pillar & FB

1st Mar 2008  00:00  by Border Peat

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

forest road maze

6th Oct 2007  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

S3625
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14th Apr 2006  16:00  by Bambi&Thumper

Gridref: SD 98343 80785   FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Found at: N 54° 13.367 W 002° 01.614

Manside Cross Trigpoint

6th Jul 2005  10:30  by mickandshane

FB Number: 3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

We followed the Border County Ride from Harwood Head. Plug with raised lettering.

15th May 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S/3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap, large raised letters, S above nums, in heather clearing above small dis quarry just E of summit of forest road

Montaged by Jon Rouse ©peregrinus

16th Sep 2003  10:54  by Teasel

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Endless pine forests! Came here on our way to cache GCG5F8 (Manside Cross). Trigpoint adorned with a dead frog but otherwise in good condition.

The trigpoint Complete with dead frog!
View from the trigpoint
The flush bracket

16th Sep 2003  10:54  by The Peak Plodders

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Sacrificial dead frog on the top of this pillar.

8th May 1994  13:02  by andyc

FB Number: S3625  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Visited by Mountain Bike from Harwood Head to Elsdon.