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Sand Hill

Area:Lake District - North Western Fells
County:Cumberland
Country:England
Classification:Birkett and Nuttall
(also Synge)
Height:756m (with a drop of 18m)
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY187218         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:cairn
Notes:rock 15m NNW at NY 18703 21891 is 10cm higher but higher ground could be hidden under cairn
Daylight:dawn 07:17, sunrise 07:53, sunset 18:01, dusk 18:38

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Sand Hill and Hopegill Head
Sand Hill and Hopegill Head


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61 other walkers registered on our site have already walked up this hill a grand total of 71 times including: AGJ64, Andy67, benbrewins, beth, CEW, chrisfry35, DANE2766 (twice), Daniel Pearson, davew, dsutton101, Fellwalker, fizzerfox, Floydian1, frizzwig, gallowshill, gilly_3886 (twice), Ginty, ianmcd63, johngraham5056@aol.com, jplyons, JSutton, Kanianne, kevharris73, King of the Tops, Lancashire Lad, leenewman1977, Lenny0018, mariablky (twice), McLeish, MickRadford, Mikew92, MrMole, Nathaniel Hillman (x4), navdave, NickiG, Nigel Dewhirst, Nottspanther, Oli R C, pah800, peterb, Rebecca55, Rudi2309, RuslandRambler, russellporter12, ScoutScarShuffler, SheepFarmer, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk (twice), Stephenmshanks, Steve1607, Steve18566, StevetheRover, ThinArthur (twice), ThrowerBell (twice), Tiff18, Tinnion96, Trevor123 (twice), Tricia15, ukhpr, wezboyes@hotmail.com, wolfgangb, and yorkmunrobagger.

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