Black Scar

Black Scar: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Black Scar

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Black Scar — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 54.60170, -2.11793. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Scar

• Kirkcarrion · fort · County Durham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Baldersdale · viewpoint · County Durham · ~6 km · Must-see
• Teesdale · viewpoint · County Durham · ~8 km · Must-see
• High Force Waterfall · waterfall · County Durham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cotherstone Castle · fort · County Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Deepdale · viewpoint · County Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bowes Castle · fort · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mickle Fell · viewpoint · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fairy Holes Cave SSSI · cave · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cauldron Snout · waterfall · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Harthope Moss · viewpoint · County Durham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Barnard Castle Grounds · fort · County Durham · ~17 km · Must-see
• Westerhope Burn Wood SSSI · sanctuary · County Durham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cow Green Reservoir · lake · County Durham · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Bowes Museum · museum · County Durham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Augill Castle · fort · County Durham · ~19 km · Must-see
• Westgate Methodist Chapel · church · County Durham · ~19 km · Must-see
• Egglestone Abbey · fort · County Durham · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Scar

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Scar

• Baldersdale · viewpoint · County Durham · ~6 km · Must-see
• Teesdale · viewpoint · County Durham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Deepdale · viewpoint · County Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mickle Fell · viewpoint · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Harthope Moss · viewpoint · County Durham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Murton Fell SE Top · viewpoint · County Durham · ~21 km · Must-see
• Weardale Railway · viewpoint · County Durham · ~22 km · Must-see
• High Cup Gill · viewpoint · County Durham · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nine Standards Rigg · viewpoint · County Durham · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kill Hope · viewpoint · County Durham · ~28 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in County Durham

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