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Summary

The route starts at Kings Tree at the top of Howden Reservoir and follow the banks of the River Derwent up to its source at Swains Greave. From there you ascend to Grinah Stones and walk round to Barrow Stones. The descent is via Grinah Grain and the Westend Valley to the reservoir road and back along the road to Kings Tree. The walk up the Derwent Valley is an excellent way to the tops of Grinah and Barrow Stones.

The route is easy to follow in good visibility however, there is no path from Swains Greave to Grinah Stones so in poor visibility care and a compass are needed. The path down Grinah Grain is not easy to pick up as you descend but lower down there is a clear line to take and a stile to aim for in a fence.Once you are at the stile its plane sailing

The views are good from Grinah and Barrow Stones and Oaken Bank. However, I would recommend that if you go to Oaken Bank that you take the path down to the Derwent track 200m after crossing Broadhead Clough

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