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Low Force

Low Force is a series of stepped waterfalls on the River Tees in Upper Teesdale, County Durham, sitting within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and European Geopark. The cascades stand around 18 feet (5.

5 metres) high and are shaped by the Whin Sill, a band of hard volcanic rock that runs through Teesdale.

Rather than a single dramatic plunge, the river spreads wide across the rock and breaks into multiple channels, giving the falls a broad, immersive character.

Nearby stands the Wynch Bridge, a suspension footbridge dating from 1830 that crosses the Tees close to the falls.

Low Force lies downstream from the larger High Force waterfall, and the two are commonly visited together via a riverside path that also passes through juniper-lined stretches of the Pennine Way.


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