Ais Island is a name for the forty-five mile long barrier island from Cape Canaveral to Sebastian Inlet in Brevard County Florida. The Ais were Native Americans who survived contact with Europeans from the 16th to 18th century. Ais mean “the people” in the Chitimacha language. Ais island is separated by the Banana River to Merritt Island in the North and the Indian River to the Florida mainland in the South. The Northern Border of Ais Island is Port Canaveral and the Barge Canal between the Atlantic Ocean and the Banana River.

This challenging circular route follows the watershed of the catchment for the river Wear, in the north of England.

Starting from the small village of Frosterley you climb briefly on roads, tracks and then single trail up to visit the first of 15 summits with (weather permitting) spectacular views out to the coast and into the moors towards the awaiting fells.