Loading tweets...If you enjoy quiet walks in the hills, away from the sort of crowds you get in the Lake District, but still want to achieve high and remote walks, then you should consider the Howgill Fells. These are the rolling green giants you see to your right as you speed along the M6, northwards between …
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Mar 10 2012
Carlin Gill / Black Force Diversion
Anyone thinking of heading up Carlin Gill over the next few weeks should be aware that there’s a prohibition in place for the scramble/walk up the Black Force Waterfall. Apparently the British Mountaineering Council and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority have placed it off limits due to nesting birds, until 31st May. Not easy to …
Aug 23 2009
Walk Report: Fell Head & The Calf
Date: 22nd Aug 2009 Location: Howgills Distance: 11.0 miles Weather: Cloudy to start, becoming sunny, windy on top Ascent: 2800 feet Trig Points: 2: Time: 5 hrs 5 mins Yorks Top 30: 5: Fell Head, The Calf, Bram Rigg Top, Great Dummacks, Calders With: Alone Other Info: Free parking for 3/4 cars by Howgill church …
Aug 15 2009
Yarlside – 2009-07-25
I decided to return to a route I did with Rambling Pete back in March, when the fells were under a couple of feet of snow – we’d not managed to ascend Yarlside because of the snow and ice, so I wanted to come back and bag a couple of Yorkshire Top 30s and visit …
Feb 07 2009
Walk Report: Green Bell
Date: 7th Feb 2009 Stats: 11.0 miles, 1800 feet Weather: Mostly bright, some cloud, windy on the tops, very cold Trig Points: 1: TP3475 – Green Bell Wainwrights: N/A Other Info: Free parking on the street in Newbiggin-on-Lune, no toilets Summary: Newbiggin, Pinksey, Stwarth, Green Bell, Kensgriff, Little Randy Gill, Bowderdale, A685 back to Newbiggin …
Oct 06 2008
Howgills: The Calf
The weather in the Lakes looked particularly bad this weekend, so I decided to head for the Howgills instead. Not too far from the Eastern Fells, the Howgills are the sweeping green giants you see from the M6 motorway, on the right if you’re travelling North. The ones that most people think are actually the …
Oct 04 2008
Walk Report: The Calf
Date: 4th OPct 2008 Stats: 8.5 miles, 2400 feet Weather: Rained all the way round, high winds, hill fog and bitterly cold on tops Trig Points: 2: TP6962 – Winder Hill, TP6361 – The Calf Yorks Top 30: 2: Calders, The Calf Other Info: Limited parking at church (SD 63387 95032), don’t be put off …
Jan 05 2008
Walk Report: Calf Top
Date: 5th Jan 2008 Stats: 12.5 miles, 2200 feet Weather: Grey and overcast most of the day, cold and windy on top Trig Points: 1: TP1875 – Calf Top Wainwrights: N/A Other Info: Roadside parking just down from the pub Summary: A short walk with no commentary I’m afraid Key to symbols: = Trig Point …