Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers

All the Howgills 2000ft'ers - in the easiest order


Route outline for walk c347:

The Cross Keys  -  River Rawthey  -  Ben End  -  Yarlside  -  Kensgriff  -  Randygill Top  -  Bowderdale Beck  -  The Calf  -  Bush Howe  -  Fell Head (Howgills)  -  The Calf  -  Bram Rigg Top  -  Calders  -  Cautley Crag  -  Croonthard Brow  -  Cautley Holme Beck  -  River Rawthey  -  The Cross Keys




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
5
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
6
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
2
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is The Calf at 676m (2218ft). The Calf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (118th highest in England, 201st highest in England & Wales)

The Calf is also known as an English Nuttall (157th highest in England, 268th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (37th highest in England, 642nd highest in the UK).

The summit of The Calf is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Calders at 675m (2216ft). Calders is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (119th highest in England, 202nd highest in England & Wales)

Calders is also known as an English Nuttall (159th highest in England, 270th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Bram Rigg Top at 672m (2205ft). Bram Rigg Top is known as an English Bridget. Bram Rigg Top was demoted from 'Nuttall' status in November 2016. It is now classified as a 'Bridget'.

Along the way you will also bag:


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

97 Kendal & Morecambe, Windermere & Lancaster


98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers

In no particular order . . .

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - The River Rawthey behind The Cross Keys near Sedburgh

The River Rawthey behind The Cross Keys near Sedburgh

Photo: Christine Shepherd (211)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Sickers Fell, Rowantree Grains and Arant Haw from Calders

Sickers Fell, Rowantree Grains and Arant Haw from Calders

Photo: Graham Fleet (19)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Bram Rigg Top

Bram Rigg Top

Photo: Graham Fleet (17)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Fell Head (Howgills) summit cairn

Fell Head (Howgills) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (218)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Looking North to West Fell and the Bowderdale Beck Valley from Randygill Top

Looking North to West Fell and the Bowderdale Beck Valley from Randygill Top

Photo: Graham Fleet (10)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Linghaw from Fell Head (Howgills) summit

Linghaw from Fell Head (Howgills) summit

Photo: Graham Fleet (14)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - The trig point on the summit of The Calf

The trig point on the summit of The Calf

Photo: Mark Davidson (93)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - The Calf summit trig point

The Calf summit trig point

Photo: Graham Fleet (16)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - The summit cairn on Calders

The summit cairn on Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (214)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - The cairn on Randygill Top

The cairn on Randygill Top

Photo: Andy Brandreth (1)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - On Yarlside summit

On Yarlside summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (138)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - The view from Fell Head (Howgills) summit cairn

The view from Fell Head (Howgills) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (217)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - On the summit of Calders

On the summit of Calders

Photo: David Chesworth (3)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - The cairn on the summit of Calders

The cairn on the summit of Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (133)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Yarlside from The River Rawthey near Narthwaite Farm

Yarlside from The River Rawthey near Narthwaite Farm

Photo: Mike Knipe (99)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Bush Howe summit cairn

Bush Howe summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (216)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Wild Boar Fell (centre right with some snow on it) from Yarlside

Wild Boar Fell (centre right with some snow on it) from Yarlside

Photo: Christine Shepherd (139)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - Cautley Spout from Yarlside

Cautley Spout from Yarlside

Photo: Mike Knipe (35)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - The Calf trig point

The Calf trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (134)

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers - On the summit of The Calf

On the summit of The Calf

Photo: David Chesworth (2)


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