Great Dun Fell
848m (2783ft)
The North Pennines, Cumbria, England
The summit of Great Dun Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 20ml (32km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,905ft (885m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Garrigill - The Pennine Way - The South Tyne Trail - Low Crossgill - Ash Gill - Ashgill Force - Hole House Farm - Tynehead Farm - Tyne Head - River Tees - Dunfell Hush - Great Dun Fell - Little Dun Fell - Cross Fell - Skirwith Fell - Yad Stone - Greg's Hut (bothy) - Backstone Edge (Lambgreen Hills) - Long Man Hill - Meg Moffat's Hill - Black Band - Garrigill
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Dun Fell
Tia Cain has walked up Great Dun Fell [from/via/route] A random pull in near the bottom! [with] Stewart and the dog [weather] Perfectly clear & dry - Same day as Great Dun, Little Dun & Cross fell
Mark Smith climbed Great Dun Fell on August 19th, 2010 [from/via/route] pennine way [weather] hot & sunny
Caroline Winter bagged Great Dun Fell on August 25th, 2021 [from/via/route] Town End Farm Knock, Knock Fell, Great Dun Fell, Little Dun Fell, PW [with] Becky [weather] Very Warm day & humid - Entrance closed with cones, & warnings not to enter. Cyclist appeared, & had cycled to the top this morning as well !! Said it was open earlier & he usually cycles the road circuit around the radar. With that we sneaked through to an area where we reckoned was the highest section of ground.
Angela Moroney hiked Great Dun Fell on August 6th, 2020 [from/via/route] milburn [with] SOLO
Margaret Richards summited Great Dun Fell on September 6th, 2010 [from/via/route] Pennine way: Garrigill to Little Dun Fell [with] Don [weather] sunny & windy up top
Kevin Foster conquered Great Dun Fell on August 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] Little Dun Fell [with] Henry. [weather] cloudy with rain. - Despite the low cloud & misty conditions route finding was simple with the unmistakable flagstoned path of the Pennine Way to follow. The mist must have been pretty thick because the massive domes of the radar station that dominate the summit of Great Dun Fell did not appear until I was almost upon them.
Andy Jakob scaled Great Dun Fell during August, 1985 [from/via/route] Pennine Way north to south
Chris Faulkner walked up Great Dun Fell on July 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] Pennine Way [with] Michelle chandler [weather] Wet
Robert Shaw climbed Great Dun Fell on May 10th, 2013 [from/via/route] Bagged on the Pennine Way between the 10th & 24th May 2013. [weather] Various !! - 15 days of mainly fun.
Ian Barker bagged Great Dun Fell on August 15th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dufton [with] Peter Godfrey - On Pennine Way
Kevin Bloor hiked Great Dun Fell on April 10th, 2014 [from/via/route] Started at Garrigill [with] Myself [weather] Cloudy, poor visibility at top
Darren Mortimer summited Great Dun Fell on December 15th, 2013 [from/via/route] Kirkland [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Very windy
Christine Shepherd conquered Great Dun Fell on July 30th, 2013 [from/via/route] Walked from Kirkland over Cross Fell & Little Dunn Fell before making my way down to Milburn to be picked up by my husband. [with] On my own [weather] Bright, warm & clear. - Path down to Milburn a bit confusing after it leaves Silver Band. Needed my compass to get me down to the right point in the valley.
Iain Taylor scaled Great Dun Fell on March 4th, 2012 [from/via/route] Knock (NY 69679 29512)
Patrick Rogozinski, John Cuthbert, David Buckley, Paul Woodburn, Trevor Williams, Louise Sandwith, Matthew Thomas, Steve Davenport, Ray O'hara, Mark Davidson and Mike Walker have all walked, climbed & bagged Great Dun Fell.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great Dun Fell
Great Dun Fell and Little Dun Fell from the tall cairn on Cross Fell summit plateau
The Tracking Station on Great Dun Fell from The Pennine Way at Great Rundale Beck
The Radar Station on Great Dun Fell from the Pennine Way on Cross Fell
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