Mardale Ill Bell
760m (2494ft)

The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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Mardale Ill Bell is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Maps OL5 & OL7

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 90

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Mardale Ill Bell

Jonathan Bevan walked up on July 18th, 2004 [with] Dave Hume

Geoff Hand climbed on September 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] c251 Mardale Head Horizon from Mardale Head [with] Alone [weather] Generally Dry, windy with occasional showers - Fantastic views of this Southern end of Haweswater.

Neil Heywood bagged on August 20th, 2021 [from/via/route] hawswater [with] logan Heywood [weather] Mixed

Jeremy Torrance hiked on September 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] Kentmere [with] Duncan and Johann

Richard Marshall summited on May 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] Mardale Horizon [with] Dave Jones Elsie and Roxy [weather] Showers

John Bryers conquered on April 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked at Kentmere Church. Walked up Garburn pass to highest point, turning right on to Yoke. Following ridge path to top of Ill Bell.Continued steeply down ridge & up again to top of Froswick. Onwards along good path to Thornthwaite Crag. Continued along good path to top of High Street. Had lunch behind wall. This is furthest point from car & had completed 6 miles.Picking up a small path back towards Kentmere soon joined main path to top of Mardale Ill Bell. continued along ridge, dropping down to Nan Bield Pass & turning right down steep path towards Kentmere. continued along main path picking up bridleway & easy paths back to church. 12.34miles with 3,165ft of elevation. [with] With Freya Gray, Jazz and Mya. [weather] Forcast predicted 3 degrees on top. It was a lot colder than that with cutting icy winds on ridge, hail on High Street & Nan Biled Pass into Kentmere. When sun was out you could feel the warmth in it.

Christine Shepherd scaled on February 8th, 2008 [from/via/route] Mardale Head using walk c276 [with] Garry and Jonathan [weather] Very cold but bright - Visited the summit again on my own on 24.5.10 in glorious sunshine as part of the Mardale Head Horizon walk c251 & 24.2.11 with my daughter Hannah in very misty conditions from Kentmere. Bagged again with Jenny 07-09-2019

Ian Mackenzie walked up on April 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] Kentmere Horseshoe walk, parked at the church at 6am, most of the walk in glorious sunshine. [with] Me, myself and I [weather] Sunny - Not really fit enough but when in Rome....

David Baines has climbed [from/via/route] !7th October 2015.Hartsop,the Knott,Rampsgill Head,Kidsty Pike, High Street,Harter Fell,Thornthwaite Crag & Gray Crag. [with] Alone [weather] Overcast, dry, swirling mist & breezey on top. - Great views all around.

Tim Winn bagged on October 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] Mardale car park [weather] Misty

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