Ponsonby Fell
311m (1020ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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You can walk/hike to the top of Ponsonby Fell by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
Walk c311 Ponsonby Fell from Gosforth
Quiet & gentle lakeland hills
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,418ft (432m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Gosforth - Rowend Bridge - River Bleng - Bleng Bridge - Hall Bolton - Bolton Head - Low Thistleton Farm - High Thistleton Farm - Guards Head Farm - Hollow Moor - Brown Edge - Blengdale Forest - River Bleng - Scalderskew Beck - Ponsonby Fell - Scargreen Farm - Gidd Hall Farm - Ponsonby Old Hall - Middle Boonwood - Gosforth
See Ponsonby Fell and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Western Fells of The Lake District National Park
Less data - quicker to download
The Whole of The Lake District National Park
More data - might take a little longer to download
See Ponsonby Fell and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
You can find Ponsonby Fell & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Ponsonby Fell
Trevor Williams walked up Ponsonby Fell on September 16th, 2022 [with] Paul [weather] Sunny
Christine Shepherd climbed it on August 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] Walked from Gosforth using walk c311 [with] On my own [weather] Glorious walking weather. - Great views on the way up from Gosforth & from the summit of Ponsonby Fell, contrary to Wainwright's comments in his Outlying Fells book.
Mark Davidson bagged it on June 7th, 2013 [with] Theresa [weather] Beautifully warm & sunny - perfect!
Paul Booth, Louise Sandwith and David Preston have all walked, climbed & bagged Ponsonby Fell.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Ponsonby Fell
The Wasdale Screes below Illgill Head (centre) and Whin Rigg (right) from Ponsonby Fell
Seatallan (centre left) and you can just make out Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell (centre right in the distance) from Ponsonby Fell summit
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