Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon

England's 'newest' mountain


Route outline for walk c339:

Hodge Bridge  -  Barbon  -  Thorn Moor  -  Eskholme Pike  -  Castle Knott  -  Calf Top  -  Barkin Top  -  Longbank Peat Moss  -  Long Bank  -  Fellside Farm  -  River Lune  -  Low Waterside Farm  -  Middleton Hall Bridge  -  Stockdale Beck  -  Applegarth  -  Borwens  -  Eller Beck  -  Barbon  -  Hodge Bridge




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Calf Top at 609m (2000ft). Calf Top is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (180th highest in England, 317th highest in England & Wales)

Calf Top is also known as an English Nuttall (253rd highest in England, 441st highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (51st highest in England, 752nd highest in the UK).

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

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Castle Knott at 536m (1759ft). Castle Knott is also known as an English Dewey (102nd highest in England, 237th in England & Wales)


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

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

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon

In no particular order . . .

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - The River Lune Valley from Thorn Moor

The River Lune Valley from Thorn Moor

Photo: Mark Kissipie (147)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Castle Knott summit cairn

Castle Knott summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (436)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Great Coum and Gragareth from Castle Knott

Great Coum and Gragareth from Castle Knott

Photo: Christine Shepherd (434)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - The River Lune Valley from Castle Knott summit cairn

The River Lune Valley from Castle Knott summit cairn

Photo: Mark Kissipie (149)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - The Howgills from Calf Top summit

The Howgills from Calf Top summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (432)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Calf Top summit trig point

Calf Top summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (433)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - The final climb to Calf Top summit

The final climb to Calf Top summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (435)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - The trig point on the summit of Calf Top

The trig point on the summit of Calf Top

Photo: Adrian Howard (3)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Middle Knoll summit cairn

Middle Knoll summit cairn

Photo: Adrian Howard (2)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Dentdale from Calf Top

Dentdale from Calf Top

Photo: Mark Kissipie (151)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Sedbergh from Calf Top

Sedbergh from Calf Top

Photo: Mark Kissipie (152)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Castle Knott summit cairn

Castle Knott summit cairn

Photo: Mark Kissipie (148)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Calf Top from Castle Knott

Calf Top from Castle Knott

Photo: Mark Kissipie (150)

Walk c339 Calf Top from Barbon - Eskholme Pike summit cairn and view

Eskholme Pike summit cairn and view

Photo: Christine Shepherd (437)


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