Thorpe Fell Top

Name:	Thorpe Fell Top
Hill number:	2803
Height:	506m / 1660ft
Section:	35B: The Central Pennines
Classification:	s5,Cm
Drop:	27m
Col:	479m SE000593
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Feature	rock 4m NW of trig point
Observations	ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower
Survey:	Leica NA730
Comments	Replaced by 3682 Cracoe Fell in June 2008. Appears to lack sufficient drop to qualify as a Dewey.

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Entry no.	Date recorded	Grid Ref.	Feature / Observations / Survey	Recorded by	Status	Subpoint
-13238	14/08/2004	SE 00848 59691	F: rock 4m NW of trig point O: ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower S: Leica NA730	JB	Summit
-13239	06/05/2008	SE 00851 59689	F: rock 4m NW of trig point O: ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower S: Leica NA730	gvjackson	Summit
-13240	11/05/2008	SE 00851 59689	F: rock 4m NW of trig point O: ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower S: Leica NA730	IH	Summit
-13241	13/05/2008	SE 00850 59689	F: rock 4m NW of trig point O: ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower S: Leica NA730	JB	Summit
-13242	13/05/2008	SE 00849 59691	F: rock 4m NW of trig point O: ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower S: Leica NA730	JB	Summit
-13243	13/05/2008	SE 00849 59691	F: rock 4m NW of trig point O: ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower S: Leica NA730	gvjackson	Summit
-13244	13/05/2008	SE 00854 59687	F: rock 4m NW of trig point O: ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower S: Leica NA730	JB	Summit
-13245	27/10/2014	SE 00847 59694	F: rock 4m NW of trig point O: ground 130m SW at SE 00775 59575 is 0.6m lower S: Leica NA730	K&AD	Summit
-13246	06/05/2008	SE 00773 59576	F: no feature: 130m SW of trig point O: ground 0.6m lower than trig point at SE 00850 59690 S: Leica NA730	gvjackson	Subpoint	1
-13247	15/06/2008	SE 00852 59693	F: trig point	DW	Subpoint	2

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Logged Descriptions (logged by 218 users)	By	Date of Ascent
Parked in Thorpe for a circuit of Elbolton, Thorpe Fell Top (trig and summit) Kail Hill.	PGCE	16/04/2024
From Thorpe, parking around the green. Easy Track most of the way, break across moor at 470 contour point. Clag all day	matty1971b	12/11/2023
18k walk, Bolton Abbey to Thorpe. Arm in sling.	HardenC	07/09/2023
Walked up from thorpe.	chevyfire	26/07/2023
Solo from Black Hill car park via both Barden Reservoirs. Windy with driving rain.	alistairpooler	08/01/2023
Solo from P & D car park in Burnsall. I walked along Back Lane, then up hill before heading W along a wall with a sheep trod on its S side. After a tough climb, below Numberstones End, a building comes into view with a vehicle track passing it. Whilst on the track, to the building’s SW, I spotted a line of white posts. I followed these until the trig pt came into view on my R. After visiting the top, I retraced my steps to the building and followed the track opposite down to Thorpe and then PF back to Burnsall.	ADT	11/09/2022
After Cracoe Fell I followed a path to the W of the wall until it reached a 4x4 track, then followed this round to the N of the summit, then took a beeline to the trig.	Wheelsy	06/08/2022
4 of 4 on 12.4 mile hike starting at the small car park in the bend on barden road. From Cracoe fell a fair way off the track over boggy marshland to the trig summit	The-Z-Man	01/01/2022
14.5 miles 1915ft walk. Start at Ebsay Reservoir Skipton, to Cracoe Fell, Crook Rise Crag, Thorpe Fell, Ebsay Crags and Brown Bank, back to Ebsay Reservoir.	stephenbuda	13/08/2021
From Embsay on circular walk, reservoir, Embsay Crag, Brown Bank, Rylstone Cross, Cracoe Fell, Thorpe Fell Top, across Barden Moor to High Crag and back to Embsay via Eastby.	PeterD	26/06/2021
Round from embsay reservoir	cjo	19/06/2021
Bagged after CJO. Revisit on a trig painting tour.	Dugswell2	19/06/2021
Back on Barden Moor again! This time with Steve, on a circular walk 18.7km long with 600m of ascent in 6 hour. Started at the car park at Embsay Reservoir and visited the cross and obelisk on Cracoe Fell, and also Crookrise Crag Top, Thorpe Fell Top and Brown Bank returning by Embsay Crag. Very clear air, with extensive views from Ingleborough to Drax Power Station; Wharfedale in front of a snowy Buckden Pike looking especially good.	silveracorn_alan	15/03/2021
A circular walk around Barden Moor visiting High Crag, Embsay Crag, Crag Top, Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell with Chris. Windy with frequent hail showers. Very wet with a slippery peat track underfoot. 21.5km with 960m ascent taking 6h50m.	silveracorn_alan	12/03/2021
From Cracoe village- Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell Top. Stunningly beautiful day- good covering of snow on the ground, sunshine and blue skies.	Lazylizzie	30/12/2020
Embsay Reservoir car park to the Crag Top trig, then continuing along a wall side path all the way up to the Cracoe Fell obelisk and war memorial. The crucifix en-route was an interesting diversion... love the Victorian graffiti. Then carried on to Thorpe Fell Top via path, moor and track, and Gill Beck Head, descending to the Upper Barden reservoir dam. Up to the scattered rocks of Brown Bank then across Wayshaw Bogs to Embsay Crag and back to the CP. Nice walk. 3.5 hrs.	summitter	26/09/2020
From Linton up to Thorpe Fell Top trig, across to the obelisk at Cracoe Fell, down to Cracoe and back by field paths to Linton, With Annette, Christine, Eric, Geoff and Steve. Our first walk together after lockdown. 14km with 300m ascent in 5 hours.	silveracorn_alan	04/06/2020
First walk in YDNP after lockdown lifted! Parked at car park at Halton Heights. Followed southern edge of moor over High Crag to Embsay Crag, then track north to Brown Bank. Continued along gravel estate road (bridleway) to SD 984 570, then turning north along track past the cross to the obelisk, from Cracoe Fell continued on by wall to next estate road and broke off to visit crumbling trig at Thorpe Fell Top. returned to car using more estate roads past the two reservoirs and up to Halton Heights. Good to be out in the Dales again! 22km with 570m ascent in 5h30m. (S)	silveracorn_alan	14/05/2020
Thorpe - Thorpe Fell - Cracoe Fell - Elbolton - Thorpe	briandiggle	06/03/2020
Parked at Embsay reservoir and ran up to Cracoe Fell then Thorpe Fell and down to Upper Barden reservoir before the pull up to Brown Bank. Then dropped down to Embsay Cray before returning to the car.	Fellhugger	24/11/2019
Wandered over to this summit after bagging Cracoe Fell. Had a jelly baby to celebrate. I think it was a green one.	cockwomble	24/11/2019
Parked at Embsay reservoir and ran up to Cracoe Fell then Thorpe Fell and down to Upper Barden reservoir before the pull up to Brown Bank. Then dropped down to Embsay Cray before returning to the car.	cackleberry	24/11/2019
Solo	Vin	02/07/2019
Connecting Thorpe Fell to Cracoe Fell direct across the moor is best done starting at Thorpe Fell. Leaving the summit there's a very poor path for about a third of the way then just pathless heather. But eventually a stone post marks the start of another path for the final third. Doing it from the other direction there's no landmark to find the path at the Thorpe Fell end of the route so you'll probably end up doing two thirds of it across pathless heather.	ijpowell	26/04/2019
Up from Thorpe to visit the trig point first before heading onto the monument.	Father Ted	14/04/2019
With G. From Skirethorns > Cracoe Fell > Thorpe Fell Top return via Thorpe & Linton	RT1970	30/03/2019
From Thorpe, parking around the green. Track most of the way, break across hideous moor at 000600 point. Sunny and warm.	iangalbraith	22/02/2019
3rd top of 8 today on a route from Grassington to Skipton climbing Elbolton and Kail hills then over to track via gate and conrinuing Sw when grassy track veers Se. Weird optics, everywhere else looks higher. Continuing on to Cracoe Fell...	Dazingdale	29/12/2018
From Cracoe to Linton via Cracoe Fell top, Thorpe Fell Top and Elbolton.	summitsup	10/12/2018
After Cracoe Fell. No obvious paths from track to top but ground not too rough.	squeegs	27/09/2018
Burnsell (Parked by Bridge) - Numberstones End - Old Mine Workings - Thorpe Fell Top summit & trig (506m) - Cracoe Fell summit and Oberlisk (507.8m) - R (Rylstone) /C (Cracoe) Boundary Stones - Upper Barden Reservoir - Standard Hill - Gill Beck Tarn - Air Scar Crags - The Owl (Sculpture) - Burnsell.	briandavies	28/12/2017
from Cracoe Fell path less walk to damage trig point	iannotts	30/09/2017
From Halton Heights cp via Cracoe. 150minutes to here. My 500th Pillar. Whats left of it.. quite an interesting top with all the weathered rock. Wouldnt fancy being up here in mid winter though. Miles back to the car now.. a weary trudge.	stig_nest	06/09/2017
6 tops today and this was the toughest due to slogging through heather or to my poor route finding!	trimarc2	23/05/2017
Solo Circuit of three tops	Aimless Rambler	22/05/2017
5/6 Yorkshire hill bagging day Fifth of six (Skipton Moor/Sharp How/Brown Bank/Cracoe Fell/Thorpe Fell Top/Greenhow Hill Top)	Fergalh	13/11/2016
From Thorpe village.	Andrew Pearson	25/09/2016
From tent at Peters Crag. Slog through heather on bee line to trig which is crumbling a bit.	mick	22/09/2016
Thorpe Fell - Cracoe Fell	ronaldo333	23/07/2016
12.3 mile circular from car park at Halton Moor walked up to Halton Height (High Crag), then followed lane up to Brown Bank, across to the cross then onto Cracoe Fell (Watt Crag), walked back down wall to another lane then cut across heather to Thorpe Fell Top trig, cut back to lane then followed lanes to Upper Barden Reservoir dam back to the car park. Bagged Sharp Haw and Rough Haw earlier that day.	DanTrig	11/02/2016
Parked on B6265 just south of Rylstone and just north of where the track leaves the road. Climbed Cracoe Fell and then went across to Thorpe Fell Top - the last part was across the pathless moor which, as far as pathless moors go, was not too bad. Need a compass and GPS though.	clivevilla	18/12/2015
with Rosey. Done under the impression that this was still the Marilyn, only to find that I'd already done the new Marilyn years earlier.	IanHHill	05/08/2015
As part of a circular route of High Crag, Brown Bank, Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell Top. Straightforward in terms of access and navigation.	JohnStoneham	17/05/2015
Solo. Grouse Moors. No dogs allowed on this Access Land.	Dangerous Dave	03/04/2015
Up fromThorpe.Good paths to hut,then a bit of a slog-worse,I imagine,later in the year.Good views.	catman	27/02/2015
with Cracoe Fell(qv)	pwheeler	18/04/2014
Parking alongside the walled village green in Thorpe. Follow the walled lane to where it meets the moor where a track starts, via the old pits, to the shooting track. From here it is a 15 minutes heather bash to the summit trig,	moorsman	31/01/2014
Up Burnsall fell race route to lodge with Imperial College Fellwanderers. Ran solo to trig, return same route.	Edgemaster	16/12/2013
With Jo, circular walk from Halton Moor: bridleway to Brown Bank, path by wall to the Memorial Cross Cracoe Fell (Obelisk), across fell to Thorpe Fell Top, descending NE to tracks pass Barden Reservoirs. Weather; sunny, cold wind, very good visibility.	amblerbob	04/11/2013
From Cracoe Fell, went cross country for a couple of kilometres and up to the trig. Great views over Grassington and beyond.	DanHolme	05/10/2013
Started on Back Lane, Burnsall, then tough scramble up the fell close to where the fell runners go. Along the tracks at the top and short hop across the heather to the trig point. Descent via tracks towards barden reservoir, then cut along side of the wood back to Burnsall Road - tough to find footpath, so lots of thick heather and high bracken to work through - tough!	Donks42	26/07/2013
From car park near Halton Height.	lenman	18/11/2012
Found on a walk from Embsay.	meltdiceburg	20/10/2012
Started from Rhylstone Church and completed on circuit with Cracoe Fell.	martin_hall	15/09/2011
Halton Moor, Embsay Moor, Rylstone fell, Rylsone Cross, Cracoe Fell summit, Thorp Fell Top, Upper Barden Reservoir, Lower Barden Reservoir. Dry, breezy good visibility occasional sunshine.	PaulH	25/05/2011
From Cracoe village - took track and wandered easily up to Thorpe fell Top (old Marilyn), then contoring track around to obelisk on Cracoe Fell. Back over rough ground an 'In Fell'? to track out of village.	nordicstar	17/04/2011
A fantastic 13 mile circular walk from Embsay in fine weather. The views around were superb and this has been one of my favourite walks.	Ramblingbadgers	09/04/2011
Re-completion 8 years later since my original English Marilyns completion (on IOW) following switch of marilyn status from Thorpe Fell Top to Cracoe Fell. A long moorland walk with Lesley from east up past reservoirs and along again to Thorpe Fell Top to complete a circuit.	Chris Pearson	23/10/2010
Walked up from Burnsall via Thorpe on the way to visiting Cracoe Fell which had replaced it as a Marilyn.	yorkie	11/11/2009
Well worth tackling this and Cracoe Fell looks spectacular from here.	Moore100	07/04/2009
Featureless upper area after delightful bridleway / track from Thorpe. Cracoe promises to be considerably more pleasant.	G4OIG	30/09/2008
Parked beside road triangle in Thorpe. Bridleway, then straightforward ascent through deep heather	agentmancuso	18/04/2008
heathery top up from thorpe village	gigglejon	28/06/2007
Trig revisit. SOTA guy transmitting from the summit, 16 contacts in 90mins (none from other hills). Cold & intermittently raining - 5mins was enough for me. War meml on Cracoe Fell also worth a visit (rumoured to be a Marilyn twin top).	RHW	18/11/2006
Skipton to Cracoe via Crookrise & Rylestone Fell trigs	Mac.Hawk	07/10/2006
Burnsall was heavy with traffic and no parking spaces. So parked at approx: SE035604 next to a wood. A path lead through wood, then some tricky navigation on moor land to Thorpe Fell.	Jhimmy	27/08/2006
Thorpe Fell Top and Cracoe Fell from Cracoe.	Eddie	17/07/2006
Ascended because at the time this was the Marilyn and I was not sure that I had visited it on a previous visit to Cracoe Fell in October 1982.	JohnW	14/04/2006
on bike!!! for SOTA	Ian G7KXV	20/02/2006
From near Garrelgum to E. Detour to upper reservoir on way back.	Aye Jimmy	05/02/2006
	Galltywenallt	17/09/2005
http://tomread.co.uk	m1eyp	14/05/2005
With: hb sb ab; While staying in Grassington we walked up from Thorpe up to Thorpe Fell top then across the rather boggy moor to Cracoe Fell with its prominent obelisk. We returned by the same route.	Ian Baines	28/10/2004
With: ib sb ab;	Helen Baines	28/10/2004
Top with frosty conditions.	Dugswell2	24/10/2003
When it was the Marilyn summit though I looked across to the obelisk at Cracoe at the time and thought, surely that may be higher.	vegibagger	03/09/2003
	KeithByTheC	22/09/2002
Initially took the road from Burnsall before heading up the hillside onto the moor.	yorkie	07/11/1999
Up from farm road to open moor through 2 gates. Across tiring deep heather for a long 1/2 mile to top. 14.55.	arranc	25/09/1999
Date is first visit. Notes from later...good (damp) tk then decent heather to fine summit of Burnsall & Thorpe Fell, gritstone boulders. 012616 thorpe	RHW	25/10/1998
1 of 2: From Burnsall. With Karen.	ChrisR	18/12/1994
Climbed to bag the then marilyn. W Lelsey after night at grandma's. Also solo'd a few gritstone routes on Rolling Gate crag. Then to Arkengarthdale to meet L's parents at their holiday cottage for first time.	Chris Pearson	14/05/1994
1 of 2: Dalesway from Bolton Abbey to Burnsall. Then up to Barden Moor and Thorpe Fell Top.	ChrisR	31/01/1993
Embsay Moor res., Nth. round Upper Barden res., Thorpe Fell,Rolling Gate Crags,War memorial, Rylstone Crags, Crookrise crags, Embsay res	joseph mitchell	22/08/1990
	petey	01/01/1990
3 of 3: From Cracoe War Memorial.	ChrisR	24/11/1985
1 of 2: From Burnsall.	ChrisR	28/02/1982
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