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Name: | Cold Fell |
Hill number: | 2761 |
Height: | 621m / 2037ft |
RHB Section: | 35A: The Northern Pennines |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | North Pennines - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Tyne (Newcastle) |
Watershed: | Tynemouth, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Solway Firth, The Lizard to Dunnet Head |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 60573 55636 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 168m |
Col: | 453m NY626503 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 86 (1:25k) OL43W |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 467 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Clesketts RSPB car park up via mines path, return via Brown Fell following the fence. Not too boggy, good views from summit. | webmaster | 16/03/2024 |
Road from the RSPB CP at Clesketts to Howgill then track/path all the way to Cold Fell. Continued along ATV tracks to Great Blacklaw Hill and Three Pikes. Returned by choosing a heavy heather slog westwards to an eventual track that runs through Geltsdale Middle. This continues as a ROW to Old Water Bridge then uphill to get around Tarnmonouth Fell and Brown Fell before descending back to Howgill. | summitter | 05/12/2023 |
yorkielad | 11/11/2023 | |
Out & back from the RSPB car park at Clesketts. Some beautiful views, lovely heather and dramatic stormy skies. | Lazylizzie | 13/08/2023 |
Parked at RSPB carpark: track and path to top. Not boggy; | PhilipChaston | 12/08/2023 |
Cold Fell and Tortie Hill from the RSPB car park at Clesketts. | Mark Jackson | 19/07/2023 |
Solo walk from the RSPB car park at Clesketts a simple out and back, my first Nuttall since pre-covid. | Glenelg | 05/07/2023 |
Usual CP, usual route. Murk so little view. A pleasant walk. | Play2End | 07/06/2023 |
From the RSPB car park. Lovely day sunny with no wind and decent visibility. Was a bogfest the path wasn’t the best but there was a clear path to the summit. Views to the Lakes, Southern Uplands and Cheviots. Saw Curlews, Skylarks Meadow Pipits Red Grouse and first Willow Warbler of the year. Time taken 2 hours 10 minutes for 5.8 miles 1331 feet of ascent. | isabelle | 08/04/2023 |
Out & back from the RSPB car patk at Clesketts. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 22/10/2022 |
Up from rspb carpark. | Matt2901 | 26/08/2022 |
Did Great Mell earlier and missed an appointment as a result. | Pete Pozman | 10/08/2022 |
With Val. From RSPB car park. A short unintended detour finding the start of the miners track but then a reasonable path to the summit. After recent hot and dry weather the path was not very boggy. Hot and sunny. | mike.hoult | 08/08/2022 |
Nuttall 9.7 | Longwojo | 22/07/2022 |
From RSPB car park. A bright and breezy day | dickscroop | 05/07/2022 |
4 of 4: From Clesketts CP. With Karen. | ChrisR | 28/04/2022 |
The first hill of a 6 day backpack that saw me visit several hills in the Northern Pennines. I walked into the hills from Brampton and arrived at about 5pm. I camped at the summit and headed south the following day. | morgs4mountains | 21/03/2022 |
From RSPB car park. Mist today from around 300m upwards. | Adrian | 28/01/2022 |
From RSPB via path with diversion to fine currick short distance north of path. Decided against traverse south from summit ( v boggy) and just returned same way in order to visit Melmerby fell in afternoon. | Nick Canute | 15/01/2022 |
From car park to NW with Dave, Sal & Alex. Nice bonus after Norman's 500th Dodd celebrations on Blotting Raise. | Tony J | 13/11/2021 |
Amazingly calm and mild for this time of the year. Views for miles all around. Really great afternoon out on the hill with Dave, Sally and Tony. | Alex C | 13/11/2021 |
Really warm, sunny Nov afternoon walk with Sal, Alex and Tony on RHSoc trip to Alston. | davechaffey | 13/11/2021 |
From RSPB car park. Path clear enough all the way. Some squelching but not as boggy as I had feared. | squeegs | 23/09/2021 |
Route from forest head - not easy as mostly wading through bracken | emily | 28/07/2021 |
from RSPB Geltsdale after a longish dry spell - this would be a boggy nightmare in usual Pennine conditions! | wainwrighteer | 18/07/2021 |
A long walk! - From Newbiggin (Townhead) we rise through the wooded valley (Bovewood) to the disused quarry on the Col above. A good track follows Ellerbeck and New Water between Cumrew Fell and Middle Top. As we approach Tarnmonath Fell we swing into the valley of Old Water crossing by the fine Old Water Bridge. Finally we rise onto Tarnmonath Fell following faint tracks to Cold Fell beyond. Only ones at the top we linger to take in the immense view. 
 Return a similar way with a late detour to bag the trig in Cumrew Fell as the setting sun turns the sky an intense orange. | briandavies | 29/05/2021 |
Good track although slightly boggy from WNW side | conanharrod | 07/05/2021 |
From the RSPB car park to the north. ‘Track’ to the south of Howgill very muddy in places, and reasonably wet throughout despite the r3cent dry weather. Made a circuit by following the fence from the summit NW and down to the right of way | Rockdoctor | 17/04/2021 |
Up as per Nuttalls route, but then down the same way as short for time and wanted to be sure of path, etc. | maclrc | 15/09/2020 |
From grass verge in Forest Head. ROW across old quarry indistinct, with some surprising quarry cliffs to negotiate. ROW to Howgill very indistinct. Old track up the hill clear. Path continues up to the fence at NY 6095 5620, then good path beside fence to the summit. Hottest day of the year (so far). Hazy views. 
Return to Forest Head via track to Tortie, then ROW, also indistinct. Startled by two deer grazing in the scrub. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 31/07/2020 |
G, M, M | Idris | 30/07/2020 |
G, M, M | maryjdavies | 30/07/2020 |
Same route as rogreeves | dgresty | 30/06/2020 |
Solo on a hot evening. | outlyingfells20 | 25/06/2020 |
From RSPB car park. Second ascent - first since 2006. Lovely sunny day. | Crib Goch | 31/05/2020 |
Parked RSPB CP near Clesketts, NY58875846. 
S along track to Howgill NY59195739, through vehicle gate then immediately left (E) though pedestrian gate. Follow path SE over small foot bridge to pick up old track onto the hillside NY59325727. Follow track, boggy in places, as it meanders SE to approx NY 60605649. 
I decided to strike out S to the summit from here. It involves some peat hags and heather. But nothing too unpleasant. Others have suggested going further E to pick up the old fence line. 
Higher up I found a path for the last couple of hundred metres to the summit. Large Cairn, circular shelter and trig point. 
1hr30m up and 1hr down. 
Amateur radio operation at summit. | geralddavison | 14/03/2020 |
From forest head with Ben. Strong winds. | axoree | 09/02/2020 |
Cold Fell-Simmerson Hill-Talkin Fell from Clesketts car park. Great views from the Bruthwaite Currick and the summit but very soggy underfoot | Gary Heath | 08/09/2019 |
CHAOS Club walk, Brian, Steve, Neil and joined by Alan R, from Hall Bank Gate. | Lou | 04/06/2019 |
Started from Clesketts and back by Tindale Tarn as per Nuttalls. | IanHHill | 14/05/2019 |
From car park by Clesketts up path to Bruthwaite viewpoint and on to top. | lenman | 19/04/2019 |
Sunny but cold easterly wind. From Forest Head - loop up W side, down E. Up route disastrously bad – tussocks etc. Down fine. | Rounsfell | 12/04/2019 |
from Claskett carpark, up Tindale Fell, along to summit and back via the old tramway | borderterrier | 25/03/2019 |
From Forest Head, roadside verge parking (NY 5822 5747). Good tracks all the way. On to Great Blacklaw Hill. Low cloud, but fr0zen ground. | jonglew | 19/01/2019 |
from rspb car park solo | colinfielding | 05/11/2018 |
From Clesketts. An unexpected meeting on the hill with friends from Fort William. | NormanW | 23/09/2018 |
From RSPB car park NY589585 thro a herd of cattle that included a bull to Howgill, thro gate & another immediately on left. After short distance took blue trail signposted viewpoint. After this a boggy path up to a corregated iron structure then headed up the hill thro peat hags & came across ATV track. Back same way 2 hours in total. | rogreeves | 14/09/2018 |
From RSPB car park | Slash3 | 23/06/2018 |
1/2 Marilyn day. Cold Fell from Clesketts. 9km with 450m ascent in 2h45m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 31/05/2018 |
With K and RM from RSPB carpark. Some intense navigation in heavy mist and snow. | Ashley | 31/03/2018 |