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Name: | Highbanks [Murrah Hill] |
Hill number: | 16101 |
Height: | 366.2m / 1201ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2583 Great Mell Fell |
RHB Section: | 34A: Lake District - Northern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Northern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle) |
Watershed: | Solway Firth |
Class: | Tump (300-399m), Subhump (Tu,3,sHu) |
Grid ref: | NY 39130 30728 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground 12m N of small cairn |
Drop: | 94.1m |
Col: | 272.1m NY 3965 2740 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5N OL5S |
Observations: | ground 12m S at NY 39130 30717 is as high |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 86 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From the Nature Reserve car park across a pasture to a ladder stile then along ridge, a fab little top with cracking views | matty1971b | 24/03/2024 |
From the car park. Along the road to the gate, cross the field to the corner then over the stile, next over the wall and follow the path to the top of Highbanks Murra Hill. Good views of the Northern Fells. | smocks and denims | 10/11/2023 |
Parked by reservoir entrance and had a pleasant walk to highest point. Perfect views of the Northern Fells in October sunshine. | JohnW | 16/10/2023 |
From the Nature Reserve car park across a pasture to a ladder stile then along ridge. | clivevilla | 09/10/2023 |
From nature reserve carpark by reservoir entrance. Up footpath and along broad ridge. Found concrete ring. Cool breeze. | cjo | 29/01/2023 |
Bob & Duke Sunday 22nd/1/2023 Z 1235 hrs. | DukeNukem | 22/01/2023 |
From parking space to WSW at 329 spot height, cross field due E and cross high wall at short fence section just NW of junction of Access Land wall and wall heading SW, in clump of trees. Then close to due N to summit | henryfm | 08/08/2022 |
Short walk from nature reserve car park | RobertP | 05/07/2022 |
From the large parking area to the west on the minor road, gate and 1 wall to get across to the top. | robertphillips | 01/07/2022 |
Judging by the undisturbed vegetation in the first 200m no-one has used the path since Campbell three weeks ago. | Martin R | 21/09/2021 |
Parked at reservoir road and followed fp. Good views of Blencathra and over to Solway Firth. | Campbell Singer | 31/08/2021 |
With Campbell. Two high stiles for me to scale. Otherwise, very straightforward. | Barbara Singer | 31/08/2021 |
5.5 mile walk. Start at Scales campsite Mungrisdale, to High Banks Wood, back to Scales campsite. | stephenbuda | 22/07/2021 |
A new circuit, overHighbanks, out to Scales farm via FP, dropped down on road, White Moss (not recommended) and back via the Eycott Hills. With Bryher. | jenx | 14/03/2021 |
Nice short walk to finish the day | conanharrod | 07/03/2021 |
Beautiful sunny dayi with snow on the mountains. Frozen underfoot and a dusting of snow at lower levels. Highbanks, then continued into forest as far as Gilcambon Tarn. Back via access land. With B and R. | jenx | 24/01/2021 |
Highbanks (Murrah Hill) from GR: NY 39362 30100 | ronaldo333 | 19/08/2020 |
Highbanks (Murrah Hill) from GR: NY 39362 30100 | Hippster | 19/08/2020 |
4/6 From old A6 along footpath to How Top, then over Naddles Beck to Eycott Hill and Little Eycott Hill, exit via North East corner of reserve using track to road and over fields to join footpath crossing Highbanks Murrah Hill, continue to lane north of Berrier. Turn off right by phone box to access Greenah Crag without disturbing farm, then cross country easily to Lofshaw Hill. Nice socially isolated round. | nickywood1 | 02/06/2020 |
Parked at nature Reserve car park NY393300 for Eycott Hill, Little Eycott Hill and Highbanks. | David Evans | 19/04/2019 |
Via RoW from the south | Moorponder | 04/04/2019 |
From Eycott reserve CP. had fun with the rams in the first field!.nice walking onlittle ridge with great views. With Bryher. | jenx | 08/02/2019 |
Route 1 from gate near spot 329. | Wycombe Wanderer | 09/12/2018 |
Troutbeck - Highbanks - Little Eycott Hill - Eycott Hill - How Top - Troutbeck. | Mark Jackson | 16/08/2018 |
Easy, waymarked route with good access throughout from the Eycott car park. Well under 30 minutes return. | moorsman | 10/05/2018 |
Eycott Hill Nature Reserve - Eycott Hill - Little Eycott Hill - HIGHBANKS. | citygent | 06/11/2017 |
Highbanks, Hutton Roof, Souther Fell, Souther Fell South Top, Blencathra, Gategill Fell Top, Knowe Crags | keithouk | 13/08/2017 |
From minor road to SW after the 2 Eycott hills. Directly up to top from a field gate at NY 3899 3044. | jonglew | 14/06/2017 |
From NY394300: something of an afterthought for the day. | summitsup | 08/04/2017 |
Out and back from reservoir. | Eddie | 07/01/2017 |
From SE via RoW | jimbloomer | 24/10/2016 |
Along path starting just south of Wildlife Trust car park.Easily up to good viewpoint.With Oscar. | catman | 05/10/2016 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 05/10/2016 |
From footpath to SE. First field was plowed. | Lionel Bidwell | 05/08/2016 |
Chased by very frisky cattle. Scary! With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 01/05/2016 |
From Fellside, very windy, with R. | Denise | 30/12/2015 |
On path from road past covered reservoir. Low grassy limestone ridge, a couple of rocks as token jesture of a cairn at high point. Wind howling through the bare branches of Beech trees. | RichardM | 30/12/2015 |
From SE. Styles lethal in heavy rain. | GordonAdshead | 07/11/2015 |
From near track end and house at NY 390.305. Straight up field, over wall at repaired gap and onto ridge near boulder. Summit not far away. | Aye Jimmy | 15/03/2015 |
With Jo, walk from Millfield Lodge: road and paths to Murrah Hill (good viewpoint for northern fells). Weather; sunny, warm, good visibility. | amblerbob | 23/08/2014 |
From raod parking to West. unning circuit in wet/sleet. Main top set back from that can see from road. Small cairn on top. | nordicstar | 22/12/2013 |
nice pasture top, minor limst pavement, from gate to SW. | RHW | 24/04/2010 |
Tricky | 02/12/2023 | |
PeteN | 12/11/2023 | |
dickiewren | 10/04/2023 | |
Mark Hodgson | 20/01/2023 | |
Andy West | 24/08/2022 | |
RobB | 08/03/2022 | |
TONY DEALL | 10/08/2021 | |
pwithnall | 13/06/2021 |