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Name:Elbolton
Hill number:16400
Height:348m / 1142ft
Parent (Ma):3682  Cracoe Fell
RHB Section:35B: The Central Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Yorkshire Dales - Southern Fells
County/UA:North Yorkshire
Catchment:Wharfe
Class:Tump (300-399m)
(Tu,3)
Grid ref:SE 00619 61546
Summit feature:large well-built cairn
Drop:71m
Col:277m  SE006612  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 98
(1:25k) OL2S
Survey:Abney level
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After a refusal at Kail Hill - not a chance was the answer to my polite request. From Thorpe Lane up through pastures. Nice cairn on the top.clivevilla21/03/2024
From Thorpe. Footpath between walls and skirted round south of hill before heading straight upwards, Good views of Grassington.peter4lc25/10/2023
4 of 4: Parked in Thorpe. FP to the south of the hill then up. No skull. With Karen.ChrisR26/04/2022
From Thorpe after Kail Hill. Thriving rabbit community.PeterD29/06/2021
Quick ascent on circular walk around Grassingtonberksbantam23/06/2021
A medley of 4 Tumps in 2 walks around Burnsall. For the second walk, I parked on the road in Thorpe, followed the cart track south towards Thorpe Fell, then through gates in walls and up the far side of the smaller Reef Knoll of Kail Hill. Retraced route to cart track, climbed wall and walked west across access land to the wood. Down to the col and then up the larger Reef Knoll of Elbolton. Grand view from the summit. Took the FP to Far Langerton and back along the quiet country to Thorpe. (S)silveracorn_alan29/03/2021
Thorpe - Thorpe Fell - Cracoe Fell - Elbolton - Thorpebriandiggle06/03/2020
From road to NWAdrian23/10/2019
Brown Bank, Elboltonkeithouk26/05/2019
1st of 8 tops on a route from Grassington to Skipton, via the impressive Linton falla, track then fp then gate into access land ans upto 5he Beehive summit cairn. Lovely light on the higher Northern fells; passed Elbolton Cave en-route to Kain Hill on descent.Dazingdale29/12/2018
From Cracoe to Linton via Cracoe Fell top, Thorpe Fell Top and Elbolton.summitsup10/12/2018
Glorious step like from Thorpe and up south slopevegibagger27/09/2018
Discovered a portal to another world and some badger/sheep creatures, which had doubtless emerged from it.Wycombe Wanderer15/09/2018
Climbed from Burnsall via Thorperobert07/05/2018
passing this hill for nearly 50 years. Climbed it today, sunny and cold Grassington to Gargrave 11 milesraymondwilkes24/02/2018
Kail Hill > Elbolton from GR: SE 01296 61708ronaldo33313/12/2017
Cross country from Lintontrimarc223/05/2017
Cairn still skully 💀Martin R04/01/2017
Up from Thorpe village. Great little hill.Andrew Pearson25/09/2016
From Thorpe. Skull still in situ. Then Kail.ngthack16/08/2016
From ENE, Thorpe, prow then access land. After kail from same start. Frosty sunrise over kailRHW01/04/2016
Circuit with Kail Hill from Thorpe.jimbloomer21/03/2016
A short clamber to this peak, however there was a lovely sheep's skull with large horns on it's cairn. Very impressive. Company: Soloiandesbottes28/12/2015
Steep pull up from path at south of hill.Grand views today(except,of course,the eyesore of Swinden Quarry).catman19/08/2014
With Catman.oscarrosie19/08/2014
Short steep pull to the toppeebs15/03/2014
Easy parking alongside the walled green within Thorpe village then a not too strenuous 40 minute return journey.moorsman31/01/2014
Park at the triangle in Thorpe near the post box. Used Thorpe Lane to get to the foot of the steep hill. Then straight up passed many sink holes and evidence of mining on a stunning day for November.Dugswell225/11/2013
Easy bag from path to south, cairned top.Anton19/11/2013
Parked on rough lay-by besides B6265 in Rylstone Village at SD 96931 58718. A circular walk including: Elbolton - Thorpe Fell Top - Cracoe Fell & Rylstone Cross.David Gradwell22/05/2011
Climbed up here to have a look at the cave, which is famous for bones and fairies, although probably not with the same people.DanHolme10/01/2005
Xmas walk with Goffes and Courchees.IanHHill27/12/2004
Also visited Stebden Hill.Aye Jimmy18/06/1988
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coldfeet721/02/2023
vikita1621/02/2023
David8403/09/2021
holtsd13/08/2021
DukeNukem25/04/2021
MrChris198012/01/2020
Dawn Oldham26/05/2019
flakeyw17/03/2019
softsquare26/10/2018
carole engel28/10/2017
patriciagill22/07/2017
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GaryJones01/03/2017