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Name: | Hawthornthwaite Fell Top |
Hill number: | 16490 |
Height: | 479m / 1572ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2815 Fair Snape Fell |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
County/UA: | Lancashire |
Catchment: | Ribble, Catchment Boundaries, Wyre |
Watershed: | Liverpool Bay, Morecambe Bay |
Class: | Tump (400-499m), Clem (Tu,4,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SD 58031 51544 |
Summit feature: | no feature: heather N side of fence 150m ENE of collapsed trig |
Drop: | 67m |
Col: | 412m SD585496 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 102 (1:25k) OL41W |
Observations: | ground 50m SE at SD 58063 51503 is c 30cm lower; ground 750m E is 2-3m lower |
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 80 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Rambling Ray | 20/05/2023 | |
Hawthornthwaite Fell Top [Fell Top S4633] from GR: SD 55850 52120. Up track of Catshaw Greave then quad tracks to SD 57051 51087, traverse across to pick up footpath marked on OS map at SD 57432 51265. Descent via fence line on watershed to mound at SD 57398 50879 then fall-line back to the top of the track. In hindsight this would have been a better ascent route too. | ronaldo333 | 25/09/2021 |
Hawthornthwaite Fell Top [Fell Top S4633] from GR: SD 55850 52120 | Hippster | 25/09/2021 |
I walked up Langden Brook beyond the path until not far from the summit, some tricky stream walking but good fun if you enjoy that terrain. Then up onto Hawthornthwaite Fell Top - still 10,000 seagulls nesting up there. I wondered into the 'zone' by mistake, little ones running around and nests with eggs whilst they guard and threaten from above. Keep to the boundary fence on the ridge, it is just clear. Avoid the area between that fence and Langden Brook. Trig still fallen! Then I walked back via Holdron Moss and Top of Blaze Moss, very dry up there just now so surprisingly easy walking for this area. | meltdiceburg | 15/06/2021 |
Sprog | 17/04/2021 | |
PM | 11/04/2021 | |
A million Seagulls, obviously nesting on the summit and clearly not happy that I was there. | conanharrod | 22/03/2021 |
Dirt pull-in for 2-3 cars at SD 5585 5212. Easy walk up Catshaw Greave to end of the vehicle track (drivable but gate locked). No tracks visible after that due to a good dusting of snow. Hit the fence at Johnny Pye's Clough Top and followed it up to the top. | jonglew | 01/01/2021 |
David84 | 29/11/2020 | |
from Grizedale Bridge along fence line all the way, back over fiendsdale head, up to track on windy Bank, towards Bleasdale top before dropping to Arbour and climbing back over Stake house to Grizedale Bridge. | Flatfield | 20/09/2020 |
DARRENG | 19/08/2020 | |
andrew brown | 19/08/2020 | |
A looooong slog up through squelchy bog from Top of Blaze Moss. Then descended straight down N through long grass and heather to road by Cam Brow. | Wheelsy | 09/08/2020 |
From just beyond Wells Brook Farm where there is a large lay by with parking for several cars. Over bridge and up very good shooting track which continues as a rough quad track to first summit plateau fence. Plateau gives easy walking in dry weather as much of the peat has disappeared. Worth a visit to the trig. A dentist would have struggled with a root this size. | Campbell Singer | 06/08/2020 |
jamiehighton | 02/08/2020 | |
From parking just above cattle grid to NW. Up shooters track then across wet moor to fence and even wetter/boggier walk along fence to top. | mart0797 | 17/07/2020 |
From parking area by start of shooters' track at SD 5585 5214, up Catshaw Greave to turning circle at top of track - Up path for about 50m to wooden marker post where path disappeared. However, contoured across towards clough & after about 40m picked path again at SD 56491 51018 - Good path continues up the side of the clough to col & fence line - NE on path alongside fence to unmarked summit which lies about 150m beyond the collapsed trig point. Large colony of lesser black-backed gulls on moor. (S) | gerrybowes | 20/06/2020 |
tomandivy | 09/06/2020 | |
Steve Clark | 29/05/2020 | |
Up track by Catshaw Greave from road to NW.Only found very short stretches of path from end of track to fence,but reasonable path alongside fence(thanks to recent dry spell).With Bridget. | catman | 20/05/2020 |
With Catman. | rosiebridge | 20/05/2020 |
greenandblue | 15/09/2019 | |
Took advantage of the dry weather to walk up this hill. Up via Catshaw Greave on the road and across the heather to the wrong fence. Had to turn right to find the fence junction which lead to the top. Came back along the correct fence. Much better way. No water around anywhere- totally dry. | Andrew Pearson | 22/04/2019 |
parked car on road to N. Saw music video being recoreded for the latest single from the Koalas. | Adrian | 27/10/2018 |
with Adrian. Sad to see Trig fallen over | mazz | 27/10/2018 |
pwithnall | 24/08/2018 | |
Up path parallel to Catshaw Greave to end. No onward path to my untrained eye so just a tramp through heather until reaching the fence. Followed fence to trig. Returned same way. 1 HR 30 mins in breeze and drizzle. Ashamed to say I didn't read sign on gate post advising to keep off open land this week, presumably for shooting. Luckily no shooting today. | Longwojo | 17/08/2018 |
lecube | 31/07/2018 | |
mae | 18/07/2018 | |
With Jo, followed track/path alongside Catshaw Greave to fence, then followed fence to trig and the various high points. Weather; cloudy, warm, moderate views seawards, good inland. | amblerbob | 12/06/2018 |
Parked at cattle grid at the Stone of Trough then followed fench over Blaze Moss & Holdron Moss & round to Hawthornthwaite Fell. Returned as outward. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 11/06/2018 |
Dave Geere | 26/04/2018 | |
Solo. Followed David Gradwell's route. | ADT | 11/03/2018 |
Top of Blake Moss, Hawthornthwaite Fell Top from high point in road to E. Return by same route. | RobertP | 28/01/2018 |
Curly & Shirley | 24/09/2017 | |
Followed Aye Jimmy's route from Marshaw up and down on the grit track to its end, then poles and a fence to the trig. Also stood on all the highest peat hags on both sides of the fence for insurance. Lots of gulls again, and a goose or two. Solo. | Man of Kernow1 | 27/04/2017 |
walked from Fairsnape horribly boggy underfoot wont be doing this hill again | colinfielding | 07/10/2016 |
18:45, cloud and rain cleared, golden sunshine, parked south of High House to north and followed grouse butts and my nose watching the sun set over the sea. Confused by lack of trig, walked about 300m west to try and find it, inadvertently (it now turns out) going over the summit. Found the poor trig point and hurried down in near darkness. 1 hour 15 mins. | Wycombe Wanderer | 25/09/2016 |
From WNW. Good parking at track end. | jimbloomer | 22/09/2016 |
Good parking to west at start of shooters' track up Catshaw Greave at SD 55846 52124 when track ends keep close to clough to pick up path to 'ridge' fence. intermittent path to summit beside fence, wet in places. Highest point 150m ENE of collapsed trig on north side of fence. | David Gradwell | 16/08/2016 |
George Gradwell | 16/08/2016 | |
Edwin Gradwell | 16/08/2016 | |
Nice sunny evening ascent with Darren up well maintained track past grouse shooting butts to moor top and flock of roosting seagulls -a recurring theme on these quiet moorland tops. Found a good seagull skull -long, pointy and strong and light. Toppled trig on it concrete root showing the depth of peat decay. Usual selection of peat hags to choose from and visit for summit.Below lies the scene of the horrific Abbeysteads Waterworks disaster of 1984 when methane gas exploded inside the underground works during a public tour killing 16 people. | Chris Pearson | 23/07/2016 |
MM | 07/06/2016 | |
Solo. Up from Holdren Moss and Top of Blaze Moss then onwards to Fair Snape Fell. One in a million chance for a lamb that I found neck deep in a bog as not so many folk pass that way. I got it out and walking again but then had to leave it for whatever fate delivered next. Someone will probably eat it one day without ever knowing what drama had played out up there. | Aimless Rambler | 07/05/2016 |
Alan Moore | 20/12/2015 | |
Ronald | 29/07/2015 | |
Up shooting track to gull circling summit & toppled trig. | ngthack | 19/07/2015 |
unsure of actual date, came up for the trig, it was a desolate day with hailshowers | bardolph | 15/06/2015 |
Totridge, Fair Snape Fell, Hawthornthwaite Fell Top, Top of Blaze Moss | keithouk | 06/04/2015 |