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Name:Mossthwaite Fell
Hill number:16703
Height:244m / 801ft
Parent (Ma):2822  Easington Fell
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Lancashire
Catchment:Ribble
Class:Tump (200-299m)
(Tu,2)
Grid ref:SD 66957 49406
Summit feature:no feature: heather
Drop:49m
Col:195m  SD670488  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 103
(1:25k) OL41W
Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 45 users)ByDate of Ascent
From good parking on W. side of Burholme Bridge, RoW through farm & up Fielding Clough to ladder stile at 668488 - Turned left & picked up ATV track which ran up along E. side of wall to wall corner - Over wall which is topped with a bit of wire fencing & some rusty barbed wire & then NE across tussock & heather to high point. Back to ladder stile & up Kitcham Hill.gerrybowes16/03/2024
Decent parking at Burholme Bridge SD65750. Kitcham, Mossthwaite, Fober and Mellor Knolls. Thwarted by an angry herd of cows last attempt of Mellor.. not this time thankfully. Plenty of deer spotted including at summit of Kitcham. Failed Long Knotts due to 2 farmers on Quads on summit rounding sheep off the hill. Not important enough to interrupt there livelihood, esp with my dog in tow.Alfa1M07/02/2024
From Burnholme Bridge. Not enjoyable, despite good weather. silveracorn log for route description; Denise and moorsman sum up what the hill is like very well.pwheeler22/03/2023
5/6 Parked at Burnholme Bridge, walked past the farm and then up the clough to the ladder stile onto the access land. Followed the quad bike track alongside the wall (not obvious for first 50m). Crossed the wall at the junction, then over to the poorly defined summit of Mossthwaite Fell. Retraced route to the ladder stile, then crossed the wall below and up track on the east side of the wall to the hurdle near the top. Crossed to the west side and up to the summit cairn of Kitcham Hill in the open ground between the trees. NB walls are tricky to cross. 6.5km with 260m ascent in 2 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan30/01/2022
1/4 Parked in car park at Dunsop Bridge, along the path by the river then branched off steeply up directly to summit (tussocks rough). One small wall ok to get over (round edge of first one). Down wall edge and up other side (ladder stile) to Kitcham Hill. Back down and over the moor on nice footpath and through parkland over bridges to arrive at Fober Knoll up through trees, down the road back towards Dunsop and veered off right up through wooden gate and along edge of long thin plantation to Boarsden Hill which was a nice late bag in sunshine. Cows were all very placid at the top but do have young so be cautious. Back along riverside path to Dunsop. 4 Hours a nice autumnal walk.nickywood116/10/2021
From Burholme Bridge and farm, up Fielding Clough. Pretty dry underfoot. Continued on to Kitcham Hill.Nick Caunt01/04/2021
Mossthwaite Fell > Kitcham Hill from GR: SD 65755 47937ronaldo33317/08/2020
Mossthwaite Fell > Kitcham Hill from GR: SD 65755 47937Hippster17/08/2020
From Kitcham Hill from the south due to walkers currently unwelcomea at Burholme Farm due to Covid 19 concerns. Generally easy ascent but the decent down the wooded valley due west was a bad choice. High bracken. Then over the distinctive grand footbridge and on to Dunsop Bridge along permissive path. Good choice,Campbell Singer30/07/2020
from Burholme bridge up Fielding cloughcolinfielding29/01/2020
From Burholme bridge, the tussocks were made easier by quad track close to wall.cjo24/11/2019
Parked Dunsop Bridge for a round of 4 Tumps. S from Thorneyholm to strange bridge, then up east. The summit area of this one is hell on earth grass tussocks. Onward to Birkett Fell.Minto23/11/2019
Round from Dunsop Bridge with Smudge 5 of 6SteveG23/11/2019
Dunsop Bridge circular with SG. Loop of Hodder Bank Fell following reasonable vehicle track parallel to wall with a rougher time seeking the HP to N of wall. It looks as though the jolly boys had left their wood!Smudge23/11/2019
Helpful quad track near wall to SSW. Dropped down to north from summit to get back to road. Useful gate in wall and down towards aqueduct. An interesting suspension footbridge! With Bryher.jenx22/11/2019
Vague HP in moss and heather with very unpleasant approach over tussocky grass from Kitcham Hill to the S on very hot day. Keeping close to the wall was marginally better.Denise 25/08/2019
Kitcham Hill, Mossthwaite Fell, Fober Knoll from Dunsop Bridge.RobertP21/10/2018
If you enjoy a long walk to an anonymous bump then this is your hill! I came via a tortuous crossing from Kilham Hill. Pathless, wet, tussocky and in the mist, viewless. The blessing was an easy descent by staying on the summit side of the wall and heading downwards through a gate in a direct line across easy terrain. Don't look for me here if you go here in the future.....moorsman19/10/2018
Mossthwaite fell, Kitcham Fell over Hodder Bank Fell to Fober Knoll then Boarsden moor. 3 hour roundLongwojo27/05/2018
With Jo, circular walk from Dunsop Bridge: riverside paths to Burholme, then Fielding Clough and onto Kitcham Hill. We then went over Hodder Bank Fell to Mossthwaite Fell, (there is a gate/hurdle at SD 67257 49432 that avoids any wall climbing), before returning via Giddy Bridge and along track past Knowlmere Manor and Lower Thorneyholme. Weather; sunny at first, cloudy later , good all round visibility.amblerbob29/10/2017
Solo. Kitcham Hill & Mossthwaite Fell. Parked car at Burholme Bridge.ADT12/09/2017
Down and up from Kitcham Hill.Andrew Pearson22/05/2017
From Burholme Bridge and eventually up ATV track by side of wall(to find track walk 50 yards or so past stile,then turn back sharp left).Unpleasant summit with good views.With Oscar.catman07/04/2017
With Catman.oscarrosie07/04/2017
Parked at Burholme bridge, through farm, followed path by stream to highest point, both summits via atv tracksbardolph24/02/2017
With Birkett Fell from Wjimbloomer22/09/2016
Much easier going following ATV track alongside wall from col after rough Kitcham Hill. Descended SE through impressive trees of parkland which gave shelter during a shower then over swaying public footpath suspension bridge over the Hodder. 5th of 9 top circuit with Darren.Chris Pearson24/07/2016
From Dunsop Bridge. Cp now £1.10 for 4 hrs. Alongside river & up from splendid footbridge/aqueduct. After summiting through nasty tussocks terrain, across to Kitcham Hill.ngthack27/04/2016
From sw, Dunholme Br. Tussocky, best to keep to track following wall. Then to Kitcham.RHW05/03/2016
Mossthwaite Fell, Long Knots, Fair Snape Fell, Parlickkeithouk06/12/2015
From Burholme bridge. Public footpath to col between Mossthwaite Fell and Kitcham Hill. Then follow wall to near the top, over wall to heather summit.Alan Caine05/07/2015
Good carpark in Dunsop Bridge, only £1 for 4hrs! Crossed river via avenue of redwoods and bridge just E of carpark. Bank of river followed to footbridge (actually an aqueduct) then directly up hillside. Wall to cross at top and deep heathery tussocks make life awkward near summit. Continued to Kitcham.Aye Jimmy19/08/2014
Mossthwaite Fell summit on moorland at SD 66961 49406, 244 metres and a P48 hill. This is the view towards Bracken Hill Wood. Hodder Bank Fell's name also appears on the map for a lower portion of this hill. Photo on Geograph.Dugswell204/03/2013
From large car park in Dunsop Bridge at SD 66124 50122. Kitcham Hill - Mossthwaite Fell.David Gradwell02/12/2012
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Adrian28/11/2019
RichardM25/08/2019
carole engel14/08/2018
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Wycombe Wanderer18/06/2017
Martin R03/04/2017
GaryJones10/04/2016
Dawn Oldham06/12/2015
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Edwin Gradwell02/12/2012