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| Name: | Ponsonby Fell |
| Hill number: | 2509 |
| Height: | 315m / 1033ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2368 Pillar |
| RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Calder & Ehen, Catchment Boundaries, Irt |
| Class: | Tump (300-399m), Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Synge (Tu,3,WO,B,Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 08198 07030 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 37m |
| Col: | 278m NY080074  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 (1:25k) OL6N 303 |
| Observations: | ground to 6m NNE is as high |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 252 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Boat How and after seeing Eric Robson in the carpark at Gosforth and getting a little lost look for the carpark we made it, loved the Blengdale Forrest walk it was amazing, after coming out we made the boggy horrible walk to the summit. there were cows up there so Bec made a dash to touch the summit, i stayed a little longer. retraced our route back through the coz shit and the gorgeous forest. 12miles done and 27,600 steps! had a pint in the strickland arms on the way home, listened to more Karl Pilkington on the way home and ordered a mixed special kebab on garlic bread for tea. fantastic day | Scotty 2 Hotty | 30/03/2024 |
| 12th and final top of a 29.3km circuit from Greendale Cottages, continuation from Stone Pike following fenceline. Descent Ene over Scalderskew beck, detouring past a herd of Aberdeen Angus then following Northern perimeter of Blengdale forest to reach the River Bleng. Again, impassable without using the debris fence to get across. Followed Fp Sse now with torch on to reach wide track and followed this out to road, following it East to the Start. It took me 45 mins to change my clothes get dry and then have a bite to eat and drink before the long drive back home! | Dazingdale | 17/03/2024 |
| Swainson Knott, Stone Pike, Ponsonby Fell, In Fell, Cold Fell | keithouk | 14/02/2024 |
| Scott Morley 86 | 03/02/2024 | |
| ALHEJ Wilkins | 23/12/2023 | |
| Sham Sharrock | 27/11/2023 | |
| Ever Onward | 04/11/2023 | |
| Brianh909 | 08/08/2023 | |
| From small parking area at Stakes Bridge. Ponsonby Fell and In Fell. With ARC and his dad. | PGCE | 05/07/2023 |
| ARC | 05/07/2023 | |
| In Fell and Ponsonby Fell from NY 0561 0678. (Too hot for Swainson Knott) | summitsup | 10/06/2023 |
| nigelcmason2 | 31/05/2023 | |
| yorkielad | 23/05/2023 | |
| Parked at Stakes Bridge: up In Fell first then followed BW to access land, across rough terrain to small cairn hidden in grass at top. then onto Stone Pike and Swainson Knott . Great views on a clear day. | PeterD | 20/04/2023 |
| We followed AWs advice and went via Blengdale Forest. Parked at the carpark at the car park on the forest road just before the forest boundary NY085052 A 10km round trip through the forest then round and up onto the boggy wet fell. Back through the forest on the eastern picking up geocaches. | RowanP | 14/04/2023 |
| From Gosforth. 15 km, 500 m asc. Up by Blennerhazel, Hurlbarrow and Laverock How to the summit of Ponsonby Fell. N direct to Stone Pike sheepfold and onto Swainson Knot. Down NE to Scalderskew Wood and S to Scalderskew Farm and along the River Bleng. Easy paths and bridleways either side of rough, boggy grass on the tops. Dry, cold. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720307185243 | SalmonJoe | 01/04/2023 |
| Chris K | 21/02/2023 | |
| jaggedlakes | 21/02/2023 | |
| From stakes bridge took various RoW to Ponsonby Fell via In Fell. The HP is allegedly on the RoW which is just as well as there is absolutely nothing to suggest one grassy tussock is higher than the other several hundred. An otherwise completely pointless summit. RoW are fairly well waymarked but in desperate need of some TLC. The yomp over the fell began with a gate climb to avoid the 12-18 inches of water accumulated around it. After that it was a straightforward if squelchy climb to the summit with its half hidden little cairn in the middle of some rushes. With boris | ytfckent | 06/02/2023 |
| salen | 28/12/2022 | |
| daveyf2001 | 21/09/2022 | |
| Circular walk on paths from small parking area at Stakes Bridge. Out via Farmery, back via Laverock How. | Winterfloodian | 18/07/2022 |
| Ennerdale Bridge to Seascale cross country route, after Stone Pike. Good viewpoint marred only by the power station | trimarc2 | 29/06/2022 |
| The Parkers | 24/04/2022 | |
| Parked at the bridge over the River Calder. Up the track to the interesting ruined Farmery, through a little gate beyond the stream, over some boggy ground and up to the summit. On to Stone Pike and Swainson Knott. | LizH | 26/02/2022 |
| PeterAH | 26/02/2022 | |
| A circular exploration of the hills above the Calder valley. Staring from the tiny car park at Stakes Bridge, and visiting In Fell, Ponsonby Fell, Stone Pike (and its circular enclosure), then Swainson Knott with its cairn of Bovine bones. 10km with 380m ascent in just under 3 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 15/02/2022 |
| Michael Hood | 23/01/2022 | |
| SteveG | 07/09/2021 | |
| With Carol. Park at “Stakes Bridge” (over the River Calder near Calder Bridge). Climb the hill along the road and then turn east along an old lane to “Farmery” (a ruined farmhouse). Cross the stream (“Birrel Sike”) and head east on the poorly defined (and wet) track towards “Scalderskew”. Before this, at the col, turn south to the summit. In mist. Return by reversing the route. 4.50 miles. 2.5 hrs. 693 ft gained. | DABT | 18/08/2021 |
| ebwalker | 17/08/2021 | |
| With Cold Fell, from Calder Bridge | NumptyDumpty | 03/07/2021 |
| adriancowl | 26/06/2021 | |
| J-D-B | 08/06/2021 | |
| From Stakes Bridge. | Slash3 | 30/05/2021 |
| From Stakes Bridge: Inn Fell, Ponsonby Fell, Stone Pike, Swainson Knott and Cold fell. Great views to Isle of man and Scotland, clear day. Staying at Ravenglass | Lazylizzie | 01/05/2021 |
| From the layby on the main road near Ponsonby | tomd4 | 21/04/2021 |
| smapearce | 02/04/2021 | |
| Guy Heelis | 17/10/2020 | |
| Jill Robertson | 15/10/2020 | |
| amblemark | 15/10/2020 | |
| Steve Clark | 22/09/2020 | |
| nigelcmason | 18/09/2020 | |
| Ben Rinnes | 31/08/2020 | |
| From Gosforth With Jules and Jill via the Blengdale forestry track to Scalderskew farm on a clear hot day before bagging Stone Pike and Swainson Knott and back via Wormgill and Scalderskew Wood | Grey Hare | 09/08/2020 |
| GEOFFTURNER | 23/07/2020 | |
| kev65 | 15/07/2020 | |
| jef | 15/07/2020 | |
| Parked at Blengdale, up through the forest and round by Skalderskew onto the top of Ponsonby Fell, back via the long way around Blengdale Forest. | Chipstertrain | 08/07/2020 |
| ALHEJ Wilkins | 07/06/2020 |