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Name:Hooksey
Hill number:3580
Height:586m / 1923ft
Parent (Ma):2755  Yarlside
RHB Section:35A: The Northern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Yorkshire Dales - Northern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Lune
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Dewey
(Tu,5,Dew)
Grid ref:NY 68506 00838
Summit feature:small cairn and ground to 5m E
Drop:69m
Col:517m  NY686004  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 91
(1:25k) OL19S
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 197 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
FinnTumps17/03/2024
Stuck to the Howgills for Boo and I's first of the new year.Alphaville19905/01/2024
3 of 6 from the HP of the Adamthwaite road mostly on quad tracks.robertphillips26/11/2023
The Parkers07/04/2023
Green Bell and then Hooksey from parking at road junction and start of path at 69960 04205. Path not all that clear up to Green Bell but when it disappeared the going was not that tough and the direction was obvious. Good path round to Hooksey from Green Bell.clivevilla10/01/2023
Second walk of the day after visiting Sails in the morning, a long out and back from Bowderdale. I raced bad weather on the way down and managed to get back dryColin Crawford08/10/2022
Parked on grass verge on right past Brow Foot. Walked through Bowderdale and up track to West Fell with a mostly pathless detour to Langdale Knotts. On to Hazelgill Knott, back to last coll and east down north side of beck to valley. South along path to cross where 2 streams meet to ascend steep path up Randygill's southwest ridge. Then across Leathgill Bridge to Hooksey. Continued down track to left fork back to start, right fork not on OS map but leads to Scar Sikes Farm.Flatfield07/08/2022
Excellent high level circuit of Bowderdale. Hooksey - Randygill Top - Kensgriff - Yarlside - The Calf - Hazelgill Knott - West FellGary Heath07/08/2022
AW WotHF no.18.Sedge23/04/2022
Windy day walk up from Wath. Straight forward mainly following tyre tracks. 2 hr 10 mins round triptrimarc217/02/2022
See route for Randygill Top.smocks and denims04/01/2022
Hooksey, Randygill Top, Kensgriff, Yarlside, The Calfkeithouk24/10/2021
Dawn Oldham24/10/2021
Down steeply on a path from Randygill Top to Leathgill Bridge, and on up to Hooksey summit. Descended on path, then track to the road at Scar Sikes farm. Public footpath across field, through the wood and Weasdale Nurseries, back to car at NY69309 03833. (Footpath has been diverted around Scar Sikes farm, but didn't see the diversion sign on our side)LizH09/08/2021
PeterAH09/08/2021
Isbjorn19/07/2021
From A683 CP by Rawthey Bridge. Harter Fell, Green Bell, Hooksey, Randygill Top, Kensgriff & YarlsideSlash326/06/2021
From Adamthwaite Road SH404 via Green Bell then on to others.NormanW02/06/2021
From Wath for a round of Green Bell, Hooksey, West Fell, Hazelgill Knott, Simon's Seat and Uldale Headrhalstead29/05/2021
Lucky26/05/2021
andy.painter02/05/2021
conanharrod19/04/2021
suzannawild22/09/2020
16.9 miles 3595ft walk, start at Cross Hall Farm Caravan Park Cautley, take A Pennine Journey Path to Cross Keys, take path up Ben End to Kensgriff, Randygill Top, Hooksey, Green Bell, Knott, Harter Fell and Wandale Hill, return to Cautley.stephenbuda11/09/2020
From Weasdale over Hooksey to Randygill Top over Leathgill Gate, from there onto Green Bell, straight off ridge back to WeasdaleWayne Mac29/08/2020
From the parking area on Fair mile Road at 62947 98000. The route taking in Uldale head, Simon's Seat, West Fell, Hazelgill Knott, Hooksey and Kensgriff, wild camping at the base of Randygill. Eighteen and half miles with Seven Thousand Two Hundred feet of ascent.WAYNE ROWLETT15/08/2020
With Sue, from Weasdale on good tracks, Hooksay, Randygill Top, Kensgiff and Green Bell. return via Stwarth. Cloudy damp start but day improved to sunshine.Frank14/08/2020
amblemark25/07/2020
3/3 Lakeland LDWA Group Walk up over Green Bell Randygill Top and Hooksey from Ravenstonedale.nickywood112/07/2020
brianb12/07/2020
ScaSey06/07/2020
Approached from Randygill Top over the well defined saddle of Leathgill Bridge (AC-B^2 < 0).ger24/06/2020
Parked at highpoint of road to Adamthwaite. Wandale Hill, Kensgriff, Randy Gill Top, Hooksey, Green Bell.PGCE03/06/2020
iainwalton20/05/2020
Last major outing into the YDNP ahead of Lockdown. Parked at Cross Keys and visited Yarlside, Kensgriff, Randygill Top, Hooksey, Green Bell, Harter Fell and Wandale Hill. 4 more Deweys summited! 18km with 1240m ascent in 6h30m. (S)silveracorn_alan22/03/2020
11.33 from high point of road to the east anti-clockwise circuit over 5 tops... this one secondvegibagger16/03/2020
From Green Bell. On to Kengriff.Wycombe Wanderer07/02/2020
Bag For Life07/02/2020
Bowderdale > Hooksey > Randygill Top > Bowderdale Beck > The Calf > Hazelgill Knott > West Fell > Bowderdale. Just Me and H, Bright and breezy day, fairly cold on the higher tops.johnkaysleftleg23/10/2019
Scott Morley 8614/09/2019
Circular walk including Knott, Greenbell, Hooksey, Randygill top, Kensgriff, Wandale Hill and Harter fell largly on good grassy tracks but some stiff climbs.cjo18/05/2019
Climbed from Weasdale.flockwatcher28/04/2019
Nick Canute26/03/2019
Nice horseshoe from Bowderdale on a 19k round of 7 Deweys/Sims. This the last: from Randygill Top and return to the car at Bowderdale. Very wet all day.jonglew20/12/2018
With Christine & JamesKeith9930/10/2018
Cautley Narthwaite Green Bell, Hooksey, Hazelgill Knott The Calf and Calders CautleyAndy Hirst17/10/2018
Peely6615/10/2018
Ben Rinnes07/10/2018
Chasejet03/10/2018
Bob & Duke Wednesday 12th/9/2018 Z 1315hrsDukeNukem12/09/2018