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Name:Great Pinseat
Hill number:3582
Height:583m / 1913ft
Parent (Ma):2740  Rogan's Seat
RHB Section:35A: The Northern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Yorkshire Dales - Northern Fells
County/UA:North Yorkshire
Catchment:Ouse (York)
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Dewey
(Tu,5,Dew)
Grid ref:NY 97009 02692
Summit feature:trig point 2m N of wall
Drop:48m
Col:535m  NY958028  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 92
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 170 users)ByDate of Ascent
After calver hill up track to south of ford to tricky wall crossing and down track through lead workingsFlatfield26/12/2023
Great Pinseat & Calver Hill from Surrender Bridge.TK25/09/2023
From N, parked to E of Whar Gill. Good tracks until N of summit, then over rough grass to summit.PGCE24/01/2023
Roadside verge parking to SE (NY 9934 0144). Good track to disused tip, then followed the wall up on trods.jonglew01/09/2022
Its alrightLauralj8427/08/2022
Tilted verge parking at NY993014. Easy up old mine road, but no obvious turn off to trig before HP. Due S at HP – tiresome deep soft veg to trig. FP sets off N from trig but fizzles out in tough veg – extrapolation of line meets mine road at final spoil heap.Isbjorn13/08/2022
Calver Hill and Great Pinseat from EskelethGary Heath26/06/2022
Circular from Surrender BridgeJim.Fothergill27/05/2022
Tan Hill Inn to the water splash featured on All Creatures Great and Small at NY 992 008 during day 21 of our Yorkshire Dales Circular Walk, visiting Water Crag, Rogan's Seat and Great Pinseat. 20km with 570m of ascent in 6 hours, with Geoff and Steve.silverwolf_alan19/05/2022
From Surrender Bridge. On to Melbecks Moor.Wycombe Wanderer24/08/2021
Parked at Surrender Bridge then walked up road to pt 393 and followed good track to just south of summit. From cairn headed to wall and trig and HP on north side.PeterD27/06/2021
Parked at Surrender Bridge (SD 98932 99830). Took the lane north to its highest point, then track up through mine workings to the summit of Great Pinseat. Found a breach in the high wall east of the trig, and then track down to the road over Surrender Moss. Then took path around Cringley Hill and up onto Calver Hill - a fine hill. Returned by bridleway back to Surrender Bridge. With AT and JT.Man of Kernow127/06/2021
With Chris, Christine, Eric, Geoff and Steve. A circular walk from Reeth around the north side of Swaledale from Reeth, visiting Calver Hill and Great Pinseat. Great views both of Swaledale and further afield. 22km with 600m ascent in 7 hours. Riverside path by the River Swale closed due to erosion just upstream of Reeth.silveracorn_alan17/06/2021
summit by wall and trig. Ascended with c 25 others from Scabba Wath campsite on good tracks via mines. grey dry mild day.Denise 22/05/2021
Camping with group @Scabba Wath. Climbed from old gang mills, trig on other side of wall.Joel45122/05/2021
From Scabba Wath campsite via the excellent Old Gang mine workings. An unusually large group of 24 of us in celebration of an end to the Covid lock down - at least for now.RichardM22/05/2021
From Scabba Wath campsite, group walk up Mill Gill, Great Pinseat trig and Calver Hill. Then to the tea shop in Reeth.richard6922/05/2021
First peak with Psyrlcadburysimmons26/09/2020
21 miles 2626ft walk, start at Usha Gap campsite Pennine Journey Path to Gunnerside, track onto Melbecks Moor and Moor House, follow track down through Mill Gill to Surrender Bridge follow track up to Great Pinseat then Forefield Rake and Friarfold Rake to Gunnerside Gill then down Beck to Gunnerside and back to Usha Gap campsite.stephenbuda12/08/2020
Parked on the grass verge at the start of the track at 99141 00540, followed the track until due south of the trig and then crossed over the moorland to the wall where the trig is hiding behind. One hour and half for the four miles, returned the same way.WAYNE ROWLETT26/07/2020
From Surrender Bridge we followed Old Gang Beck up to the Old Gang Smelting Works (an impressive ruin). Onward to Level House Bridge, into Flincher Gill then Forefield Rake before heading for summit and trig. Dropped to bridleway North of summit ( good views down into Arkengarthdale from this track) back through more old mineworking's and tips to the minor road at Turf Moor then road via Forer Gill Gate to Surrender Bridgebriandavies21/07/2020
With Jamie. Set off from CB inn, down to Langthwaite, over bridge, down the E side of the beck with the aim to cross at the footbridge. Unfortunately it had been wiped out by a flood so we had to wade across at the shallowest point. Made our way up over the road and up the various tracks, through the mine workings, and up the shallow Bleaberry Gill to eventually reach the trig at the summitmadaddo15/07/2020
With Sue from Surrender Bridge onto Melbecks Moor then Great Pinseat. Hot and sunny very dry underfoot.Frank29/05/2020
Walked in from the track from the SE - cold clear windy. Easy track takes you to within 200m of summitwychwood18/01/2020
Good track most of way, just a short stretch of deep heather to gain wall and trigColin Crawford13/09/2019
Up to Rogan’s Seat from Gunnerside, across to the nearby trig point and then around to Great Pinseat.Eggletina08/08/2019
Sunny morning... Icy wind 2 degrees one of two patches of snow still.vegibagger04/04/2019
Solo from above Surrender Bridge. Jen and pup sat this one out...nordicstar02/02/2019
From road to SE be 421 spot hgt. Track most of the way.Adrian07/01/2019
From Surrender Bridge - all but 300m on vehicle tracks - dry stone wall to be scaled to reach trig point.Crib Goch05/01/2019
From car park in Langthwaite down lane to take track to Bouldershaw House. Left on lane then first track right and follow it through mine workings to last hump north of summit. Turn left through heather straight to Trig Point.dgresty12/09/2018
From the SE. On track all the way until the last 200m. Trig is over to the right just after the spoil heap.clivevilla10/09/2018
Easy on track from South east. Short eared owl seen.ijpowell21/06/2018
Parked on minor road to the SE then up track to under 250 metres from the summit. Then pole vaulted over the wall to bag Whaw Moor trig.Dugswell224/05/2018
Great Pinseat > Melbecks Moor from GR: SD 98921 99950ronaldo33301/04/2018
Parked on grass verge of minor road to SE at 992007 - A short walk S. along road & then up track to within 250yd of summit. Firm banked up snow & a few missing stones made for an easy wall crossing to trig point. (PM)gerrybowes08/03/2018
Parked at 991006. Followed the trail NW in snow. 2 hours 20 minutes return with GB. Good clear weather.bolton08/03/2018
Cycle up from Surrender Bridge .chalky195326/09/2017
Ascent as part of Richmond Walking & Books Festival walk lead by Ian Dale with myself as backmarker. 9 in groupJill Wiseman25/09/2017
From Surrender Bridge. Plenty of parking spaces. With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave25/08/2017
From Surrender Bridge and onto Melbecks Moorpaulcook280915/07/2017
Approach from Langthwaite, walking through a lot of old mining features (tips, hushes, etc) - quite amazing topography. Have visited hill a number of times, sometimes using MTB.ger31/12/2016
From Surrender Bridge, up road, and followed bridleway below Barras End to Great Pinseat, then back by Flincher Gill, with a there and back diversion to Melbecks Moor, before returning along past the Old Gang Smelting Mills.Fisky Boy13/07/2016
With Fisky Boy.Brenda Cloke13/07/2016
From Surrender Bridge out by track by Hard Level Gill, returning by Surrender Ground and more northerly track. Managed to get over wall without destroying it - why do they not just put stiles in obvious places in Yorkshire!SS24/04/2016
Easy parking at SE. Excellent track - then heather for 200+ metres but not too bad. Great walk.destaylor02/11/2015
Followed track from the SE to within 200m of summit. Quick jump over wall to get to trig.DARRENG14/10/2015
Parked at Gunnerside, followed lanes up to Rogans Seat Summit, followed fence over rough terrain to Water Crag then followed tracks and paths across to Great Pinseat back down to Gunnerside via lanes across the moors, raining for most of the walk eventhough clouds were well above summits, 13.5 miles.DanTrig02/05/2015
Pleasant walk on tracks all the way apart from the last 50 yards with lots of blooming heather today.Walker Dan20/08/2014
Up from Surrender Bridge on a cool clear day.Limited views but A66 looked busy.Went on to Melbecks Moor.With Oscar.catman17/12/2013
With Catman.oscarrosie17/12/2013
Walked from Arkle, along rd, then took track to the summit, blustery day. walked with Graham, Emily and Ruben.karencooke30/10/2013
Climbed with DUHWS from SwaledaleBlue Scrambler26/10/2013
via track from road, in a loop taking in old lead mines. nice circuit - dont know what happened to the old lorry by the sheepfold.. drifts of snow waist deep at trig point.stig_nest11/02/2013
Gunnerside, Gunnerside Gill, Melbecks Moor, Level House, Great Pinseat, Level House, Melbecks Moor (summit), Standard, Barf End, Gunnerside. Warm and sunny.PaulH19/10/2012
Calm, dry, some sunny periods some cloud. from Surrender Bridge past Old Gand Mills.joseph mitchell15/09/2011
With Jo, circular walk from Surrender Bridge: tracks and paths to Old Gang Smelting Mills, Little Punchard, Great Pinseat, returning past Martin Vein to road. Weather; overcast, warm, good visibility.amblerbob04/07/2011
Short family walk from Langthwaite to Whaw and then up onto here. Met two others on the summit. Weather absolutely fantastic, with awesome views from the summit.AGWilliamson14/06/2011
With Jo, circular walk Low Row: paths over moors to Moor House, Great Pinseat, returning via Surrender Bridge. Weather: sunny, warm, very good visibility.amblerbob14/06/2011
Surrender Brige car park, windy going up calm coming back down through mining ruins.pcooper01/05/2011
from surrender bridge.not an attractive hill.good views from trig pillar.steven ruffles05/07/2009
The recently re-built wall makes it unnecessarily difficult to get at the trig pillar from the track to the south - a stile would have been helpful!David Gradwell17/05/2009
from road and up track past lots of grouse butts - mind the heather at the top - I lost a foot in a hidden drainage ditch and got veyr wetgigglejon11/08/2008
Bob & Duke Sunday 26th/8/2007 Z 1522 hrs.DukeNukem26/08/2007
KeithByTheC05/03/2006
Solo. CB Inn to Great Pinseat & return by Whaw. Gale & fine.Vin10/11/2001
From Leeds 9 x individual quiet, empty, lonley 500m Dewey's around Great Shunner. Some brilliant, some terrible heather, some boggy flatness -all fun. Ending the day at Ellerstring YH to meet Lesley.Chris Pearson17/04/1999
Pennines Dewey bagging walk 7/9; Great Pinseat from road pass 992007. Old mines RHW01/01/1998
From Low Row. With Karen.ChrisR08/04/1996
DofE recceBob Aldred12/04/1992
Via Old Gang Mines. Used to be 420' deep mine shafts on top but we didn't find any.Aye Jimmy06/05/1990
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