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Name: | Cracoe Fell |
Hill number: | 3682 |
Height: | 507.8m / 1666ft |
RHB Section: | 35B: The Central Pennines |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Yorkshire Dales - Southern Fells |
County/UA: | North Yorkshire |
Catchment: | Aire, Catchment Boundaries, Wharfe |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew) |
Grid ref: | SD 99312 58837 |
Summit feature: | NW corner of rock plinth supporting monument |
Drop: | 310m |
Col: | 197.8m SD975602 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 103 (1:25k) OL2S |
Survey: | Leica NA730 Survey of Thorpe Fell Top and Cracoe Fell (Final).doc |
Comments: | Replaced 2803 Thorpe Fell Top in June 2008 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 426 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked in the layby in Rylstone on B6265. Took the roundabout path past the church to avoid heavy traffic on the road (no footpath), and up on to the moor. Permissive muddy path then follows the wall all the way to the war memorial and hp. Visited the cross on the return. Deceptively long distance along the wall. Views of higher tops towards the NW hidden by cloud but good view of Sharp Haw. Solo. | richard69 | 15/12/2023 |
Nomad Perkins | 10/12/2023 | |
From Thorpe, parking around the green. Track most of the way, the part along the wall was easy to follow, one to do in dry conditions, clag all day | matty1971b | 12/11/2023 |
briansv650s | 17/10/2023 | |
Part of 18k walk from Bolton Ab ey to Thorpe - good if you have the logistics. | HardenC | 07/09/2023 |
PhilD96 | 03/09/2023 | |
dave g | 26/07/2023 | |
greenandblue | 04/07/2023 | |
From Cracoe village | Jim T | 23/06/2023 |
Walk w/Devon. Cracoe Fell, Sharp Haw loop from Rylstone. | ZacField | 30/04/2023 |
Glenford | 23/04/2023 | |
Parked in laybye just outside Cracoe. Then up to cross via footpaths. On to memorial, a slight detour out to the trig pillar then back down the steep slopes to return to car via Cracoe. | KevPalmer | 03/03/2023 |
Mark Hodgson | 07/02/2023 | |
1hr 20, 7.5km loop from Rycroft. Short walk up the road then up the end of the ridge past the cross, on to the obelisk and then direct route back. Very cold xalm day at sunrise. Nice to get a hill done before paddling the wharfe | Nicky C | 22/01/2023 |
With Tony | LANGDALE | 19/01/2023 |
solitaryfellwanderer | 15/01/2023 | |
Solo from Black Hill car park via both Barden Reservoirs and Thorpe Fell Top. Windy with driving rain. | alistairpooler | 08/01/2023 |
willc9999 | 01/01/2023 | |
Rambling Ray | 13/09/2022 | |
Janice Barker | 29/08/2022 | |
Stephen Hall | 29/08/2022 | |
After Brown Bank I continued down the track to a wall, the up and on past the cross to the obelisk. | Wheelsy | 06/08/2022 |
Bag2000 | 01/08/2022 | |
Came up from Threapland campsite via track from NE end of Cracoe. Easy going up to top. Grand views. Did a geocache near the summit. | robphys | 04/07/2022 |
Barry Smith | 09/05/2022 | |
The Tyke | 05/05/2022 | |
Mike The Tyke | 05/05/2022 | |
With CathyS, RobN & Luna. CCW walk with leg up to Cracoe Fell, included Embsay Crag 371m & Crookrise Crag Top 415m. From Embsay Reservoir car park. | masmith | 31/01/2022 |
With MS and CS. From Embsay Reservoir. Embsay Crag, Brown Bank, Cracoe Fell, Crag Top TP and back to carpark. | robertgn | 31/01/2022 |
Cessarine | 04/01/2022 | |
3 of 4 on 12.4 mile hike starting at the small car park in the bend on barden road. Drive past many times first ascent for this one. Been on the radar for quite a while. Had egg mayo sandwich lunch at the memorial. Marilyn no. 56 | The-Z-Man | 01/01/2022 |
Circular walk from CP at Halton Mooor, taking in High Crag, Brown Bank and Cracoe Fell | garyhoney | 31/12/2021 |
Visited High Crag, Brown Bank and Cracoe Fell on Day 9 of our Yorkshire Dales Circular Walk, today from Halton Moor to Hetton, via these summits across Barden Moor. With Annette, Christine, Eric, Geoff and Steve. 17km with 450m ascent in 5h 30m. | silveracorn_alan | 02/12/2021 |
geralddavison | 26/11/2021 | |
From Rylstone duck pond via Rylstone Cross | PeteN | 24/11/2021 |
Leading a walk with 16th Harrogate Scouts on Remembrance Sunday - stopped for a short reflection. | higlett | 14/11/2021 |
tomandivy | 21/09/2021 | |
On a circuit from Rylstone along the escarpment. Bit of scrambling on the outcrops provided some entertainment | Rockdoctor | 18/09/2021 |
ketzster | 16/09/2021 | |
From Rylstone church up over Rylstone cross and out to the summit before returning by the same route. | 3 kinnears | 14/08/2021 |
14.5 miles 1915ft walk. Start at Ebsay Reservoir Skipton, to Cracoe Fell, Crook Rise Crag, Thorpe Fell, Ebsay Crags and Brown Bank, back to Ebsay Reservoir. | stephenbuda | 13/08/2021 |
holtsd | 13/08/2021 | |
littleclaret1882 | 18/07/2021 | |
MC From Rylstone along the bridleway and then up to the cross and along the top. Simple route. Nice hill. Took longer than anticipated. | Martin66 | 09/07/2021 |
Parked in layby outside Cracoe at SD972596, walked along road a short way, then along Back Lane to Fell Lane, continuing to moor edge, then followed tracks E then S up to the Obelisk, continuing a short way SW, then descended directly down to weather station, along track back to Fell lane and return | kdbennett | 27/06/2021 |
From Embsay on circular walk, reservoir, Embsay Crag, Brown Bank, Rylstone Cross, Cracoe Fell, Thorpe Fell Top, across Barden Moor to High Crag and back to Embsay via Eastby. | PeterD | 26/06/2021 |
Tony J | 19/06/2021 | |
Round from embsay reservoir | cjo | 19/06/2021 |
Really fine conditions today for a fun informal summer triggers meet up in the Skipton area. | Alex C | 19/06/2021 |
Revisit on a trig painting tour. | Dugswell2 | 19/06/2021 |
Walked up from Rylstone via the cross. Fab walk in glorious sunshine. | Delta68 | 19/06/2021 |
Dusty | 19/06/2021 | |
Walked from Eastby Church, over Embsay Crag, up from the reservoir to Rylstone Cross and up to Cracoe Fell. Warm but dull with occasional sun, very clear. With Alma Aurea. | meltdiceburg | 13/06/2021 |
Rylstone - Rylstone Cross - Cracoe Fell - Cracoe - Rylstone | MountainTerrier | 23/05/2021 |
georgeh60 | 23/05/2021 | |
catriona | 23/05/2021 | |
DukeNukem | 25/04/2021 | |
from Cracoe Fell Lane. Path up goes left from gate, not direct but better | jef | 16/04/2021 |
Neeza68 | 11/04/2021 | |
Parked in Rylstone by the duck pond. Walked via Rylstone Cross. Path not clear or obvious on way down to Cracoe. Easy walk and local too. | 3Hillside | 07/04/2021 |
Back on Barden Moor again! This time with Steve, on a circular walk 18.7km long with 600m of ascent in 6 hour. Started at the car park at Embsay Reservoir and visited the cross and obelisk on Cracoe Fell, and also Crookrise Crag Top, Thorpe Fell Top and Brown Bank returning by Embsay Crag. Very clear air, with extensive views from Ingleborough to Drax Power Station; Wharfedale in front of a snowy Buckden Pike looking especially good. | silveracorn_alan | 15/03/2021 |
A circular walk around Barden Moor visiting High Crag, Embsay Crag, Crag Top, Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell with Chris. Windy with frequent hail showers. Very wet with a slippery peat track underfoot. 21.5km with 960m ascent taking 6h50m. | silveracorn_alan | 12/03/2021 |
Joekemp | 01/01/2021 | |
From Cracoe village- Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell Top. Stunningly beautiful day- good covering of snow on the ground, sunshine and blue skies. | Lazylizzie | 30/12/2020 |
Embsay Reservoir car park to the Crag Top trig, then continuing along a wall side path all the way up to the Cracoe Fell obelisk and war memorial. The crucifix en-route was an interesting diversion... love the Victorian graffiti. Then carried on to Thorpe Fell Top via path, moor and track, and Gill Beck Head, descending to the Upper Barden reservoir dam. Up to the scattered rocks of Brown Bank then across Wayshaw Bogs to Embsay Crag and back to the CP. Nice walk. 3.5 hrs. | summitter | 26/09/2020 |
Parked at Embsay reservoir and headed north over Crookrise crag and the Rylstone cross to reach the memorial on the summit, a cracking walk of Seven and half mile in just over Four hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 20/09/2020 |
From Cracoe via Fell Lane and good unmapped path. | rhalstead | 17/09/2020 |
Parked by dam in Rylstone. Past the Manor House and along bridleway to Sun Moor Hill and NNE to summit. | CJM | 21/07/2020 |
Solo. Parked in a lay-by on the B6265 just north of Rylstone village (SD 96926 58738). Then a clockwise round. Chapel Lane to Cracoe village. Fell Lane to Cracoe fell and then Obelisk. I was unable to locate a track from the end of Fell Lane to the Obelisk, making this section extremely difficult to walk (but it was extremely easy to navigate)! Then followed the wall to Rylstone Cross. Finally down Sun Moor Hill back to car. | ADT | 08/07/2020 |
David84 | 08/07/2020 | |
From Halton Moor. Heather bashing from 990572 but should have stayed on track until wall.Descent much easier via both reservoirs. | peter4lc | 24/06/2020 |
CarlJones | 22/06/2020 | |
Loop from Cracoe with Max (aged 5) and rest of Simpson family. Very hot, still, sunny day. | Rounsfell | 14/06/2020 |
From Linton up to Thorpe Fell trig, across to the obelisk at Cracoe Fell, down to Cracoe and back by field paths to Linton, With Annette, Christine, Eric, Geoff and Steve. Our first walk together after lockdown. 14km with 300m ascent in 5 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 04/06/2020 |
First walk in YDNP after lockdown lifted! Parked at car park at Halton Heights. Followed southern edge of moor over High Crag to Embsay Crag, then track north to Brown Bank. Continued along gravel estate road (bridleway) to SD 984 570, then turning north along track past the cross to the obelisk, from Cracoe Fell continued on by wall to next estate road and broke off to visit crumbling trig at Thorpe Fell Top. returned to car using more estate roads past the two reservoirs and up to Halton Heights. Good to be out in the Dales again! 22km with 570m ascent in 5h30m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 14/05/2020 |
Thorpe - Thorpe Fell - Cracoe Fell - Elbolton - Thorpe | briandiggle | 06/03/2020 |
Parked at the lay-by N of duckpond at Rylstone. Solo. Went up to the church and then roughly SE along the bridle way to Sun Moor Hill. I left the bridle way and headed north on a path, over two stiles to the prominent cross. This is made of millstone grit. I climbed over the stile and followed the footpath on the east side of a wall to the summit of Cracoe Fell. I got a foot on the rock at the NW corner of the obelisk which is at the summit. This NW corner is the highest natural point of the hill. Returned the same way. Very misty on the high parts of the hill and very wet and muddy underfoot. It was mostly dry with a little drizzle. | pwbellarby | 25/01/2020 |
ramblyandy | 16/01/2020 | |
MrChris1980 | 12/01/2020 | |
mntainman | 05/12/2019 | |
Me and t'other cockwombles | cockwomble | 24/11/2019 |
Parked at Embsay reservoir and ran up to Cracoe Fell then Thorpe Fell and down to Upper Barden reservoir before the pull up to Brown Bank. Then dropped down to Embsay Cray before returning to the car. | Fellhugger | 24/11/2019 |
Barden Moor round with Smudge 3 of 3 | SteveG | 24/11/2019 |
Halton Moor C/P circular with SG. Slow & mucky between High Bark and Peter's Crag - rest of the day was on good estate tracks and a well engineered path SE of the Upper Dam. | Smudge | 24/11/2019 |
Parked at Embsay reservoir and ran up to Cracoe Fell then Thorpe Fell and down to Upper Barden reservoir before the pull up to Brown Bank. Then dropped down to Embsay Cray before returning to the car. | cackleberry | 24/11/2019 |
From the barn at the end of the road in Fell Lane. Impressive monument. | NormanW | 23/11/2019 |
From Cracoe, awkward gv parking in Fell Lane then up the lane and right down and across stream and up track to anemometer. From there direct and ever steepening ascent to WW1 to prominent summit obelisk. Descended higher route SW then NW and back to anemometer. | Topographer57 | 22/10/2019 |
With Val. Good weather. From B6265 at Rylstone. Footpath from church then track and path to col. NE along ridge to Cross then on to the obelisk. 
Fell race in progress with lots of runners coming up from Cracoe, around the obelisk and back down to Cracoe. | mike.hoult | 21/07/2019 |
With Mike | Val Deisler | 21/07/2019 |
tomd4 | 12/07/2019 | |
beckybags | 09/07/2019 | |
A Peckish | 09/07/2019 | |
Solo | Vin | 02/07/2019 |
ijpowell | 26/04/2019 | |
Up from Thorpe, to the trig point first then down to the track and along to the monument. Grouse moorland. Pretty windy. Had to hold onto the monument to balance at the high point. | Father Ted | 14/04/2019 |
With G. From Skirethorns > Cracoe Fell > Thorpe Fell Top return via Thorpe & Linton | RT1970 | 30/03/2019 |
john3421 | 09/03/2019 | |
From Thorpe via TFT. Stupidly went directly from TFT in a straight line. Try this - after TFT, return to track follow it to the wall, then follow tros along the wall to summit. Sunny and warm. | iangalbraith | 22/02/2019 |
Ben Rinnes | 15/02/2019 | |
Cracoe Fell from Rylstone, late afternoon and was dark before I got back. 10.5km in 2h 40m. | silveracorn_alan | 14/01/2019 |
Saturday lunchtime. 2.5 hours return from Rylstone along bridleway to cross then onto obelisk. Great walk. | Longwojo | 05/01/2019 |
4th top of 8 on a route from Grassington to Skipton climbing Elbolton and Kail hill then Thorpe Fell conrinuing the moorland slog to 1st reach and explore the Tors then via ladder stile to climb up the highest side. Continued by climbing through one of the gulleys between two tors (and almost getting stuck) to head off towards Brown Bank... | Dazingdale | 29/12/2018 |
Peely66 | 16/12/2018 | |
From Cracoe to Linton via Cracoe Fell top, Thorpe Fell Top and Elbolton. | summitsup | 10/12/2018 |
bigalga1 | 11/11/2018 | |
andy63 | 08/11/2018 | |
IWC | 27/10/2018 | |
PaulineC | 27/10/2018 | |
From Cracoe Fell Lane. Yomped across to Thorpe Fell just in case. | squeegs | 27/09/2018 |
bwm | 28/08/2018 | |
mart0797 | 01/06/2018 | |
Parked in lay by on corner in Ryleston and walked back down busy road to bridleway up to cross-surprised it's made of concrete . Then along edge to obelsisk memorial. 2 hours. | Mark Sims | 04/05/2018 |
Evening walk from Cracoe village up Fell Lane Road/Track. At junction branched right through gate following track to miniwind turbine/solar panel, then straight up on limited path lines. | N.Morters | 25/04/2018 |
No doubt AD will move the summit to Thorpe Fell...bagged from Embsey on good wet footpaths after visiting Brown Bank. As it was later than I would have liked retuned sameish way to Embsey | Buteobuteo | 07/04/2018 |
Burnsell (Parked by Bridge) - Numberstones End - Old Mine Workings - Thorpe Fell Top summit & trig (506m) - Cracoe Fell summit and Oberlisk (507.8m) - R (Rylstone) /C (Cracoe) Boundary Stones - Upper Barden Reservoir - Standard Hill - Gill Beck Tarn - Air Scar Crags - The Owl (Sculpture) - Burnsell. | briandavies | 28/12/2017 |
From Cracoe, parking on Fell Lane. Faint boggy track through rough ground leads eventualy to the top. Impressive tower on large slab rock outcrop marks the summit. | jonglew | 24/12/2017 |
patrick | 24/11/2017 | |
gettingonabit | 21/11/2017 | |
lovely walk 
just watch out for grouse shooting times | iannotts | 30/09/2017 |
Parked in layby at SD969588. Walked to Rylstone church then on to Cracoe. Used permissive path to reach access land. Followed grassy path to summit obelisk. Continued along ridge (path with best views on NW side of wall) to Cross and then descended shortly afterwards back to Rylstone Church. | raffemeister | 13/09/2017 |
From Halton Height parking via estate tracks then footpath to High Bank. At this point the view opens up and the wind starts kicking off! Some stunning wind and rain carved stones along this stretch. The obelisk for a time doesnt seem to get any closer. A fine monument though with a superb view. Crikey it was breezy though. Reached ob in under an hour and three quarters and later on was feeling the pace a bit but next off to find the trig pillar next. My 500th! | stig_nest | 06/09/2017 |
From Thorpe junction, back to Appletreewick via Rylestone Cross and Barden Reservoir | patriciagill | 30/07/2017 |
Train to Skipton, bus to Linton then Elbolton Fell, Kail Hill, Thorpe Fell, Cracoe Fell, Brown Bank and Halton Height and then walk back to Skipton Station for return to London | trimarc2 | 23/05/2017 |
Solo - circuit oftener tops | Aimless Rambler | 22/05/2017 |
Tony Wilson | 04/05/2017 | |
pwithnall | 18/02/2017 | |
Sue and me | Tonyandsue | 17/02/2017 |
Nirobi99 | 13/02/2017 | |
Wayne Mac | 06/02/2017 | |
Pat1967 | 06/02/2017 | |
From Embsay Reservoir. | lenman | 04/02/2017 |
4/6 Yorkshire hill bagging day Fourth of six (Skipton Moor/Sharp How/Brown Bank/Cracoe Fell/Thorpe Fell Top/Greenhow Hill Top) | Fergalh | 13/11/2016 |
Up from wee layby at Rylstone and along edge. Wet. | fasgadh | 18/10/2016 |
JulieB | 16/10/2016 | |
From Thorpe village and then onto Thorpe Fell. | Andrew Pearson | 25/09/2016 |
On a two night backapack, camped by wall at Peters Crag to the east. Miserable wet night but I had Wine and Lasagna. | mick | 21/09/2016 |
Takes longer than anticipated to get to the obelisk! Great ridge walk. From Rylstone. | twg27 | 12/09/2016 |
MichaelF | 10/09/2016 | |
From Embsay, via Sharp Haw over Rough Haw (yes, it is) to Rylstone and up the bridleway to Cracoe Fell on a blisteringly hot day. Mercifully short bog trotting from the track NE of Threapland Gill to the trig, then down NE to the shooting hut. Torrential rain at Upper Barden Reservoir provided a refreshing soaking. Back via Stoneridge quarries path. | Gill | 27/08/2016 |
With VAR | VIPete28 | 18/08/2016 |
coldfeet7 | 18/08/2016 | |
vikita16 | 18/08/2016 | |
GoldenCloud | 18/08/2016 | |
Thorpe Fell - Cracoe Fell | ronaldo333 | 23/07/2016 |
G0HIO | 12/07/2016 | |
With K. Longer than anticipated. Pleasant route via bridleway to south from layby to west. Unfortunately marred by low cloud and rain. | Ashley | 09/07/2016 |
Bug | 09/07/2016 | |
Winterfloodian | 03/05/2016 | |
12.3 mile circular from car park at Halton Moor walked up to Halton Height (High Crag), then followed lane up to Brown Bank, across to the cross then onto Cracoe Fell (Watt Crag), walked back down wall to another lane then cut across heather to Thorpe Fell Top trig, cut back to lane then followed lanes to Upper Barden Reservoir dam back to the car park. Bagged Sharp Haw and Rough Haw earlier that day. | DanTrig | 11/02/2016 |
Parked in an inlet on Thorpe Lane. 1.5 miles to peak. Walked through Thorpe village then up track. Not many people visit this one. Cloud on summit. Came back over Elbolton hill or lump to be rewarded by Sheep's skull on its cairn. Very impressive. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 28/12/2015 |
Parked on B6265 just south of Rylstone and just north of where the track leaves the road. Climbed Cracoe Fell and then went across to Thorpe Fell Top - the last part was across the pathless moor which, as far as pathless moors go, was not too bad. Need a compass and GPS though. | clivevilla | 18/12/2015 |
Dave Geere | 27/09/2015 | |
jaizinho | 27/09/2015 | |
h3cla | 20/08/2015 | |
2mFM Radio Activation NP-032. Parked in layby just outside village. very busy road. very wet day with Therese and dogs. | Petem0hqo | 01/08/2015 |
Isbjorn | 25/07/2015 | |
Dropped of at Green Farm then up to memorial and obelisk on good track then path. Path down too to Fell Lane and pick up at Cracoe. Humid. | SS | 12/07/2015 |
govanah | 27/06/2015 | |
As part of a circular route of High Crag, Brown Bank, Cracoe Fell and Thorpe Fell Top. Straightforward in terms of access and navigation. | JohnStoneham | 17/05/2015 |
nylthewheel | 11/05/2015 | |
Crumblie2 | 26/04/2015 | |
Owain G | 26/04/2015 | |
Thorny | 24/04/2015 | |
miroco | 14/04/2015 | |
Solo. I walked from Rylstone. As I passed the church I met most of the congregation on their annual Good Friday pilgrimage up to the Rylstone Cross. | Dangerous Dave | 03/04/2015 |
Parked at Hetton then via Rylstone up to Rylstone Cross along top to Obelisk and then return to Cracoe | Bertha4848 | 22/03/2015 |
From large layby SW of the village of Cracoe (SD973596), looping around on Rights of Way to approach hill from SW. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/cracoe-fell.html | Gayle | 05/03/2015 |
G3TQQ (Dave) | 02/03/2015 | |
FOSCLA walk from Gargrave via Rylstone, Rylstone Fell and on up to the monument atop Cracoe Fell. Fine view down the valley of a stone train going to the quarry to load up. Easy enough going and wayfinding straightforward. Bus back from Cracoe to Skipton. | JOHNS | 22/11/2014 |
parked at Cracoe village hall and then followed lane. Nasty walls to get over. Fine memorial. on way down aimed for the weather station and followed track from there was easier. Started to get torrential rain and strong wind. 3rd of 3 | Thearlaichdubh | 28/10/2014 |
AlanD | 27/10/2014 | |
neilsan | 21/10/2014 | |
rogreeves | 17/10/2014 | |
Cracoe bus stop - Cracoe Fell - Sun Moor - Sandy Beck - Rough Haw - Sharp Haw - Skipton. There is a path from the top of Fell Lane to Cracoe Fell - it bends round to the E. As for the descent, there is an unmarked path (with footpath signs) from SD978572 to SD975562 - good for the link up with Sharp Haw. | Mark Jackson | 03/09/2014 |
poppiesrara | 24/08/2014 | |
Martyn1 | 13/08/2014 | |
Heidiwhelan | 08/08/2014 | |
ngthack | 20/07/2014 | |
jnixon | 23/06/2014 | |
snixon | 23/06/2014 | |
melly1 | 23/06/2014 | |
stevent0809 | 11/06/2014 | |
Walked to the top after climbing on Crookrise crags. It's a shame the high wall next to the path in on the wrong side for the views. I forgot to pack any food so I was not in Mrs Mindlessfloggers good books when we go back to the car at 8pm. | mindlessflogger | 17/05/2014 |
steverabone | 10/05/2014 | |
chig1811 | 01/05/2014 | |
From Rylestone via Rylestone X and along the top of the escarpment to the top. Excellent scenery. Then I visited Thorpe Top and went to Barden Resr and hurried on to Embsay. No bus for >1h so walked to Skipton, finishing on paths now all open free to the public, via Skipton Castle Woods. Brilliant sunshine all day, though quite cool. | pwheeler | 18/04/2014 |
geoffreycurnock | 09/04/2014 | |
From B6265 layby south of Rylstone. | bolton | 27/03/2014 |
Parking area for 2 cars S. of Rylstone (971584) S. along road for 100m & then up bridleway and path to Rylstone Cross Along Rylstone Edge to the Cracoe Obelisk. (PM) | gerrybowes | 27/03/2014 |
Walked on my own from Embsay. A pleasant spring day;hazy but dry and mild | flockwatcher | 09/03/2014 |
Bruckner7 | 09/02/2014 | |
Parking alongside the village green in Thorpe .... then an easy to follow walk to the obelisk. | moorsman | 31/01/2014 |
jamiehighton | 28/12/2013 | |
iainwalton | 29/11/2013 | |
cmac | 17/11/2013 | |
With Jo, circular walk from Halton Moor: bridleway to Brown Bank, path by wall to the Memorial Cross Cracoe Fell (Obelisk), across fell to Thorpe Fell Top, descending NE to tracks pass Barden Reservoirs. Weather; sunny, cold wind, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 04/11/2013 |
Via the moors from Embsay Crag, which I wouldn't recommend as, like an idiot, I lost the path and fell in the bogs. Made a beeline for the Obelisk from the cabins on the south side, but the heather makes for hard yomping. | DanHolme | 05/10/2013 |
George Gradwell | 12/09/2013 | |
Minto | 30/08/2013 | |
Northender | 14/06/2013 | |
flakeyw | 01/05/2013 | |
tallscottishguy | 25/04/2013 | |
keithouk | 31/03/2013 | |
Walked a circuit from Rylstone taking in the cross. With Claire and Al. Snow along the top. | willpalmer | 17/03/2013 |
nicolajane | 17/03/2013 | |
LizH | 27/01/2013 | |
PeterAH | 27/01/2013 | |
johnny77 | 23/12/2012 | |
MikeM | 23/11/2012 | |
Wycombe Wanderer | 08/10/2012 | |
17.0km walked with Den & Holly | skyemumbler | 06/10/2012 |
GWR Chris | 19/09/2012 | |
JimElliott | 23/07/2012 | |
From Rylstone via Bway up to cross and along ridge. | davepeel | 19/07/2012 |
From Cracoe | tim747 | 12/05/2012 |
ger | 06/05/2012 | |
davefh | 27/04/2012 | |
Came via the Fairy Chest from Embsay reservoir, ver cold day - we even had snow for a time. | hillhiker | 15/04/2012 |
tsharp | 25/02/2012 | |
pamsharp | 25/02/2012 | |
Chris Peart | 19/02/2012 | |
Good walk along ridge past Rylstone Cross Trip took longer than expected, no access directly up fell | Richard Tait | 26/01/2012 |
Tony Rogers | 02/01/2012 | |
Dee Rogers | 02/01/2012 | |
Rylstone Cross & Cracoe Memorial | NigelM | 18/11/2011 |
Followed track and path from Cracoe. | Lionel Bidwell | 05/11/2011 |
Susan Bidwell | 05/11/2011 | |
had done thorpe top on a prievious occasion | softsquare | 21/10/2011 |
GmacT | 21/10/2011 | |
MM | 19/10/2011 | |
Started from Rhylstone Church to avoid walking on the main road. | martin_hall | 25/09/2011 |
G0VWP | 22/08/2011 | |
After Birks Fell activation I drove via Kilnsey Crag to parking spot SD971582 walked through a large amount of slurry up to the cross at Rylstone and followed by some scrambling reached the obelisk and war memorial at Cracoe summit. Good views and a great day apart from the slurry! | G4OOE | 17/08/2011 |
Tom Mundell | 14/08/2011 | |
Iona | 14/08/2011 | |
Emma and Simon | 09/07/2011 | |
Wayne Mac | 29/06/2011 | |
Start ~ 979601. Followed Fell Lane then a path to the summit. | steve hudson | 09/06/2011 |
wombourne | 09/06/2011 | |
boxblade | 04/06/2011 | |
Halton Moor, Embsay Moor, Rylstone fell, Rylsone Cross, Cracoe Fell summit, Thorp Fell Top, Upper Barden Reservoir, Lower Barden Reservoir. Dry, breezy good visibility occasional sunshine. | PaulH | 25/05/2011 |
Edwin Gradwell | 22/05/2011 | |
Andy West | 15/05/2011 | |
dgresty | 04/05/2011 | |
A W Bryan | 03/05/2011 | |
From Cracoe village - took track and wandered easily up to Thorpe fell Top (old Marilyn), then contoring track around to obelisk on Cracoe Fell. Back over rough ground an 'In Fell'? to track out of village. | nordicstar | 17/04/2011 |
jenx | 17/04/2011 | |
oliver_green | 12/04/2011 | |
TGRS | 10/04/2011 | |
We reached Cracoe Fell summit on a 13 mile walk from Embsay. A really nice walk on a glorious day | Ramblingbadgers | 09/04/2011 |
PGCE | 31/03/2011 | |
johnjennison | 08/03/2011 | |
daddybond | 07/03/2011 | |
Reascent for the tamperers. | BLACKHILL | 27/01/2011 |
peebs | 19/01/2011 | |
DDuffy | 09/01/2011 | |
Calico | 20/12/2010 | |
m0untain_n0mad | 19/12/2010 | |
parlick | 14/12/2010 | |
Very pleasant walk on well defined paths. | M0ZZO | 20/11/2010 |
Alan Caine | 29/10/2010 | |
Re-completion 8 years later since my original English Marilyns completion (on IOW) following switch of marilyn status from Thorpe Fell Top to Cracoe Fell. A long moorland walk with Lesley from east up past reservoirs and along again to Thorpe Fell Top to complete a circuit. | Chris Pearson | 23/10/2010 |
Owen B | 15/10/2010 | |
TONY DEALL | 12/09/2010 | |
A very straightforward ascent from Rylestone; leave the public road at SD971582, follow track to ridge wall at SD982571, then turn hard left to follow a path winding among the heather and boulders on the east side of the wall until opposite the summit obe | johnabutler2 | 04/09/2010 |
bogdodger | 28/08/2010 | |
asbown | 24/08/2010 | |
Deedubr | 04/05/2010 | |
russell61 | 15/04/2010 | |
Tony S | 30/03/2010 | |
Lorna S | 30/03/2010 | |
Adrian | 14/03/2010 | |
With Kate. From car (12:10) at 971585, along road & track to ridge, then ridge NE to cross & obelisk. Packed snowdrifts on much of path. Continued NE along ridge for 1k then down path and track to Cracoe, Rhylstone and back to car (15:25). Dull but dry. | dbb | 14/02/2010 |
climbed from embsay over embsay crag,crookrise crag and Rylstone cross | robert | 08/02/2010 |
Early start after bivvi in layby nr Rylstone. Deep slushy snow still filled tracks so ploughed through heather after the cross to reach top in mist at 0930. Nearby rocks seem as high as ground obelisk is on. The 1.7km to Thorpe Fell just wasn't worth doin | signyred | 20/01/2010 |
lordtonult | 02/01/2010 | |
chrisj | 27/12/2009 | |
With Mike Knipe. | Phreerunner | 08/12/2009 |
Walked across the moor to the monument from Thrope Fell Top. | yorkie | 11/11/2009 |
Iang | 28/10/2009 | |
thenomad | 13/10/2009 | |
David Rawden | 08/08/2009 | |
From road south of Rylstone. Good bridleway then path all the way to the top - next to a wall all the way. Monument very saddening. | destaylor | 16/04/2009 |
Well worth tackling Thorpe Fell Top and Cracoe Fell together. | Moore100 | 07/04/2009 |
climbingkershaw | 02/04/2009 | |
interloper | 25/03/2009 | |
On The Two Roses Way | nickywood1 | 08/02/2009 |
m1eyp | 06/02/2009 | |
markamson | 03/01/2009 | |
stevedixon | 03/01/2009 | |
carole engel | 29/10/2008 | |
Ascended and completed a 6 mile circular walk with Judy. Parked in B road layby near Rylstone, walked up to Rylstone Cross, Cracoe Fell and Cracoe Village. Made ten contacts on VHF for Summits On The Air (SOTA). | G4OBK (Phil) | 16/10/2008 |
Ascended and completed a 6 mile circular walk with Phil. Parked in B road layby near Rylstone, walked up to Rylstone Cross, Cracoe Fell and Cracoe Village. For safety from the Cross stay on the south side of wall. | judy55cat | 16/10/2008 |
Smudge | 05/10/2008 | |
iaindbrown | 03/10/2008 | |
We did this the day it became a marilyn | G6MZX | 01/10/2008 |
andrew brown | 25/09/2008 | |
richtea5040 | 15/09/2008 | |
David Purchase | 08/09/2008 | |
mae | 23/08/2008 | |
Martin R | 16/08/2008 | |
DARRENG | 13/08/2008 | |
PM | 11/08/2008 | |
Lucky that I walked across here from Thorpe Fell Top on 22/10/2003. Repeated from 2 car laybye near Rylstone and up bridleway to turn right to Cross then onward to Obelisk. | Dugswell2 | 04/08/2008 |
RobertP | 29/06/2008 | |
danpquinn | 27/06/2008 | |
Sprog | 22/06/2008 | |
Man of Kernow1 | 22/06/2008 | |
alda | 14/06/2008 | |
Alison R | 14/06/2008 | |
ajwxyzt | 06/06/2008 | |
veganvixen | 31/05/2008 | |
johnbarnard25 | 25/05/2008 | |
Moorponder | 23/05/2008 | |
GordonAdshead | 00/05/2008 | |
Mike G | 19/03/2008 | |
AndyS | 03/02/2008 | |
rilem | 01/11/2007 | |
With D | 1921 | 27/10/2007 |
Alan Whatley | 10/10/2007 | |
Kevin Borman | 29/07/2007 | |
Ianto&Sue | 06/03/2007 | |
Ozymandias | 17/12/2006 | |
Tricky | 02/12/2006 | |
Fine rocky summit: outcrop bearing war meml, large (easy) boulder E side of wall similar height. Fine view, cold & showery. | RHW | 18/11/2006 |
Keefley | 03/09/2006 | |
Anton | 00/08/2006 | |
Thorpe Fell Top and Cracoe Fell from Cracoe. | Eddie | 17/07/2006 |
Campbell Singer | 28/03/2006 | |
From Cracoe. Superb day, high wind chill on top. | Aye Jimmy | 28/01/2006 |
One F in Foreig | 29/12/2005 | |
spike | 14/12/2005 | |
Kiltie | 24/10/2005 | |
Galltywenallt | 17/09/2005 | |
chrisbien | 09/08/2005 | |
StephenDawson | 22/07/2005 | |
Skipton Circular via Embsay-Embsay Crag-Embsay Res-Crookrise Crag Top-Rylstone Cross-Cracoe War Memorial-Cracoe-Rylstone-Sandy Beck Bar-Tarn Moor-Skipton | Mac.Hawk | 13/03/2005 |
With: hb sb ab; While staying in Grassington we walked up from Thorpe up to Thorpe Fell top then across the rather boggy moor to Cracoe Fell with its prominent obelisk. We returned by the same route. | Ian Baines | 28/10/2004 |
With: ib sb ab; | Helen Baines | 28/10/2004 |
peterstanding | 09/10/2004 | |
RichardM | 12/09/2004 | |
Denise | 12/09/2004 | |
Derek_Snaith | 11/09/2004 | |
Liz_N | 11/09/2004 | |
petesimpson | 02/08/2004 | |
David Gradwell | 20/06/2004 | |
tomgomersall | 01/06/2004 | |
Dpinto | 19/05/2004 | |
phil101 | 23/03/2004 | |
IainT | 11/03/2004 | |
Included this top when doing Thorpe Fell Top originally | Geoff Briggs | 28/02/2004 |
Sherlock | 10/01/2004 | |
with Keith K | vegibagger | 03/09/2003 |
Colin Crawford | 05/04/2003 | |
BaggerGutt | 08/03/2003 | |
dickiewren | 15/02/2003 | |
sometime with my mae pete c | jonathanwilliam | 00/00/2003 |
Jim.Fothergill | 19/10/2002 | |
GeoffC | 25/09/2002 | |
KeithByTheC | 22/09/2002 | |
Hammy | 03/06/2002 | |
Jon F | 19/05/2002 | |
citygent | 23/04/2002 | |
annamaria | 23/04/2002 | |
chalky1953 | 16/02/2002 | |
aul-fogie | 17/08/2001 | |
Clach Liath | 16/07/2001 | |
Laurel | 26/06/2000 | |
Rowan | 26/06/2000 | |
ianwatson | 13/05/2000 | |
Up from Rylstone on a sunny Easter Day. | catman | 23/04/2000 |
rpettit | 01/01/2000 | |
psychocrawler | 01/01/2000 | |
davechick | 01/01/2000 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
Halfdecent | 00/00/2000 | |
Was Thorpe Fell Top | ChrisU | 27/12/1999 |
Spent a very enjoyable day rock climbing in here on a warm sunny Spring day. | Swindon Bagger | 03/04/1999 |
GaryJones | 01/01/1999 | |
David Bell | 30/12/1998 | |
Also Thorpe Fell Top. With CW. Up Cracoe Fell many times as part of Cracoe UFO investigation. | meugher | 01/05/1998 |
Fletch | 05/04/1998 | |
Went up here ages ago - ceratinly long before acess changed - have also specifically been up to Thorpe Fell Top - this is a much better fell from all points of view | gigglejon | 01/01/1998 |
TheWicken | 01/09/1997 | |
yorkielad | 10/08/1997 | |
stanappleton | 10/02/1997 | |
Neil Midgley | 22/10/1996 | |
Sherlock | 28/09/1996 | |
ad-lib | 04/08/1996 | |
hughbagger | 18/05/1996 | |
From Embsay CP. Over East Harts Hill. Return via Rylstone Cross and along Embsay Moor boundary to Embsay Moor Resr. With Karen. | ChrisR | 12/11/1995 |
2 of 2: From Thorpe Fell Top. With Karen. | ChrisR | 18/12/1994 |
Archie | 09/10/1994 | |
KathW | 09/10/1994 | |
Alan Moore | 18/09/1993 | |
with Stuart Myers. Date is a very wild guess. I did Thorpe Fell Top with Rosey Hill on 05/08/2015, as the Marilyn, then found out in 2016 that it had been replaced by one I did years previously. | IanHHill | 11/11/1990 |
Embsay Moor res., Nth. round Upper Barden res., Thorpe Fell,Rolling Gate Crags,War memorial, Rylstone Crags, Crookrise crags, Embsay res | joseph mitchell | 22/08/1990 |
davidpettit84 | 28/05/1990 | |
Bramley | 12/04/1990 | |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
3 of 4: From Brown Bank. | ChrisR | 26/11/1989 |
ChrisC | 10/07/1988 | |
2 of 3: From High Crag. | ChrisR | 24/11/1985 |
raymondwilkes | 09/03/1985 | |
Ascended whilst walking from Skipton to Grassington. Re-ascended 14/04/2006. | JohnW | 23/10/1982 |
2 of 2: From Thorpe Fell Top. | ChrisR | 28/02/1982 |
jimbloomer | 08/08/1980 | |
mainnirnamfiadh | 27/06/1978 | |
Snow on ground. Path finding difficult on top. | arranc | 14/01/1978 |
maknipe | 16/03/1972 | |
kanderson | 01/01/1970 | |
chriswatson | 01/07/1964 | |
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