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| Name: | Skipton Moor |
| Hill number: | 5314 |
| Height: | 373m / 1224ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2804 Rombalds Moor [Ilkley Moor] |
| RHB Section: | 35B: The Central Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Yorkshire Dales - Southern Fells |
| County/UA: | North Yorkshire |
| Catchment: | Aire |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (300-399m), Clem (Hu,Tu,3,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SE 01373 50904 |
| Summit feature: | rock 30m W of trig point |
| Drop: | 137m |
| Col: | 236m SE048487  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 104 (1:25k) OL2S OL21N |
| Observations: | rock 35m E of trig point and trig point both lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 184 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Skipton Moor 373m, P137m (s.35B). From Shortbank Road, Skipton (SE 00127 51188). Took the path up through the Shale Plantation woods, then east across the moor via a wall gate along the summit ridge to the HP and trig. Then did a loop over Vicar's Allotment on the high ground to rejoin outward route. With RP, BC and TA. 4.5km, with 260m of ascent. | Man of Kernow1 | 17/04/2024 |
| Visited Skipton Moor on Day 11 our Pennine Trail, today from Ilkley to Skipton. With Eric, Geoff, and Steve. A cold and cloudy day, with the raw north-easterly wind thankfully on our backs throughout. 20km with nearly 500m ascent, taking us 5h40m. | silverwolf_alan | 11/01/2024 |
| From Shortbank Road in the mist. | M6KIO | 23/10/2023 |
| From Cononley, descent to Skipton | Jim T | 28/09/2023 |
| 2.5 mile walk with dad and tommy | CodyZ | 08/10/2022 |
| Started at the top of shortbank road with Cody and Tommy on 2.5 mile steady walk | The-Z-Man | 08/10/2022 |
| Nice solitary walk up to Skipton moor from the town | Valerie | 20/09/2022 |
| No parking available on the road to Carr Bog Farm. Parking at tk to High Bracken Hill Farm (SE024488). Up road NNW to Moor Gate. No waymarkers, FP is off to L, throughstane stile in corner, behind trees. NW beside wall up to barn, still no waymarkers, faint ATV continues upwards N then vanishes in veg on High Bradley Moor thin FP to wall junction (SE016503), which can be negotiated, with care. Faint path and ATV on other side to Skipton Pits, then N across rough veg to join ATV to top | Isbjorn | 27/08/2022 |
| Some excellent summit ridge cairns. Did today's worldle in 3 goes on the way down | summitter | 13/05/2022 |
| From Shortbank Road up to Dales High Way and took gate onto hillside after trees ended. Good path from there to trig. | peter4lc | 16/09/2021 |
| From end of Shortbank road. Good path to top and trig. | PeterD | 29/06/2021 |
| With little man. Snowy | Gemgemp | 06/01/2021 |
| Kiln Hill (Lane) - Past High Bracken Hill Farm - Jenkin Farm - School master place Farm - Jowett's Lane - Haygill Nook - Dales Highway - Skipton Moor summit (and trig) - Low Edge Farm - Jenkin Farm - Kiln Hill | briandavies | 20/12/2020 |
| very foggy. went for a run. | HardenC | 11/12/2020 |
| From Shortbank Road, pleasant enough circular with good views. | rhalstead | 26/09/2020 |
| From Shortbank Road on a dank afternoon | Longwojo | 15/07/2020 |
| As others, from Short Bank Road. Nice one. | PGCE | 20/05/2020 |
| Skipton Moor via the Dales Highway from above Draughton. Roadside parking at SE 039 511. 8.4km with 200m ascent in 2 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 15/05/2020 |
| From home via Shortbank Road.With Oscar and Catman. | rosiebridge | 10/04/2020 |
| Parked in Shortbank Road. Great views from the top. made a circular walk of it, ending up in Bradley and then along the canal back to Skipton. | tsharp | 13/03/2020 |
| Parked at the top of Shortbank road then over 2 stiles and good paths to summit. Solo in just over 45 minutes. Avoided rain as it stopped when I parked up. | bolton | 10/03/2020 |
| Solo. Parked at the top of Shortbank Rd. 360 degree views. A good one. | ADT | 10/11/2019 |
| Parked at the top of Shortbank Road (opposite No.67) - Pleasant woodland walk up the Dales High Way to stile at 004510 - Over stile, up RoW to stile at 007507 & then good path to summit rock & trig point. (S) | gerrybowes | 05/10/2019 |
| Approach from road end to W (E Skipton outskirts). Good summit views - nice pointy memorial cairn is very visible on approach. | ger | 15/02/2019 |
| Nice circular route from Shortbank road, Along Dales High Way to gate in wall then well worn paths to the summit and along ridge westwards to public footpath. Good views. | mart0797 | 11/02/2019 |
| From Short Bank road end, via Jenny Gill. | BLACKHILL | 03/01/2019 |
| 8th and final top of the day on a route from Grassington to Skipton climbing Elbolton and Kail hill then Thorpe Fell top, Cracoe Fell, Brown Bank, Craig Hill and Haw Park, descending to the road then taking A65 past the A6069 jct to climb over several fences (now with head-torch heading South and more fences eventually meeting track leading to the top;Skipton's lights twinkling in the valley below. Heased Wsw to take fp down into Skipton finishing at the Wooly Sheep bar | Dazingdale | 29/12/2018 |
| From SE001511. Unfortunately the mist didn't lift as hoped for. | summitsup | 12/12/2018 |
| Very pleasing hill with the summit on an escarpment, providing excellent views. I ascended from a path, which leaves the linear bridleway to the north by a rickety gate. | JohnW | 04/10/2018 |
| From Shortbank Road (BD23 2JU) up track and keep going left up along the bank until there is a broken stile on the right with a path going diagonally upwards. | clivevilla | 09/09/2018 |
| W Jenx from Skipton w Bryher. Good views | nordicstar | 02/05/2018 |
| Skipton Moor from GR: SE 00149 51192 | ronaldo333 | 13/04/2018 |
| Up from the station, via a little bushwhacking, to this lovely summit - then back down via the Dales High Way. | DanHolme | 17/08/2017 |
| Up from Skipton Town centre and returned. Cold breeze and caught in torrential shower. Soaked ! | Moorponder | 01/04/2017 |
| From Skipton Town Centre via Newmarket Road. Very straightforward. Just keep going up and take a right at wooden stile | trimarc2 | 01/03/2017 |
| An enjoyable circular walk rather than an up and down trip. Parking at the top of Shortbank Road and a well marked path round the route. | moorsman | 17/02/2017 |
| Included it on walk from Skipton to Steeton & Silsden Railway Stations. | IanHHill | 28/11/2016 |
| 1/6 Yorkshire hill bagging day first of six (Skipton Moor/Sharp How/Brown Bank/Cracoe Fell/Thorpe Fell Top/Greenhow Hill Top) | Fergalh | 13/11/2016 |
| From road end to summit and then descended to the Roman Road | johnjennison | 05/11/2016 |
| With K. Fantastic little walk up from Skipton. Highly recommended. Direct line from top of the gill to ugly remembrance cairn/tower on skyline. | Ashley | 09/07/2016 |
| Great hill to climb but the strong wind at the top was making it hard to stand up. | Alex C | 26/03/2016 |
| First of a number of hills around Skipton, oft seen never walked. Solo walk, low cloud, walk from station up Shortbank Rd, then via footpath to the west of the summit: returned back down via the Roman Rd. | JOHNS | 12/02/2016 |
| Up from Shortbank Lane via Jenny Gill and back down along the bridleway | MountainTerrier | 01/01/2016 |
| With Jo, from Short Bank Road: up Jenny Gill onto Skipton Moor (top and trig), returning by b/w to north. Weather; sunny, warm, good visibility (still some mist patches in the valley). | amblerbob | 07/12/2015 |
| 3.45ish from the bridleway to the east. Dales Way. Fine day. Lovely views | vegibagger | 19/09/2015 |
| Up and down from the lane at the end of Shortbank Rd. | Eddie | 17/07/2015 |
| A pleasant 2 mile circular walk from end of Shortbank Road at SE 00154 51179. Did walk in a clockwise direction making use of an excellent but steep path (not shown on maps) from little gate at SE 01124 51215 for ascent to summit from north. Returned in a westerly direction on another path not shown on maps to join public footpath at SE 00724 50760. Highest point is rock 30m west of trig. Rock 35m east is lower (Abney). | David Gradwell | 26/04/2015 |
| take the direct route to the summit tried the circular route and lost the path ended up walking across moorland to trig point | Bertha4848 | 25/01/2015 |
| Fine little hill from road end at SE edge of Skipton. 1st of 3 | Thearlaichdubh | 28/10/2014 |
| Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 11/10/2014 |