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| Name: | Moota Hill |
| Hill number: | 16151 |
| Height: | 251m / 823ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2351 Binsey |
| RHB Section: | 34A: Lake District - Northern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Northern Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Ellen, Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries |
| Watershed: | Solway Firth |
| Class: | Tump (200-299m), Clem (Tu,2,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | NY 14450 36342 |
| Summit feature: | no feature |
| Drop: | 53m |
| Col: | 198m NY153362  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 (1:25k) OL4N |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 55 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Martin R | 11/03/2024 | |
| Parked just off the road at 15253625. Followed the sign through the gate and over the field to the stile looks like nobody has been this way for years, the path is overgrown after the stile. Once on the track continue up past the Mast and around on to the hill top. Return the same way. | smocks and denims | 23/10/2023 |
| Up track from NE to mast. | cjo | 06/08/2023 |
| From the east, taking FP that wends its way alongside quarry up to the masts. Over locked gate, through trees to HP near quarry road. | PeterD | 21/04/2023 |
| Mark Hodgson | 16/04/2023 | |
| My first assault on Moota hill was thwarted at the locked gate which is in full view of the working quarry and despite of the footpath way mark inviting me on I decided not to risk a confrontation with unhappy quarry men and turned back for another day. Which happened to be today (a Sunday). Parking in the spacious access entrance by the road junction I used the footpath to skirt around the quarry to said locked gate, then over the top to the end of the footpath and through trees (which will make this final section unpleasant and difficult in a couple of years) to the obvious summit overlooking a quarry road and another quarry in the distance. An unremarkable hill but bag it while you still can! | ytfckent | 12/02/2023 |
| Minto | 31/12/2022 | |
| The grass verge is just wide and solid enough to park 50m N of the bend at pt.196 (NY 14777 36745). Back SE along B5301 to FP sign and a climb over the locked gate. Followed FP SW then diversion around edge of quarry to NW mast, then L, SSE to smaller mast where FP ends at locked gate - a climb over and a bash through young trees to highest point. Bramble thickets surround main mast so back same way until could easily cross non-BWF onto mast direct access track and past a bull with the grumpiest face I have ever seen. | Isbjorn | 03/01/2022 |
| Parked near path to south east. Followed path to track which goes to the mast. Into field with sheep and cows then over another barbed wire fence to summit. Moo is appropriate as a lot of cows with calves in the fields so took a longer route than straight up to mast. | Alan Caine | 10/07/2021 |
| With Andy as others | colinfielding | 15/04/2021 |
| As others from North. | Andrew Pearson | 15/04/2021 |
| Ever Onward | 05/04/2021 | |
| conanharrod | 07/03/2021 | |
| Moota Hill from GR: NY 15187 36373 | ronaldo333 | 19/08/2020 |
| Moota Hill from GR: NY 15187 36373 | Hippster | 19/08/2020 |
| From the NE track up the side of the hedge followed by a pudding to satisfy your appetite: back to Cockermouth across fields and parkland. | Eddie | 06/08/2020 |
| Bridleway from the west has been diverted. Leads to the top - perched on the edge of the quarry extension. | Moorponder | 30/12/2019 |
| Nice top - eventually but harder than expected. Paths have been re-routed into 6 foot wide coridoors ruined by cattle tracks in the wet ground. Found way through forest at top. | GordonAdshead | 09/11/2019 |
| Definitely a hill that has gone down in my family folklore. Met Mr Big who thought that I was somebody else and handed me a bag full of cash. Can't say any more in case he has paid hitmen. Roadside parking dicey but foreman at the building site across the road gave me permission to use his car park. Follow the footpath, then the mast access lane. Summit unaffected by quarrying and is quite distinctive if you can find it. Cross the fence by the mast and follow the fence for about 50m The summit is obvious if you look through the trees. | moorsman | 18/10/2019 |
| From point 196, up track and over fence | DC11main | 14/09/2019 |
| Wycombe Wanderer | 21/04/2019 | |
| Parked op gateway to mast track. Straight up. Easy. With B, W, and R. | jenx | 25/03/2019 |
| Passing so why not a stroll up the old lane to its summit with Jenx, Bryher and Will | nordicstar | 25/03/2019 |
| andrew brown | 16/06/2018 | |
| GaryJones | 24/05/2018 | |
| Dusty | 26/03/2018 | |
| Marginal parking roadside on B5301 at start of a RoW. Would have been better to park at 196m spot height and walk up the comms mast access track - the way I came down. Quarry works affects the HP, best guess is by a disused sectional mast, near a brick bldg. | jonglew | 13/12/2017 |
| stevent0809 | 18/05/2017 | |
| mae | 01/01/2017 | |
| jimbloomer | 13/10/2016 | |
| richtea5040 | 19/09/2016 | |
| There and back from Parsonby Road | Blue The Dog | 12/06/2016 |
| Jacqdaw | 23/04/2016 | |
| Easy verge parking on B5301 by start of footpath. Section of footpath now removed by quarrying activity. However easy to hop over new temporary barrier and follow line of old path without any problems. | Hillsidenick | 23/04/2016 |
| As citygent. | Lionel Bidwell | 10/04/2016 |
| Susan Bidwell | 10/04/2016 | |
| With Damian. Uncovered a cairn on the summit - we scraped off the turf to expose the stones to their first sunlight for years! | Dangerous Dave | 27/12/2015 |
| Rambling Ray | 20/12/2015 | |
| Parked on verge by road junction and followed signed path around quarry to summit | citygent | 01/10/2015 |
| Colin Crawford | 06/09/2015 | |
| Parked on rough verge on B5301 at junction with A595 at NY 15237 36226. Up road to public footpath and finally quarry track to summit grassy mound. | David Gradwell | 23/08/2015 |
| Edwin Gradwell | 23/08/2015 | |
| George Gradwell | 23/08/2015 | |
| 'Public footpath Moota Hill' starting due E on B5301. Followed this then N rim of quarry past barrier boulders, masts then sharp right at top. Quarry road passes about 15m from summit knoll. | Aye Jimmy | 06/08/2015 |
| Along FP from NY151,363.I made summit 14449,36342 | Crib Goch | 01/02/2015 |
| dickiewren | 20/01/2015 | |
| peebs | 29/12/2014 | |
| Dave Geere | 07/12/2014 | |
| From bend in rad, gateway parking for one. Up FP opposite to top fence line. Through Quarry fence and track on edge of excavations right round to teh top. Uninspiring, may be gone soon if workings extend. | nordicstar | 02/12/2014 |
| David Purchase | 04/10/2014 |