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Name: | Pen |
Hill number: | 16177 |
Height: | 228m / 748ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2634 The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] |
RHB Section: | 34D: Southern Cumbria |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Duddon |
Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
Grid ref: | SD 22832 96700 |
Summit feature: | outcrop |
Drop: | 72m |
Col: | 156m SD228971 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 96 (1:25k) OL6N |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 44 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Farmer said it was fine to block the horse and cart gate at the cattle grid, so I did. | Martin R | 01/02/2024 |
From north near cattle grid, faint path up through dead bracken with M in fading light. Would not want to do this one in summer. | PeterD | 28/12/2023 |
A pleasant ascent from the cattle grid, especially as the bracken was down. | JohnW | 08/03/2022 |
Revisit. Earlier bagged The Haws at Ulpha | Dave Geere | 15/02/2022 |
Wow, 2 of us on the same day. | DC11main | 15/02/2022 |
Approached from SW, bridge over Duddon river. No path, initially trees and some undergrowth, then thick and high bracken with some scrambly rocks. Good views from top, which is a rock outcrop. Similar route down as no obvious better route , and onto a well deserved pint at the excellent Newfield Inn, before return to Hoathwaite campsite (lake Coniston ) over the Walna Scar route in the dark. With Richard and Tony G. | Denise | 03/09/2021 |
From the S by struggle through woodland then bracken. Good if hazy views. Now down for refreshment and sustenance at the Newfield Inn before setting back to Coniston via the Walna Scar road (which seemed to go much higher than I'd remembered!) With Denise and Tony. | RichardM | 03/09/2021 |
Easy route from north before bracken season | conanharrod | 21/02/2021 |
Easy walk from cattle grid on decent path, but would be hard when bracken has grown. Great viewpoint | trimarc2 | 27/02/2020 |
Very easy walk along good paths from the cattle grid to the north (alt 157m). May be more problematic in the bracken season. No issues outside this period. 1.35km return. 30 minutes. | moorsman | 08/05/2019 |
From cattle grid to N; surprised to find a path all the way to the summit. Starting to rain. | Wycombe Wanderer | 02/03/2019 |
Wouldn't be so easy if the bracken was up! Wit B and R. | jenx | 26/02/2019 |
With Jenx and Bryher hacking through dead bracken from parking to NE of the hill byspot height. Lovely summit area with expansive views down the valley and all sides. | nordicstar | 26/02/2019 |
Up through the woods from the bridleway stone bridge to the south. Delightful walk; good scrambly fun. Left to the north and picked up the road. | Moorponder | 01/01/2019 |
Parked at Seathwaite Church, along the beck, up from South side of Pen, back to bridge over Duddon, along to Wallowbarrow Crag, via Furness Way, then up to Wallowbarrow Heald and Iron Crag. TIP: when returning to Furness Way main track after Wallowbarrow, stay on left hand side of the big wall before the double gateway - much much easier up this left hand side (I did the right hand side and cussed - a lot!) A hard walk for something so low level as very tussocky underfoot. Again, ok re Bracken in December, would not enjoy in summer. Tough day, allow extra time. | nickywood1 | 28/12/2018 |
With Goska after High Tongue | Mountain Goat | 08/04/2018 |
From Wallabarrow Farm camping barn before departing after a cold night. E to the footbridge then roughly direct route to HP on faint tracks. Woods are sparse so don't present a barrier, but a lot of dead bracken and a bit scrambly in places. | jonglew | 18/12/2017 |
Followed trod from cattle grid to the north. Descended south through the woods (one wall to climb) to join footpath back to the Newfield Inn. With Evan, Sail, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 06/05/2017 |
Pen from GR: SD 23153 96842 | ronaldo333 | 29/04/2017 |
Vague path from cattle grid at bend. Good hill on which to finish a fine day | Colin Crawford | 01/04/2017 |
Parked at bend to NE and straight up hillside. Bracken replaced by bluebells at this time of year. | Aye Jimmy | 03/06/2015 |
Both Pen & High Tongue from small parking area by minor road at SD 23081 97474. | David Gradwell | 07/05/2015 |
With High Tongue | peebs | 27/03/2015 |
One of the many craggy lumps and bumps shaped by glaciers in this lovely valley. The tangle of dead low bracken was bad enough in December. good luck in summer! 4 hour round walk with L from Stickle Pike road top. | Chris Pearson | 30/12/2014 |
With Jo, walk from Seathwaite: Pen and High Tongue (the high bracken only problem on these fells). Weather; cloudy, rain later, moderate visibility. | amblerbob | 07/10/2014 |
Lots of bracken - try Nov-May. | jimbloomer | 30/08/2014 |
Outcrop. | RHW | 13/04/2013 |
RobB | 08/09/2021 | |
PeteF | 29/05/2021 | |
dickiewren | 28/12/2020 | |
malcorbett | 19/03/2020 | |
Alan Caine | 07/04/2019 | |
SteveC | 01/01/2019 | |
mcbiydw2 | 31/12/2017 | |
mae | 04/01/2017 | |
PeteN | 11/09/2016 | |
GaryJones | 02/06/2016 | |
Lucky | 25/01/2016 | |
maknipe | 25/01/2016 | |
m0untain_n0mad | 02/09/2015 | |
Edwin Gradwell | 08/05/2015 | |
Dave Geere | 05/10/2014 | |
stevent0809 | 25/04/2014 | |
Rambling Ray | 05/04/2006 |