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Name: | Mount Ida |
Hill number: | 16361 |
Height: | 449m / 1473ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2711 Mickle Fell |
RHB Section: | 35A: The Northern Pennines |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | North Pennines - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | NY 79537 16615 |
Summit feature: | grass mound 1m from cairn |
Drop: | 32m |
Col: | 417m NY793168 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 91 (1:25k) OL19N |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 56 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
With Sue and NB from parking on main road Brough village. Gentle walk through fields RoW to track to quarry and followed permissible circular path to Fox's Tower via Carry Band and in between interesting Barnham and Double Scars. Return via Mount Ida and circular track to quarry road and back through fields to start. Managed to avoid rain but chilly wind. 10.5kms 5hrs. | Frank | 27/02/2024 |
2.9 mile walk from the parking area by Helbeck Quarry south. We followed the ROW to Carry Band where there's an odd sign mentioning a Mount Ida circular walk? We left the ROW for an ATV track to the west of Carry Band. Here you have to climb a wall which isn't too hard. The barbed wire is missing in a lot of places. Up to the summit of Mount Ida. From here we headed south, re-crossed the wall easily and descended Double Scar on very steep grassy slopes. From here it's a short steep pull up to Barnarm Scar's little summit. We then followed the track back to Spoonymire Hill and ROW back to the parking area. 262m ascent. Nobody about. As others have mentioned these hills have a lot of character and deserve to be more popular. Barnarm Scar is similar to Parkhouse Hill in the Peak District. If these hills were elsewhere they would have a lot more visitors. These were the last two hills of the day. Earlier we bagged Kisdon and Tailbridge Hill. | DanTrig | 08/07/2023 |
Barnarm Scar & Mount Ida from the quarry parking space. An enjoyable 2 hours when there wasn't time to do anything more significant. | PGCE | 26/01/2023 |
2/2. Making use of the MOD access day today, parked at Helbeck Quarry and walked up using permissive path along to Barnarm Scar, then I visited the Fox Tower through the woods before doubling back to meet Ian who was 'wind bathing' no sun, on the summit of Mount Ida. Interesting rocky valley amongst all the peat in this area - reminded me of the valleys up behind Llangollen. Took about 1.5 hours as I was parping about due to too much gardening this week! | nickywood1 | 07/08/2022 |
Ali the Boo and I . Boo steals a rock from the cairn as she is prone to doing. Hasn't quite got to grips with the concept of adding them yet | Alphaville199 | 13/03/2022 |
Musgrave Scar > Mount Ida > Barnarm Scar from GR: NY 80001 15732. Distance 7.95k and 335m of ascent. NB Needs MOD Warcop red flags to be down for this route] Thanks to Carole for the couple of via grid references. | ronaldo333 | 14/11/2021 |
Musgrave Scar > Mount Ida > Barnarm Scar from GR: NY 80001 15732. Distance 7.95k and 335m of ascent. NB Needs MOD Warcop red flags to be down for this route] | Hippster | 14/11/2021 |
Nice summit. From Quarry. Fallen down wall gives access | conanharrod | 24/05/2021 |
Quarry above Helbeck, Barnarm Scar, Mount Ida. Mount Ida defended by barbed wire topped wall running parallel to the ridge and very steep climb. I could only see one place to cross the wall where it was partly down. | ijpowell | 30/08/2020 |
Midday, 7 degrees, overcast, westerlies. From quarry. On to Barnarm Scar. | Wycombe Wanderer | 04/01/2020 |
A pleasant little walk from parking near entrance to Helbeck Quarry. Barnarm Scar then Mount Ida - lots of limestone - some scrambling. Have visited area several times - pity Fox Tower is on non-access land & no ROW. | ger | 13/05/2019 |
With Barnum Scar. Good parking NY 8000 1573. Accidentally mistook quarry track for BW - good short cut. Track becomes grassy track around S-side quarry. Up E edge woods to Fence where BW strand cut at NY 7967 1597. From Barnum Scar, the wall is easily crossed at NY 7963 1650 for the second excellent climb up Mount Ida over steep grassy hills. Good walk - back same way. | carole engel | 21/04/2019 |
After Barnarm Scar - steep up better than steep down. | jonglew | 07/12/2018 |
Parked by quarry. Bridleway then Access Land to beautiful summit. Solo. Back same way then an easy track along the secluded valley to Barnam Scar. Why anyone would descend directly to Barnam Scar is beyond thinking! | Dangerous Dave | 26/03/2018 |
With Jo, from Helbeck Quarry cp along B/W and track to Barnarm Scar. Returned to B/W and continued NW to gate that allowed access to Mount Ida. Weather; cloudy, cold wind, good visibility. | amblerbob | 17/02/2018 |
Steep ascent enroute for musgrave trog pillar. Sun and snow, great combination | cjo | 27/12/2017 |
As others, from Quarry. Mount Ida first then VERY steep descent to Barnham Scar. Two great little hills - superb views and interesting limestone landscape. A great use of two hours. | Crib Goch | 20/08/2017 |
Must have passed this whilst bagging Musgrave Scar 
 
Bagged as YSM341 Musgrave Scar. Parked at Quarry and walked up Helbelk Intake. Not sure if it was just really tough or if I was shattered.com but I found it really really hard! Biting wind didn't help but a least we had a view and it didn't rain! | thejackrustles | 30/04/2017 |
Large parking area alongside the entrance to Helbeck Quarry from where a bridleway gives easy access to the col. At the top a gate on the left has a notice attached stating the start of a concessionary path to Mount Ida. Go through the gate and follow the path to the top. Do not go via Barnarm Scar as this would involve a severe climb between them. | moorsman | 30/09/2015 |
As Fisky Boy | jimbloomer | 28/09/2015 |
Parked by quarry and followed track, then west across fields avoiding cattle. Thereafter descended to Barnarm Scar. | Fisky Boy | 05/09/2015 |
With Fisky Boy | Brenda Cloke | 05/09/2015 |
Parked by quarry, then track to large limestone outcrop (left here leads to Barnarm Scar). Continued up track a bit further then leftward across fields to Mount Ida. Cairn on fine summit ridge. Descended steeply to S to Barnarm Scar. | Aye Jimmy | 03/07/2015 |
Parked past quarry entrance, ran up track to high point and followed obvious line to central top of Mount Ida. Good views, continued to Barnarm Scar - surprisingly steep ground, and what looks like a contructed hole, a lookout maybe? Take direct line East back to track and start. | nordicstar | 10/01/2014 |
From end of minor road one mile N of Brough at NY 79998 15735. Included with Barnarm Scar. | David Gradwell | 31/10/2013 |
A dawn raid before the army were up. Up easily from Hellback on track then pastures to Mount Ida, then a lovely 2km north around limestone pavements and into the firing range (all quiet) for the trig on Musgrave Scar (and a sub 4). On return angled down to climb the shapely cone of Barnham Scar. Red range flag now flying -just got in and out for Musgrave Scar in time. | Chris Pearson | 10/06/2012 |
fine limest hill. from b/w to SE | RHW | 19/07/2003 |
Barnarm Scar & Mount Ida from the quarry parking space | joseph mitchell | blank |
Mark Hodgson | 28/02/2024 | |
Matt | 23/07/2023 | |
anotherfell | 02/01/2023 | |
Scott Morley 86 | 06/02/2022 | |
wcroasdell | 06/02/2022 | |
Martin R | 14/12/2021 | |
PeteF | 04/09/2021 | |
AlanD | 31/12/2019 | |
mcbiydw2 | 20/02/2019 | |
Alan Caine | 29/12/2018 | |
Anton | 09/06/2018 | |
DC11main | 16/04/2017 | |
GaryJones | 31/12/2016 | |
MM | 04/07/2016 | |
Rambling Ray | 30/04/2016 | |
mae | 10/02/2016 | |
maknipe | 05/01/2015 | |
Lucky | 05/01/2015 | |
Dave Geere | 19/10/2014 | |
Edwin Gradwell | 31/10/2013 | |
George Gradwell | 31/10/2013 | |
peebs | 08/07/2007 |