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Name:Fober Knoll
Hill number:16774
Height:172m / 564ft
Parent (Ma):2814  White Hill
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Lancashire
Catchment:Ribble
Class:Tump (100-199m)
(Tu,1)
Grid ref:SD 68360 49953
Summit feature:ground by base of large sycamore
Drop:35m
Col:137m  SD683501  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 103
(1:25k) OL41W
Observations:summit is in trees
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 42 users)ByDate of Ascent
Parked partly on grass verge, about 100m W. of RoW - Through kissing gates on RoW & then across to damaged bwf (fallen brach) N. of summit - Stepped over fence & up through mature beech woodland to high point.gerrybowes16/03/2024
Decent parking at Burholme Bridge SD65750. Kitcham, Mossthwaite, Fober and Mellor Knolls. Thwarted by an angry herd of cows last attempt of Mellor.. not this time thankfully. Plenty of deer spotted including at summit of Kitcham. Failed Long Knotts due to 2 farmers on Quads on summit rounding sheep off the hill. Not important enough to interrupt there livelihood, esp with my dog in tow.Alfa1M07/02/2024
Parked in the car park at Dunsop Bridge, walked along metalled bridleway / footpath up Whitendale to about SD 655 536, then headed up S ridge to summit of Middle Knoll, descended steeply down to the east and then to farm at Whitendale. Headed up BW to east then along fence north to Baxton Fell. Retraced route and followed ridge on to Burn Fell Trig, and down towards Beatrix. Then FP east to Rough Syke Barn and up to Boarsden Moor. Down through fields to near Boardsen, FP south and then up very difficult Faber Knoll, surrounded by BWFs!! Finally south across footbridge and back along pleasant permissive road / track to Thorneyholme Hall and Dunsop Bridge. A round trip of 23 km with 800m ascent in just under 7 hours.silveracorn_alan05/03/2022
3/4 Parked in car park at Dunsop Bridge, along the path by the river then branched off steeply up directly to summit (tussocks rough). One small wall ok to get over (round edge of first one). Down wall edge and up other side (ladder stile) to Kitcham Hill. Back down and over the moor on nice footpath and through parkland over bridges to arrive at Fober Knoll up through trees, down the road back towards Dunsop and veered off right up through wooden gate and along edge of long thin plantation to Boarsden Hill which was a nice late bag in sunshine. Cows were all very placid at the top but do have young so be cautious. Back along riverside path to Dunsop. 4 Hours a nice autumnal walk.nickywood116/10/2021
From NW side. Large tree has flattened fence. Gate at south end is no use as you climb back into hill top area over a stile. So back out as I went in.Nick Caunt22/11/2020
Parked in wide gateway east of Fober Farm. Road not busy. Fence damaged on nw side and easy ascent through pleasant woodland.Campbell Singer12/07/2020
walked all the way round before climbing over a barbed wire fencecolinfielding21/01/2020
Fober Knoll from GR: SD 68363 50175ronaldo33318/01/2020
Fober Knoll from GR: SD 68363 50175Hippster18/01/2020
From NE delightful, dimple cheeked little deciduous dumpling of a hill.vegibagger26/11/2019
Parked Dunsop Bridge for a round of 4 Tumps. After Kitcham Hill, on to Boarsden Moor.Minto23/11/2019
Round from Dunsop Bridge with Smudge 6 of 6SteveG23/11/2019
Dunsop Bridge circular with SG. Fence hopped either side of the quarry.Smudge23/11/2019
Met steve and smudge at aummit, offered them a lift back to near Mellor tump were they had left car. Summit by base of fallen treecjo23/11/2019
A quick scrabble up through the nice natural woods. With B.jenx22/11/2019
Kitcham Hill, Mossthwaite Fell, Fober Knoll from Dunsop Bridge.RobertP21/10/2018
WARNING. The field between the footbridge to the SE and the first fence north contains potentially dangerous bullocks. They saw me (about 10 of them) as I entered the field and all ran at me en-masse. Two left the group and came right up to me snorting and nudging me . I hopped (quickly) over the riverside fence but they remained potentially a threat so I walked along the river bed into the next field, First time I have felt worried by cattle,moorsman19/10/2018
Parked on wide grass verge just east of Fober Farm at SD 68797 50149. Walked west along road to gate then followed track round to right then over fence at point were fallen tree branch as made the fence much lower. Alternative is to follow the fence round to gate.David Gradwell28/08/2018
Parked at edge of Newton(though there is a nearer lay-by).GA's route most sensible but there were cows about.Pleasant wood.With Oscar.catman19/07/2018
With Catman.oscarrosie19/07/2018
Mossthwaite fell, Kitcham Fell over Hodder Bank Fell to Fober Knoll then Boarsden moor. 3 hour roundLongwojo27/05/2018
Solo. Fober Knoll & Hund Hill. From car park at Newton-in-Bowland.ADT02/11/2017
From Dunsop Bridge and up Fielding Clough, trying out the new boots in the mud.Andrew Pearson20/03/2017
2nd of 6 today, 600 in totalbardolph24/02/2017
Ankle deep carpet of such green garlic - 'For still there are so many things that I have never seen. In every wood in every spring there is a different green'(Tolkein). Easy fence from SE off row as top No.6 of 9 on big circuit with Darren.Chris Pearson24/07/2016
From N. Dodgy parking on verge.jimbloomer02/06/2016
Parked as for Boarsden Hill & walked back up road. Then round the back, over a flattened bw fence & through gate to summit. Then to Boarsden Moor.ngthack27/04/2016
From N.RHW05/03/2016
Parked to N. Farmers wife very helpfull: Told me to head round to the right where there is a gate leading to another just W of the top.GordonAdshead22/11/2014
Parked at roadside just E of Fober farm. Back along road to W and gate leads to overgrown quarry in side of hill. To R is barbed wire fence, either over it or longer, follow round to the right to gates. Summit in large trees with heavy vegetation underfoot.Aye Jimmy01/07/2014
Gate on south-western side gives easier access.rb31/01/2014
Parked opposite Fober Farm, walked along the road to use the footpath and bridge to have a look at the quarry on the north side of Fober Knoll. There is a pleasant pheasant wood on the top of this TuMP. Gate on its south side and ropey fence around it.Dugswell209/12/2013
Watch out for the farmer mending his fences before climbing over them. It is possible to get in the back way with lesser hassle.Martin R09/12/2013
RichardM23/11/2019
Alex C22/11/2019
George Gradwell28/09/2018
Edwin Gradwell28/09/2018
carole engel14/08/2018
Adrian25/07/2018
Wycombe Wanderer18/06/2017
GaryJones09/06/2016
Alan Caine02/04/2015