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| Name: | Fell Head |
| Hill number: | 2754 |
| Height: | 640m / 2100ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2732 The Calf |
| RHB Section: | 35A: The Northern Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Yorkshire Dales - Northern Fells |
| County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Catchment: | Lune |
| Class: | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg) |
| Grid ref: | SD 64964 98190 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 86.1m |
| Col: | 553.8m SD 6570 9832  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 97 (1:25k) OL19S |
| Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 537 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| from cross keys Yarlside via Ben end Kensgriff, Randygill top down and across Bowderdale stream and steep up to hazelgill knott Dales high way to the calf out and back to bush howe and fell head taking in minor ring contours back to the calf then bram rigg top and calders return force gill beck and cautely spout 20.5 ks 8 hrs 30 and 1250 ascent | underhill | 26/03/2024 |
| From just above Carlingill bridge on a round of Linghaw, Fell Head, Simon’s Seat, Docker Knott, Hand Lake and Uldale Head with M and V. Great views on a clear day across to the Lake District Mountains. | PeterD | 24/03/2024 |
| Easy going now the ascent has been gained. | simocity | 25/07/2023 |
| From small parking area on minor road to west just past Gibbet Bridge. Track up to Linghaw then well used path along ridge to Fell Head and Bush Howe. Hot, hazy day. Lots of fell ponies about. | Lazylizzie | 09/06/2023 |
| The Howgill Fell Hewitts run on the way to Kendal Mountain Festival | Hannisw | 19/11/2022 |
| Calders-TheCalf-BushHowe-FellHead | AJWSmith | 18/10/2022 |
| Sedbergh, over Calf, down south-west ridge, over Brown Moor and back along lane. | Flatfield | 06/08/2022 |
| From Cross Keys up to Yarlside roughly along the line of the county boundary. Nothing to show this on the ground but after a short distance a good path forms up and leads you all the way. Then pathless down to across to the bridle way leading on to The Calf. Decent path all the way around to Fell Head, back same way and out to Calders. From there fence and path north east and east to pick up a larger path that took me around the south end of Cautley Crag without difficulty. back to The Cross Keys for a very pleasant glass of temperance Sarsaparilla. Good food also but only open Fridays and saturdays and then ony until 4.30. | dickscroop | 22/07/2022 |
| Fun but tough afternoon on the Howgills. Linghaw, Black Force, Fell Head Scar, Bush Howe, The Calf, Randygill Top, Kensgriff, Yarlside, Cautley Spout, The Calf (revisit) and back. | meltdiceburg | 10/07/2022 |
| A crossing of the Howgills from Sedbergh to Tebay with Christine, Eric, and Steve visiting Winder, Arant Haw, Calders, Bram Rigg Top, The Calf, Bush Howe, Fell Head, Uldale Head, and Blease Fell. A perfect day for walking on the velvet turf of the Howgills, although distant views compromised somewhat by the poor air quality. 20km with 1050m ascent in 7hours. | silverwolf_alan | 24/03/2022 |
| Parked on road (near pt 181) just SE of Gibbet Hill and then ascended Linghaw on way to Fell Head, contoured round to the S of Linghaw on descent. | JK | 21/03/2022 |
| Howgills walk with Lindsey and GMC group (8 in all) from Cross Keys Inn (A683). Followed the glacial valley to the steep ascent beside Cautley Spout. Crossed the beck above the falls then path above Cautley Crags to Calders. Followed clear track north to The Calf then on to Bush Howe and Fell Head. Lindsey and I returned via The Calf, Force Gill Beck, and Cautley Spout (the GMC group went on to Simons Seat, Hazelgill Knott, Yarlside, and Randygill Top). Dry day, very sunny, but windy with gusts strong enough to make walking arduous. | Skip | 19/03/2022 |
| Starting from the bend in the road space for 2 cars. At Grid 630958. Continue on through Four lane ends, after the last intake wall head up to Castley Knotts. Brown Moor , and Fell Head. From there descend to Linghaw then return following a good path down to Beck House then follow the road back to the start. | smocks and denims | 18/03/2022 |
| Carlin Gill round | Flatfield | 27/02/2022 |
| Variation of Nuttall walk 11.1. | Dan Baddeley | 27/02/2022 |
| First outing of the year. With TJ and JW. 12th Dales 30. | LANGDALE | 17/01/2022 |
| Doing radio comms from Linghaw for the British Athletics Fell Relay Championships. Added a walk to The Calf first. Visibility poor (~50m) most of the day. | higlett | 16/10/2021 |
| Ascent after scramble up Carlin Gill and Black Force. | welshyboyo | 28/08/2021 |
| Round from Uldale Head via Docker Knott. Grassy ATV tracks all the way. Great views all round. On to Linghaw. | LizH | 10/08/2021 |
| From Carlingill Bridge | Pete Pozman | 27/07/2021 |
| 2/3 (Revisit) Linghaw, Fell Head and dropped onto Brown Moor. A pleasant circular on a warm morning, home in time for the Formula One Zzzzzz. | nickywood1 | 06/06/2021 |
| Lunch stop with fantastic views before heading back to the Cross Keys with Hilary | Fellhugger | 10/04/2021 |
| Walk up the ridge to the Calf, then continuation to Fell Head and down via Brown Moor. With B and R. | jenx | 26/11/2020 |
| A magnificent day on the hills. Clouds scudding across the sky and their shadows created moving light on the hillsides. One to remember. | morgs4mountains | 09/09/2020 |
| 18 miles 4906ft walk, start at Cross Hall Farm Caravan Park Cautley, Take A Pennine Journey Path to Cautley Spout Tongue, up Bowderdale Head to the bottom of Randygill and climb to Summit, back down to Bowderdale and follow briddleway to the summit of The Calf, head west to Bush Howe, Fell Head and Linghaw, return to The Calf Summit then head south on the Dales High Way to Calders,head east to Great Dummacks then follow ridge down to Crook Holme and back to Cautley. | stephenbuda | 09/09/2020 |
| Nuttalls route. Views would be great on a clear day, today was too hazy | Gary Heath | 10/08/2020 |
| From Tebay. Blease Fell, Uldale Head, Linghaw, Brown Moor, Fell Head, Bush Howe, The Calf. Return via Udale Beck and Waskew Head | RobertP | 12/07/2020 |
| from bush howe an easy track to get the summit . Great views down the valley | Aristotle Chip | 11/07/2020 |
| W/Wright WotHF no.10. | Sedge | 19/06/2020 |
| Howgill Fells, half way through the Aberystwyth to Aberdeen commute: <iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https://www.strava.com/activities/3624171659/embed/dac7376dde1994b260a6c88dbf283ba360922a27'></iframe> | rhif7 | 16/06/2020 |
| Great viewpoint. Parked just south of Carlingill. Blease Fell, Udale Head, Hand Lake, Docker Knott, Fell Head and Linghaw. After Blease, mainly ATV tracks. | PGCE | 04/06/2020 |
| A 4 Dewey day comprising of a high level circuit of Langdale from Gaisgill (NY 636 047) visiting Blease Fell, Ulldale Head, Hand Lake, Docker Knott, Simon's Seat, Fell Head, Bush Howe, The Calf, Bram Rigg Top, Calders, Hazelgill Knott, West Fell and Langdale Knott. 31km with 1500m ascent in 8h30m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 25/05/2020 |
| Anticlockwise circuit over the SW Howgill. This one second. | vegibagger | 18/03/2020 |
| From Linghaw. Nice bit of ridge. On to Bush Howe. | Wycombe Wanderer | 06/02/2020 |
| From Cross Keys Temperance Inn > Calders >Arant Haw > The Calf > Bush Howe > Fell Head. Solo. | axoree | 10/11/2019 |
| Via Linghaw from Carlingill Bridge, then onto Docker Knott and Hand Lake. (Revisit after many years!) | Fisky Boy | 10/09/2019 |
| With Fisky Boy | Brenda Cloke | 10/09/2019 |
| Round from low carlingill on fine autumn day. Revisit of this Nutall, also to visit the west top | cjo | 07/09/2019 |
| a full day out in the Howgills | jmistry86 | 17/08/2019 |
| SLMM | screeleep | 07/07/2019 |
| SLMM | haydnw | 07/07/2019 |
| Looks a big brute of a hill when approaching from the south, but features a measly collections of stones to form the cairn. Views up the Lune Gorge very good. Steep descent down to Whin's End, then Castley Knotts and onto Howgill Lane for the return trudge back to Sedbergh and an excellent pint... and rest. | JOHNS | 09/06/2019 |
| A W Howgill hill circuit starting from near Carlin Gill bridge. Followed Carlin Gill upstream then a scramble up Black Force & on to Fell Head, Simon's Seat, Middleton (Trig), Hand Lake & Ulldale Head. | ger | 23/04/2019 |
| From Fairmile Road near Sedbergh in snow, with Jacqui and Hilary | patriciagill | 03/02/2019 |
| Up from Beck House on a murky day. Second top on a round of 8 to complete the Howgill subset. From Linghaw and onto Bush Howe. | jonglew | 06/01/2019 |
| Cross Keys Cautley Yarlside Kensgriff Randygill Bowderdale Langdale Windscarth Fell Head Bush Howe The Calf Bran Rigg Top Calders Great Drummacks Cautley Crags Cautley Spout Cross Keys | Andy Hirst | 01/10/2018 |
| Rain at start of climb turning sunny | RobbieH | 29/08/2018 |
| On the way down from The Calf. Path from Beck Houses Gate was passable, but tricky in places. One wide stream with dodgy stepping stones, and poor signage. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 25/08/2018 |
| Running across the howgills | emily | 05/08/2018 |
| From the bridge over Carlingill up the gill and scramble up the lower part of Black Force. Up steep grass on the right of the gill until it eased and then a gentle walk to the top. Returned via Whips End and sheep tracks that contour the hillside. | reaper | 05/08/2018 |