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Name:Benson Knott
Hill number:5292
Height:319m / 1047ft
Parent (Ma):2665  Lambrigg Fell
RHB Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Kent
Class:Hump, Tump (300-399m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,3,Cm)
Grid ref:SD 54841 94142
Summit feature:no feature: ground 3m SE of cairn
Drop:133m
Col:186m  SD567932  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 97
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Wet and windy day for a 3hr round trip from Kendaltrimarc221/03/2024
Parked by bridge over WCML and followed FP to Access Land as others. Did both tops, which look very similar in height.IanHHill11/03/2024
2nd visit this year and then on to The Planting. Reversed the route to Kendal from The Planting.trimarc208/02/2024
3 hr round trip from home. No cattle !trimarc202/11/2023
Parked in a reasonably generous bay on the road just SE of Wray Farm. Along roads to SW of The Crag Farm then over two gates and along fence line towards The Planting, turning N at the high point to the summit. Followed sheep trods and ATV tracks across Hay Fell to the trig and top of Benson Knott ... reasonable ground all the way. Once summited, headed NNE to pick up a ROW around Dockergarth's Plantation, then eastwards to The Slough and the Docker Lane road. Good wee circuit.summitter07/10/2023
On paths from A685 to trig point, cairn and summit.Winterfloodian23/08/2023
From Kendal Camp site on A6 via good paths and minor roads. Great yellow trig on joint topLongwojo04/08/2023
From by the railway bridge. Summit is on the adjacent hill to the yellow trig.clivevilla17/05/2023
Parked by railway bridge, up road to FP and then up to access land. Went to cairn and trig.PeterD01/02/2023
As others, parked just W of the railway bridge, short distance along the road to the right of way, and up onto the hill. Interesting little gate in first wall, 2nd wall has a gate way off to the east near a wood. Trig point has been painted yellow!LizH02/10/2022
2 x parking places at railway bridge (SD543953) – but nasty to exit – a blind bend on a fast road. Beware 1st waymarker which implies to go through a gate – just follow tk up RIsbjorn26/08/2022
Revisit using bike for road part from Kendal. Very frisky cows on way down which charged me. Unnerving!trimarc230/06/2022
From Appleby Rd.Sedge02/03/2022
Revisit using bike for road part from Kendaltrimarc215/07/2021
From Kendal via Fowling and Paddy Lane.trimarc202/04/2021
Space for one car at start of ROW to NNW. ROW to access land, then visited trig and summit.PGCE18/02/2021
Solo via Fowling Lane. Freezing on top but beautiful clear sunset giving sight to the snow laden Howgills and out to the sea.Fionalevey12/02/2021
Beautiful afternoon run with GFE from Kendal - 14km total and hit the summit just as the sun started setting.Fionalevey07/11/2020
The space adjacent to the railway bridge was full so I had to start at Laverock Bridge. Otherwise it was a nice wander up. The hill was quite busy. Visited summit and trig.Clach Liath25/05/2020
Up footpath from NNW then across access land to summit. Crossed to trig then down the same way.davidpettit8426/01/2020
Pleasant walk from the north, parking just by the bridge over the railway line. Path a bit intermittent but not likely to get lost.Walker Dan19/01/2020
Walked by lanes from Camping and Caravan Club campsite north of Kendal up to Laverstock Bridge. Path from there up to the twin summits of Benson Knott visiting the cairned one first and then the trig. Took direct route from Benson Knott across pasture to The Planting, again visiting both summits. Then followed lanes down to the LDNPA offices in Kendal where I was working for a few days. Just under 13km in about 2 hr 15 m.Herbert Anchovy15/08/2019
Evening walk over fields from near reservoirN.Morters27/03/2019
Climbed from Morrisons car park via Riverside path,feild paths, quiet country lanes to railway bridge.Bridleway then taken past farm up to access land onto twin summitrobert14/01/2019
Parked at 542953 against the railway bridge. Short road walk east and then a track SE to a stile/gate at 549944. Then an ATV track to summit. Great views! Solo. One hour return.bolton29/12/2018
Small parking area on W. side of railway bridge at 542953 - E. along road for 200yd and then up farm track and indistinct RoW to pedestrian gates by wall corner - Continued along indistinct RoW to step stile by locked farm gate and then well-used ATV track/path to summit cairn. (S)gerrybowes31/07/2018
As others, from the layby by the railway bridge. What a cracking little hill this is! Odd that Wainwright didn't include it in his Outlying Fells given that it overlooks Kendal where he lived. Presumably the land was private at the time the book was published - now Access Land. Also it falls outside the LDNP although that wasn't a requirement for inclusion.Crib Goch22/07/2018
Handy layby for parking immediately to W of rly bridge. Good farm track initially then directly over brackeny sheep pastures (2 stone walls to cross). 2 tops at the summit - one is the HP, the other has the trig pillar.jonglew06/07/2018
With K from N. The first mapped field boundary S of barn area isn't there!Ashley26/03/2018
Followed a footpath out from Laverock Bridge and back. Nice snow covering and good clarity.3 kinnears07/02/2018
Short triangular walk from houses on Appleby Road (you can park by rly bridge about 200 m away if needed). All on row/ access land Pleasant, to nice dry tops with good views; nicer way on return alongside old, mixed estate plantation. With Petepwheeler05/10/2017
on a long walk round the Kendal skylineIWC08/07/2017
Parked in the layby near the railway bridge on the A685, to the north. Followed the right of way to a gate that gives access to Access Land. The RoW is indistinct after you leave the initial track but the walk through the meadows is a delight. Once on Acess Land a clear path goes to the summit. The view is fantastic, I could have sat all afternoon looking at it. This hill is a wee gem, the only downside is the scary walk along the A685 from the lay-by to the start of the RoW.Sprog01/07/2017
Fine twin topped hill - unfortunately raining, so views limited, but could see Kendal & Morecambe bay.ger30/05/2017
Up the bridleway from the N. From the summits, walked SE to cross the wall out and back onto The Planting, then S, easily crossing the wall to reach the footpath down the W side of Fisher Tarn.Moorponder07/04/2017
Good parking on the Kendal side of the Railway bridge to the north (alt 143m). Easy path all the way to the open access. Climb over a stile then a good track across rough fell to the top. 3.49 km return. 1 hour. 143m ascent.moorsman05/04/2017
A good walk up from railway bridge across the pastures then onto access land above.jenx23/10/2016
Up from bridge to North, very dodgy walking back up to the FP with limited verge to escape traffic. Lane finishes shortly after farm building then unmarked path up to top field gate then higher gate. Having walked both ways the Southern approach is better, starts higher and the lane by the transmitter leads to a gate and access land. Good parking nearby.nordicstar23/10/2016
On our way home from Westmorland - Parked on the A685 (next to the Railway Overbridge) back along the road to the old Tollhouse then up the track and across the fields to bag Hay Fell (Benson Knott summit) and trig on the secondary hill summit next to this.briandavies30/05/2016
Kendal circular.Smudge15/01/2016
Solo from bridge on A685. ROW through a couple of fields then open access land at the top. Nice enough summit with great panorama.simon and co10/08/2015
From SD 54248 95334.summitsup31/05/2015
From home via Birds Park Farm and Paddy Lane, returning via Singleton Park. Superb conditions - sunny, cold, light snow under foot.Nutty01/02/2015
Up from Meal Bank junction on cold,very clear late winter afternoon.Great views all round.With Oscar.catman01/02/2015
With Catman.oscarrosie01/02/2015
From railway bridge, path then access land.rhalstead27/12/2014
Ran up with HannahJim B26/10/2014
From home via Spindle Woods - Paddy Lane - A685 - Benson Knott, returning via Birds Park Farm. 8 milesNutty27/04/2014
Usual route. First time out with new Alt-Berg Tethera boots.Nutty24/03/2014
From home via Birds Park Farm, Paddy Lane, A685. Returned same way. First time out with new Alt-Berg Fremington boots.Nutty16/03/2014