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Name: | Beacon Hill |
Hill number: | 2776 |
Height: | 286m / 938ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2583 Great Mell Fell |
RHB Section: | 35A: The Northern Pennines |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | North Pennines - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Hump, Tump (200-299m), Submarilyn, Clem (Hu,Tu,2,sMa,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 52127 31378 |
Summit feature: | SW corner of tower in clearing |
Drop: | 143m |
Col: | 143m NY504313 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5N |
Observations: | trees restrict view |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 274 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
On the way to do some shopping in Penrith. Solo effort today | Alphaville199 | 16/02/2024 |
Walked up from home on a frosty & foggy morning for my 3rd visit of 2024 after 258 visits in 2023, my 308th visit of all time. | Dugswell2 | 06/01/2024 |
My 300th visit today and my 153rd visit for 2023. | Dugswell2 | 13/12/2023 |
With Carl & Poppy after arriving in Penrith. Lovely autumn afternoon. 3.1 miles 549 ft elevation | nell1583 | 24/10/2023 |
Parked on the verge at 53360 31157. Walk up to the gap in the wall and follow one of the paths to the beacon, some of the paths are not on the os maps. | smocks and denims | 12/09/2023 |
My 250th logged visit & 103rd for 2023, on a dry, cool + grey afternoon. | Dugswell2 | 07/08/2023 |
Just the once for me! | tim747 | 19/07/2023 |
With L | Janet M | 21/05/2023 |
From Beacon Edge [Road] up the main path. A little quickie en route to Galloway. | IanHHill | 07/05/2023 |
Easy up-and-down from our B&B in Penrith. The view of the Lake District is surprisingly very good. In all other directions there's just trees which renders the toposcope not as useful as it should be. First hill of the day. Afterwards we drove to and bagged Lambrigg Fell and Summerhouse Hill. | DanTrig | 05/03/2023 |
Late in the afternoon. Lovely display of decorated Christmas trees. | Crumblie2 | 27/12/2022 |
My 100th visit to Penrith Beacon on Beacon Hill for 2022 having walked up from home on a cool, clear & frosty morning. My 138th visit of all time. | Dugswell2 | 07/12/2022 |
A good place for some fresh air and exercise if, like me, you are constantly up and down the M6/M74. | summitter | 01/11/2022 |
Taken in after nipping down to Go Outdoors for some kit. Excellent views of the brooding Lake District - well worth the wee walk. | SS | 21/10/2022 |
Parked in the street (NY5211 3097) near the signed access track. Good woodland track all the way to the summit. | LizH | 27/09/2022 |
Parked outside of the Crematorium, walked up the path through the woods. Surprisingly warm day for September. | M6KIO | 05/09/2022 |
Roadside parking due south at the start of the access track (CA11 8BJ). Excellent, well used, track right to the summit, There is a stone diorama close to the summit which is utterly pointless as trees block the view in every direction. | moorsman | 03/08/2022 |
Hot 59 minute walk from home for my 100th recorded visit. Down to Ash Road up to Primrose Drive to footpath up to Beacon Edge then Stagsstone Road to entrance to east of Beacon Hill to Penrith Beacon. Down steeply from beacon to Beacon Edge, Fell Lane, Scawds Drive to woodland at entrance to Cold Springs then Brentfield Way to Meadow Croft, Oak Road then Ash Road & home at Cypress Way. | Dugswell2 | 19/07/2022 |
From Beacon Edge Road up the main path to the stone tower on the summit and viewfinder nearby. Excellent views of the fells to the west. | Nick Down1 | 26/04/2022 |
With B and R. | jenx | 16/03/2022 |
My 60th ascent to Penrith Beacon on Beacon Hill a P143. My 7th ascent for February and 22nd for 2022. | Dugswell2 | 21/02/2022 |
With Rick and dogs. | jenx | 10/02/2022 |
A quick leg stretch with the doggies. | jenx | 04/02/2022 |
Biked across from Skirwith with my brother on his 65 birthday | Nozzer | 22/01/2022 |
A run with Ben. | jenx | 08/01/2022 |
Xmas day! | jenx | 25/12/2021 |
A lot of trees down on north side of woods. | jenx | 11/12/2021 |
My 25th ascent with Alex C on his second trip before heading for Park Fell near Alston.. | Dugswell2 | 12/11/2021 |
From Beacon Edge to the South. | NormanW | 12/11/2021 |
Not raining for the first time in a while plus stumble across Rick on his 51st trip up here with Bryher to my 15th of all time and 14th for 2021. | Dugswell2 | 01/11/2021 |
A grey and cloudy view from the Beacon today. | Dugswell2 | 13/10/2021 |
Break in an M6 journey around sunset. Up from the east and the hill was quite busy. | fasgadh | 08/10/2021 |
With B and B. | jenx | 02/10/2021 |
Soaked in the rain. With B and B. | jenx | 29/09/2021 |
With both dogs. | jenx | 31/08/2021 |
Ben’s first ascent! | jenx | 10/06/2021 |
A popular spot on a warm & sunny day for March. | Dugswell2 | 30/03/2021 |
Through the golf course before it opens again. | conanharrod | 24/03/2021 |
Very muddy after the rain. More trees gone. With B and R. | jenx | 14/03/2021 |
Parked above Roundthorn on Stagstone Road then up to Penrith Beacon before descending to Beacon Edge then back to car via Stagstone Road. A 4.3 km route with 98 metres of ascent. | Dugswell2 | 06/03/2021 |
Parked above Roundthorn on Stagstone Road to meet Michael Earnshaw for a guided tour. | Dugswell2 | 02/03/2021 |
Bagged with Bryher, Jenny & Rick on a sunny spring like afternoon. | Dugswell2 | 26/02/2021 |
With Douglas. And B and R. | jenx | 26/02/2021 |
At last, a thaw! With Bryher. | jenx | 15/02/2021 |
Freezing with some snow. With B and R. | jenx | 08/02/2021 |
Very soggy after snow melt. With B and R. | jenx | 19/01/2021 |
With B and R. | jenx | 05/01/2021 |
Christmas Day Plan B as a sprained ankle scuppered my plan to climb Mickle Fell. Parked on Beacon Edge at NY521309 and hobbled up the good path that leads all the way to the summit. | Tony J | 25/12/2020 |
Parked on Fell Road and followed track up and down. Good views over to a rainy Lake District | Jephcote83 | 16/12/2020 |
Easy route up on signed path. | Play2End | 16/07/2020 |