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| Name: | Fair Snape Fell |
| Hill number: | 2815 |
| Height: | 521.9m / 1712ft |
| County/UA: | Lancashire |
| Topographical area: | EP05 Wardstone-longridge |
| SMC/RHB section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Ribble, Wyre |
| Watershed: | Liverpool Bay, Morecambe Bay |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SD 59717 47263 |
| Summit feature: | knoll 35m S of cairn |
| Drop: | 226.2m |
| Col: | 295.7m SD 6226 5304  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 102 (1:25k) OL41W |
| Observations: | ground 30m N at SD 59716 47287, 40m NNE at SD 59733 47292 and 30m ESE at SD 59745 47250 are all of similar height |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 521 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked at end of Startifants Lane, up to trig point and across to summit via Parlick | Danmawr | 03/08/2024 |
| Second visit, on a group walk from Smelt Mill. Very bleak until the cloud lifted | Colin Crawford | 27/07/2024 |
| From parlick. Steadier summit over padlock and decent path. Marilyn no. 87 | The-Z-Man | 29/06/2024 |
| Lots of gliders and model planes. Trig sitting on an island of mud. With GM | elizyanne | 16/06/2024 |
| From Parlick. Kept to line by fence on ascent, then realised there is a good path a little to the left. Could see Blackpool Tower. | peter4lc | 16/05/2024 |
| A blustery rainy day rendered that final approach through peathags fairly miserable | PhilipChaston | 23/12/2023 |
| Clockwise 7 mile circuit from south of Parlick. | KevPalmer | 16/11/2023 |
| 10km in 2 hours 10 mins.Parlick, Fair Snape Fell then Paddy's Pole down to Higher Fair Snape then through farm pastures back to Startiphants Lane. Nice :lots of | John Eley | 21/05/2023 |
| From Fell Foot, over Saddle Fell and down to Landon. Back up to Websters Meadow and to the summit. Very boggy after the recent storms, and the streams in the valley were very tricky! | MrChris1980 | 18/02/2023 |
| With Sal. Voie normal over Parlick. Dry turning damp. | davechaffey | 23/11/2022 |
| From roadside parking near Fell End. Over Parlick and returned by the same route. 7.5 km 1h30 | Rockdoctor | 12/11/2022 |
| With Lesley, after a day in Blackpool.. via trig and shelter with inset stone (schönheit) similar stones in the Beacon Hill sculptures. Descent via Parlick | Nick Canute | 17/10/2022 |
| Bus to Chipping walk via Parlick to summit and also trig point | trimarc2 | 11/10/2022 |
| A day circular walk from the car parking below taking in Parlick, Paddy's Pole, Fair Snape Fell and Holme House Fell. https://www.strava.com/activities/7720564347 | higlett | 29/08/2022 |
| From Fell foot car park | Havenchris | 27/05/2022 |
| From Fell Foot via Parlick and Fair Snape Fell trig. | vuirich | 28/04/2022 |
| Circular walk from Chipping | MarkG1878 | 10/02/2022 |
| Parked near Wolfen Hall | mazz | 30/01/2022 |
| With L | Janet M | 15/09/2021 |
| very eroded area, work in progress | richardrosser | 11/08/2021 |
| Parked south of Parlick and contoured around that on the way up to visit the trig point first and then over to this high point and Parlick on the way down. A nice circuit and beat the rain too - a bonus. | Father Ted | 11/08/2021 |
| Parked below Fell Foot (there are also spaces for about 10 cars at the top of the little hill). Up Parlick then on to Fair Snape. | paulhilder | 10/08/2021 |
| From same popular parking spot as others, over Parlick to trig (with rather incongruous new bench, apparently only 3 days old) and Fair Snape Fell summit proper. Very pleasant 2.5 hour walk in the summer sunshine. | milimana | 03/08/2021 |
| From parking below Fell Foot, straight up Parlick, and on to Fair Snape Fell, TP area and then summit area (ill-defined). On return took contouring path to W from col before Parlick, gently leading to Fell Foot again. | henryfm | 27/06/2021 |
| Parlick car park - up past Saddle End - Fair Snape Fell - Parlick - car park. With JH, AB, PW. | Mark Jackson | 20/06/2021 |
| As others, parked at end of entrance lane to Wolfden Hall. Straight up Parlick and followed wall to Fair Snape Fell. Either side of the wall is ok as there are several crossing points. Saw sheep heavy in wool using scratching post, made me think to beware of ticks which are very active about now. | Pete West | 03/06/2021 |
| Parlick and Fair Snape Fell with K, M and X. Started from the CP at the end of Startifants Lane although we were staying at Hillcrest Farm a bit further down the road but no access on to the hill from there. Sunny but very windy. | Herbert Anchovy | 02/06/2021 |
| Climbed from Parlick. Go through swing gate to the left of Parlick summit cairn follow path with first fence then wall on your right the path is easy to follow the summit has a wind shelter and trig point | Theflyingrabbit | 16/05/2021 |
| Langdon beck on good paths, on to Totridge on less good paths, down to Mellor Knoll. | Flatfield | 21/03/2021 |
| James Sue and Sophie, July 2020 | HardenC | 27/11/2020 |
| Parlick and Fair Snape Fell from the south at SD 601 422. Visited both the trig and the summit. Then continued along the fence to the RoW at Fiendsdale Head, then west down to Hazelhurst, returning along RoW through Bleasedale. Good extensive views. With Annette, Christine, Geoff and Steve. 15km with 500m ascent in 5 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 15/10/2020 |
| Also known as Paddys pole in Strava...strange | Mishmashcasson | 19/09/2020 |
| With Paul S, from Beacon Fell Country Park. | Phreerunner | 11/09/2020 |
| Parked at pull in Fell Foot. Round with Parlick and Fairsnape. Back via Higher Fairsnape and Bleasdale. | Argentum66 | 06/09/2020 |
| Start ~ 601442, Fell Foot. Made a direct ascent of Parlick then headed North following the wall/fence to the summit of Fair Snape Hill. First Dewey ascent of 2020, and who would have expected that. Summits in low cloud and boggy underfoot, felt great! With Wombourne. | steve hudson | 16/07/2020 |
| Parked at GR 601442, room for several cars. Took the direct route which climbs steeply to the top of Parlick the followed the wall then fence north to summit of FSF. Quite thick, low cloud so no views unfortunately. With SH. | wombourne | 16/07/2020 |
| A revisit to this summit and trig as a detour on a walk from Chipping. Dull but clear conditions. | meltdiceburg | 09/07/2020 |
| Parked at Fell Foot and hiked straight up. Went across to Fair Snape Fell as well, down via Higher Fair Snape Farm and looped back through open fields. | ktt93 | 08/07/2020 |
| With my daughter and R, as others, could not see car park that is on map but lots of cars parked along road. North to Parlick, then round to trig point and on to true top, then back along by side of wall, round Parlick and down. Lots of gliding going on. | Walkingthedog | 14/06/2020 |
| Parlick and Fair Snape Fell from the south at SD 601 422. 8.5km with 350m ascent in 2 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 07/06/2020 |
| via Parlick. nicer views on the way up and down rather than at the actual top. | gettingonabit | 07/06/2020 |
| A great place to visit and fab views on a glorious sunny day. | Delta68 | 30/05/2020 |
| From below Fell Foot. Very busy today, seemed to be people everywhere. Took the path flanking left around Parlick and first visited cairn, windshelter and trig- then yomped across the peat to the true summit- no one else there. Baking hot day with a nice breeze. Penultimate Bowland marilyn, off to White hill after traversing Parlick. | stig_nest | 28/05/2020 |
| From the parking area due south, just under Five miles in Two and half hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 23/05/2020 |
| Parked at road junction SE of Fell Foot. Path up from Fell Foot, over Parlick, onto Fair Snape Fell summit, all contenders visited, then back via trig point. | CJM | 12/03/2020 |
| In foul weather en route Edinb-Wilms, just before dark. Phone broke at top. Out and back from Fell Foot. Winds c35mph, driving rain. Warm though. | Rounsfell | 11/01/2020 |
| From Parlick, first to Trig point and then on to top with C. | PeterD | 23/12/2019 |
| Muddy round with RHB group finishing on Totridge | Buteobuteo | 24/11/2019 |
| Tagging along with the two Tonys and Bill on the Baggerrambles Sunday. | Twice Shy | 24/11/2019 |
| From Fell Foot, lots of tops, just cover them all. | iangalbraith | 18/07/2019 |