Cross Fell
893m (2931ft)
Cross Fell is in The North Pennines, Cumbria, England
The summit of Cross Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can walk to the top of Cross Fell by using either of these 2 route maps:
Walk c317 Cross Fell from Kirkland
The Pennine Way's highest point
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.75ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,437ft (743m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Kirkland - Kirkland Beck - Cocklick Scar - Plylier's Gap - High Cap - Ironwell Band - The Pennine Way - Cross Fell - Crowdundle Head - Tees Head - Sturba Nook - Wildboar Scar - Grumply Hill - Littledale Beck - Cringle Moor - Blencarn - Blencarn Lake - Blencarn Beck - Kirk Hill - Kirkland
Walk c293 Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell from Garrigill
Cross Fell is the highest point on the Pennine Way
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 20ml (32km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,905ft (885m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Garrigill - The Pennine Way - The South Tyne Trail - Low Crossgill - Ash Gill - Ashgill Force - Hole House Farm - Tynehead Farm - Tyne Head - River Tees - Dunfell Hush - Great Dun Fell - Little Dun Fell - Cross Fell - Skirwith Fell - Yad Stone - Greg's Hut (bothy) - Backstone Edge (Lambgreen Hills) - Long Man Hill - Meg Moffat's Hill - Black Band - Garrigill
Interactive Walking Maps
See Cross Fell and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
See Cross Fell and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:
The North Pennines
Less data - quicker to download
You can find Cross Fell & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Cross Fell
Tia Cain has walked up Cross Fell [from/via/route] A random pull in near the bottom! [with] Stewart and the dog [weather] Perfectly clear & dry - Climbed down the water - terrible idea that turned out to be a very pretty adventure although not advisable as some sections were not easy to navigate
Caroline Winter climbed it on August 25th, 2021 [from/via/route] Town End Farm Knock, Knock Fell, Great Dun Fell, Little Dun Fell, PW [with] Becky [weather] Very Warm day & humid - Feeling the strain of the walk, due to hot & humid weather. Didn't fancy back tracking up & over again, even though a good tarmac road from Great Dun Fell, so took the longer PW route down. Missed the Rainbeck turn, so road walked the rest. A very long, late & tiring walk back to car, dog tried to bite our ankles & inquisitive calves trying to 'rush' us at Millburn Grange, but restaurant at Appleby held our table, & the great food made up for it.
Angela Moroney bagged it on August 6th, 2020 [from/via/route] milburn [with] SOLO
Mark Davidson hiked Cross Fell on February 14th, 2007 [with] MK and his mate who did all the Charity Walks (incl Land's End to John O'Groats) [weather] Clear & Sunny with a touch of snow on the tops - lovely
Margaret Richards summited on September 6th, 2010 [from/via/route] pennine way; Garrigill to Little Dun Fell [with] Don - Windy
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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Cross Fell
Lesley at Little Dun Fell between Dun Fell and Cross Fell on the Pennine Way.
Great Dun Fell and Little Dun Fell from the tall cairn on Cross Fell summit plateau
. . . see all 18 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on, or of, Cross Fell
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