Fountains Fell
668m (2192ft)
The Southern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,961ft (598m) |
| Time: | 6.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Dale Head - The Pennine Way - Fountains Fell - Fountains Fell (South Top) - Fountains Fell Tarn - Darnbrook Fell - Wilson's Pasture - River Skirfare - Nether Hesleden Farm - Pen-y-ghent Gill - Dale Head
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See Fountains Fell and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format:
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You can find Fountains Fell & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Fountains Fell
Ross Maxwell walked up Fountains Fell on February 20th, 2022 [from/via/route] South (pennine way) towards Horton-in-Ribblesdale [weather] snow & poor visibility - lot of fresh snow on ground followed footprints ...
Mark Davidson climbed it on March 29th, 2004 [from/via/route] Walk ny135 Fountains Fell & Darnbrook Fell from Dale Head [with] Alone [weather] Dry but quite cold. Brightened up later.
Angela Moroney bagged it during 2020 [with] JL
Simon Boddy hiked Fountains Fell on January 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] Malham Tarn [with] My girlfriend
Margaret Richards summited on September 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] walk 22 yorks dale south & west book [with] Don [weather] clear day
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Fountains Fell
The Yorkshire Three Peaks - Ingleborough (left), Pen-y-ghent (centre) and Whernside (right) from the summit of Fountains Fell
Descending back towards Halton Gill from Horse Head with Fountains Fell dominating the skyline
. . . see all 12 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Fountains Fell
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