Knock Fell
794m (2606ft)
The North Pennines, Cumbria, England
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The summit of Knock Fell is marked by a cairn.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,629ft (801m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Dufton - The Pennine Way - Coatsyke Farm (Coatsike Farm) - Halsteads - Great Rundale Beck - Cosca Hill - Swindale Beck - Knock Old Man - Knock Fell - Green Castle - Knock Ore Gill - Knock Pike - Swindale Beck - Knock Village - Knock Church - Dufton
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Knock Fell
Mark Smith walked up Knock Fell on August 19th, 2010 [from/via/route] pennine way [weather] hot & sunny
Caroline Winter climbed Knock Fell 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 - A long climb up
Darren Mortimer bagged Knock Fell on May 19th, 2018 [from/via/route] Duften [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Sunny & warm
Kevin Foster hiked Knock Fell on April 30th, 2018 [from/via/route] Backstone Edge [with] Henry [weather] Sunny with partial cloud (cold breeze at times) - Carrying on in a north-easterly direction from the summit cairn (on Backstone Edge) I headed towards the shooting hut by Great Rundale Tarn. Then headed in a just west of northerly direction towards the rise of Knock Fell over rough grass (no path). The dominant feature from the summit cairn was the radar station on Great Dun Fell with Cross Fell beyond. A small tarn & another cairn eastwards marked the direction of travel to the next top of the day Meldon Hill.
Chris Faulkner summited Knock Fell on July 9th, 2016 [from/via/route] Pennine Way [with] Michelle chandler [weather] Wet
Robert Shaw conquered Knock Fell on May 10th, 2013 [from/via/route] Bagged on the Pennine Way between the 10th & 24th May 2013. [weather] Various !! - 15 days of mainly fun.
Mark Davidson scaled Knock Fell on July 11th, 2007 [with] Mike [weather] Bit cloudy with occasional mist
Ian Barker walked up Knock Fell on August 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dufton [with] Peter Godfrey - On Pennine Way
Christine Shepherd climbed Knock Fell on May 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] Walked from Dufton using walk c355 [with] On my own [weather] Fine & dry but lots of white cloud & rather too hazy for good views. Very windy on the summit. - Really enjoyed the walk to this summit. A really good path,(The Pennine Way), from Dufton to the top
Ray O'hara bagged Knock Fell on June 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Dufton [weather] Fine - Straight out & back walk along the Pennine Way
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