Walk Route Map c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers

Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers

All the Howgills 2000ft'ers - in the easiest order

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11½mls (18.5km)
Ascent:	4,411ft (1,344m)
Time:	8¾hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers pdf

Route outline for walk c347:

The Cross Keys - River Rawthey - Ben End - Yarlside - Kensgriff - Randygill Top - Bowderdale Beck - The Calf - Bush Howe - Fell Head (Howgills) - The Calf - Bram Rigg Top - Calders - Cautley Crag - Croonthard Brow - Cautley Holme Beck - River Rawthey - The Cross Keys

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

5
English
Mountains

0
Wainwrights

6
English
Nuttalls

1
English
Dewey

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

2
Marilyns

1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is The Calf at 676m (2218ft). The Calf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (118th highest in England, 201st highest in England & Wales)

The Calf is also known as an English Nuttall (157th highest in England, 268th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (37th highest in England, 642nd highest in the UK).

The summit of The Calf is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Calders at 675m (2216ft). Calders is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (119th highest in England, 202nd highest in England & Wales)

Calders is also known as an English Nuttall (159th highest in England, 270th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Bram Rigg Top at 672m (2205ft). Bram Rigg Top is known as an English Bridget. Bram Rigg Top was demoted from 'Nuttall' status in November 2016. It is now classified as a 'Bridget'.

Along the way you will also bag:

Fell Head (Howgills) at 640m (2100ft). Fell Head (Howgills) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (150th England, 257th Eng & Wal) and an English Nuttall (199th highest in England, 347th highest in England & Wales).

Yarlside at 639m (2097ft). Yarlside is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (152nd England, 260th Eng & Wal), an English Nuttall (201st highest in England, 349th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (46th England, 704th highest in the UK).

Randygill Top at 624m (2047ft). Randygill Top is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (165th England, 286th Eng & Wal) and an English Nuttall (224th highest in England, 389th highest in England & Wales).

Bush Howe at 623m (2044ft). Bush Howe is known as an English Nuttall (227th highest in England, 393rd highest in England & Wales).

Kensgriff at 574m (1883ft). Kensgriff is classified as an English Dewey (36th highest in England, 80th highest in England & Wales).

You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

97 Kendal & Morecambe, Windermere & Lancaster

98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c347 The Howgill Fells 2000ft'ers

In no particular order . . .

Randygill Top summit cairn

Photo: Graham Fleet (9)

The trig point on the summit of The Calf

Photo: Mark Davidson (93)

The cairn on the summit of Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (133)

The Calf summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (219)

Cautley Spout from Yarlside

Photo: Mike Knipe (35)

The cairn on the summit of Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (685)

Descending towards Bowderdale Beck from Randygill Top

Photo: Christine Shepherd (220)

Sickers Fell, Rowantree Grains and Arant Haw from Calders

Photo: Graham Fleet (19)

Bram Rigg Top summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (215)

Large cairn 350m WSW of Fell Head (Howgills) summit

Photo: Mark Davidson (97)

Kensgriff summit cairn

Photo: Graham Fleet (7)

Yarlside from Kensgriff

Photo: Graham Fleet (6)

Yarlside summit

Photo: Jez England (1)

On the summit of The Calf

Photo: David Chesworth (2)

Looking North to West Fell and the Bowderdale Beck Valley from Randygill Top

Photo: Graham Fleet (10)

The summit cairn on Calders

Photo: Graham Fleet (18)

On the summit of Calders

Photo: David Chesworth (3)

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (5)

Long Rigg Beck valley from near Fell Head (Howgills)

Photo: Graham Fleet (13)

Fell Head (Howgills) summit

Photo: David Chesworth (1)

The trig point on the summit of The Calf

Photo: Christine Shepherd (686)

Bram Rigg Top

Photo: Graham Fleet (17)

Green Bell from Kensgriff

Photo: Graham Fleet (8)

Kensgriff summit

Photo: Jez England (3)

The cairn on Randygill Top

Photo: Andy Brandreth (1)

White Fell Head summit cairn

Photo: Mark Davidson (94)

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Photo: Jez England (2)

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Photo: Christine Shepherd (223)

Fell Head (Howgills) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (218)

The Calf and Calders from Fell Head (Howgills)

Photo: Graham Fleet (15)

The magnificent view from The Calf in the Howgills after a full English and a stiff climb

Photo: Paul Brown (3)

The River Rawthey

Photo: Jez England (4)

The track back from the summit of Calders

Photo: David Chesworth (4)

Randygill Top summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (221)

Beinn-y-Phott from Snaefell

Photo: Mark Davidson (98)

Yarlside from The River Rawthey near Narthwaite Farm

Photo: Mike Knipe (99)

Breaks Head from Fell Head (Howgills)

Photo: Mark Davidson (95)

The Calf trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (134)

Bush Howe summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (216)

West Fell, Hooksey and the shoulder of Randygill Top from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (4)

The River Rawthey with Calders beyond from the Cross Keys footbridge

Photo: Graham Fleet (1)

Yarlside from Bowderdale Beck

Photo: Mike Knipe (66)

The view from Fell Head (Howgills) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (217)

The summit cairn on Calders

Photo: Christine Shepherd (214)

The Calf summit trig point

Photo: Graham Fleet (16)

Cyclist (and bike) on The Calf trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (135)

The route off Breaks Head to Fell Head (Howgills)

Photo: Mark Davidson (96)

Wild Boar Fell (centre right with some snow on it) from Yarlside

Photo: Christine Shepherd (139)

The Calf from Bush Howe summit cairn

Photo: Graham Fleet (12)

My walking buddy Tony on The Calf in The Howgills in late May!

Photo: Billy Howson (1)

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Photo: Mike Knipe (36)

The River Rawthey behind The Cross Keys near Sedburgh

Photo: Christine Shepherd (211)

Linghaw from Fell Head (Howgills) summit

Photo: Graham Fleet (14)

Yarlside summit cairn

Photo: Graham Fleet (2)

Linghaw behind Fell Head (Howgills) from near The Calf

Photo: Graham Fleet (11)

An Andy Goldworthy 'Sheep Pen' in the valley below from the path between Little Dummacks and The Calf

Photo: Christine Shepherd (126)

West Fell, Hooksey, Randygill Top, Kensgriff and Wandale Hill from Yarlside

Photo: Graham Fleet (3)

*Arant Haw from (just below) Calders summit

Photo: Andy Malcolm (3)

Harter Fell from the River Rawthey Valley just south of Cautley

Photo: Mike Knipe (98)

Kensgriff summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (222)

On Yarlside summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (138)

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