Walk Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) from Dent Station
Terrific panoramic views
This 6¼ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Dent Railway Station in the Yorkshire Dales & will take you about 4 hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
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| Walk No.: | c261 | |
| Length: | 6¼ miles (10km) | |
| Ascent: | 1548 ft (472m) | |
| Time: | 4 hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Dent Railway Station - Crosshills Wold - Pikes Moss - Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) - Arten Gill Beck - Dent Fell - The Dales Way - Stone House - Cowgill - Dent Railway Station
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 0 Wainwrights |
 1 English Nuttall |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) at 672m (2205ft). Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (124th highest in England, 209th highest in England & Wales)
Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) is also known as an English Nuttall (166th highest in England, 280th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (38th highest in England, 647th highest in the UK).
The summit of Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Be Adventure Smart
If walking in the Lake District (and anywhere else) please be adventure smart.
Ask yourself 5 questions before you set off:
- Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
- Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
- Do I have the right GEAR for the day?
- Do I have enough FOOD & DRINK for the day?
- Do I have all the ESSENTIAL ITEMS for the day?
Note that there is no mobile phone or WiFi coverage in many parts of the Lake District
A dedicated GPS Device can be a good navigational aid, but only if you know how to use it properly. See The Myths and Truths about GPS for Walking and Hiking
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Dales Way, a 130km (81 miles) linear footpath connecting Ilkley in West Yorkshire, England with Bowness-On-Windermere in Cumbria, England. The Dales Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dales Way.
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell) from Dent Station
In no particular order . . .
Dentdale with Whernside (left) Calf Top (centre) and Aye Gill Pike (right) from Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell)
Snow on Whernside (left) and Pen-y-ghent from the path up Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell)
. . . load all 16 pictures & photos from this walk
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