if (x.type === 'password') { The first is the bridleway climbing out from Kirkland on a good track up … Fantastic views over to the lakes. Places to Stay    A couple of miles of fairly flat terrain follows before the South Tyne, fed by lots of small gills, sikes and burns, steadily rises to its source, where it emerges from a spring in the lower slopes of Tynehead Fell at a point marked by a large stone sculpture. In the distance past the plain is the Lake District. Product Reviews/Gear Tests    The team were also called out to rescue a lost man on Cross Fell, a couple lost while walking from Dufton to Garrigill and a 57 year-old man with hypothermia. Cross Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (10th highest in England, 27th highest in England & Wales). Cross Fell is also classified as an English Marilyn (5th highest in England, 248th highest in the UK). x.type = 'text'; . This email address is protected by JavaScript. The most popular way to climb Cross Fell is a start from Garrigill near Alston. The highest point of this walk is Cross Fell at 893m (2931ft). A 57-year-old man with hypothermia on Cross Fell. To close this message click anywhere outside this window, • Find NewWalking Friends &Walking Groups, • Questions & Answers about Walking & Hiking, Can't find something? Condition : I feel absolutely fine after today's walk. Walk c293 Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell from Garrigill, Cross Fell is the highest point on the Pennine Way. This walk includes some wild country and it is recommended that a fine day is chosen before setting out. Before the churchyard in Garrigill was consecrated, villagers used to have to carry their dead along this high, remote path – across the roof of the Pennines – for burial in the Eden Valley. Very remote - never saw any other hikers all day. The top of the fell comprises a huge, relatively flat plateau over half a mile long. All Pennine Way walkers, and indeed virtually all those who have walked on Cross Fell, will know Gregs Hut on the Pennine Way on what is a lengthy stage from Dufton to Garrigill where sadly there is limited accommodation following the closure of the pub. The long, high ridge stretching south from Cross Fell’s summit takes in Little Dun Fell (2762ft/842m) and Great Dun Fell … See Help > FAQs - Logging On for details on how to enable cookies in your browser. Walk c293 Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell from Garrigill. . Even in fine weather Cross fell can attract a covering of cloud so it is essential that you have good navigational skills, an appropriate map and suitable equipment. Sit and have a pint at Garrigill watching the many Pennine Way walkers hobbling in after their long slog over Cross Fell from Dufton. You will also reach the summit of Little Dun Fell at 842m (2763ft). Even then it is a long climb across the moors. Introduction: Cross Fell in the Pennines is the highest hill in England outside the Lake District at 2,930 feet (893 m), the highest point of the Pennines and therefore deserves a visit. The golf-ball-shaped radar installation on the summit of Great Dun Fell was built in the 1960s and serves to support civil air traffic control over the North Atlantic. Competitions    You need to log in as a member of Walkingworld to access the details for this walk. Vital Statistics: Length: 20ml (32km) Ascent: 2,905ft (885m) Time: 10 … Greg's Hut is a stone-built shelter (mountain bothy) formerly a leadmining building but now adapted specifically for use by walkers as a refuge. From Garrigill the walk heads south, following the route of the South Tyne. Little Dun Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (25th highest in England, 51st highest in England & Wales). Walking Gear Guides    I wouldn't repeat this walk. Find new companions for walks in North West England. Navigation Tips at Ashgill Force The South Tyne Way provides the outbound route to Ashgill Force. The village grew up around the leadmining industry which at its peak supported a population of over 1,000. Walking Questions and Answers    Please enable javascript in your browser preferences). The summit is crossed by the Pennine Way. The return is via a set of sheep fields. Cookies must be enabled for you to Log On successfully. The shelter, which was established in memory of John Gregory, a climber who was killed in a climbing accident in the Alps, is regularly maintained and stocked up with fuel to fulfill its purpose as a welcome sanctuary against the elements in this remote area of the Pennines. Copyright © 2000-2021 TMDH Limited. Access is available to Walkingworld subscribers or you can buy the walk individually for £1.95 once you are logged in. The best introduction to the style of riding they offer is to tackle an out and back ride up the bridleway that climbs to the northern shoulder of Cross Fell from the lovely village of Garrigill. The route then rises quite steeply up the side of a high ridge alongside a deep, man-made gully called a hush to intersect the Pennine Way long-distance walk on the highest surfaced road in Britain. England - North England - Cumbria - North Pennines. Route map for 'Cross Fell' - a 46.4km cycle route near Garrigill, UK. Walks    A rollercoaster of terrain follows where the route traverses in turn the summits of Great Dunn Fell with its Air Traffic Control station, Little Dunn Fell and finally Cross Fell, the highest point of the walk. What’s more, you’ll also reach the summits of the second and third highest peaks in the Pennines, Great Dun Fell and Little Dun Fell. To add your walk photographs and pictures to this walk, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to: For help logging on, see Help > FAQs > Logging On. Despite using the beam, only northern based stations were worked. On the whole the walk is ruined by the last 6 miles of hardcore/rubble access track which is an absolute killer on the feet. Cross Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (12th highest in England, 30th highest in England & Wales). Peak Bagging    The village grew up around the leadmining industry which at its peak supported a population of over 1,000. It was about 2pm in the afternoon. Squat and grey, it blends into its surroundings but eventually I spotted it and decided to have a more sheltered rest. The population today is nearer 200. Camping    To contribute to go4awalk.com or to contact us about anything at all - see Talk To Us. The population today is nearer 200. Find New Walking Friends    Are you sure you wish to delete this comment? (Hushing is the process of exposing lead ore by building a dam, filling it with water and then breaking the dam and letting the force of the water strip away the topsoil, leaving a gully). Recent calls to the peak have included: assisting a runner with hypothermia, a couple who lost the path on Cross Fell in high winds and rain. The Pennine Hills form the backbone of England and Cross Fell is their highest point. x.type = 'password'; Walk Ideas and Collections    News    All the walking routes up Cross From Cross Fell the route follows the Pennine Way along a wide, stony bridleway that passes Greg's Hut on its long, gradual descent back to Garrigill. Cross Fell summit I was looking forward to my first sight of Greg’s Hut, a bothy restored by friends of climber John Gregory who was killed in a climbing accident in the Alps in 1968. Re: Anybody Walked Up Cross Fell? 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