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Route: Malham Tarn, New Pasture, Tennant Gill, Little Fell, Fountains Fell South Top, Fountains Fell, Pennine Way, Darnbrook, Nab End, Darnbrook House, Darnbrook Cowside, Middle House Hill, Out Pasture, Middle House, Monk's Road, Malham Tarn House
From: Malham Tarn
Parking: Malham Tarn
Start Point: Malham Tarn
Region: Yorkshire Dales
Route length: 11.7 miles (18.8 km)
Time taken : 04:54
Average speed: 2.4 mph
Ascent: 632m
Descent: 634m
2000s on this walk:
Fountains Fell South Top (662m), Fountains Fell (668m), Darnbrook Fell (624m)
Additional summits: None
Other points of interest: Malham Tarn
It's been a while since I turned my attention to the Yorkshire Dales, specifically the 2,000ft peaks that formed the origins of this blog. In fact, it was probably Buckden Pike that I last added to the list, and that was a year or so ago. Some semblance of winter finally seems to be hanging around, at least on the hills and mountains of the UK, so it was time to rectify things a bit.
Of all the Nuttalls in England and Wales, Fountains Fell is the closest to All the Gear HQ, a mere 30 miles from our front door. It is a little surprising that it's taken so long to get around to climbing it, but it has featured in many 'where shall I go this weekend' discussions. Usually, the Lake District wins but not today.
I drove the short distance to the village of Malham, parking in a disused quarry that is owned by the National Trust and set off in pursuit of the Pennine Way. The Pennine Way crosses Fountains Fell close to the summit and I'd be using it to start the climb of the fell. The fell covers a large area stretching between Airedale in the west and Littondale in the east and is the highest ground that the Pennine Way reaches after leaving Kinder Scout (if you are travelling north).
Fountains Fell |
The Pennine Way at New Pasture |
The Pennine Way looking towards the hills of Grizedales |
The Pennine Way at Middle Fell |
Climbing towards Little Fell |
A bright but cloudy day |
The drystone wall leading towards the South Top |
Looking south towards Malham |
Darnbrook in the distance |
Rocks below the summit of the South Top |
Fountains Fells South Top |
Looking north towards the summit |
The posts marking the way to the summit |
Pen y Ghent |
The summit of Fountains Fell |
Pen y Ghent once again |
Fountains Fell |
Looking back towards the summit |
The tall cairn close to the Pennie Way |
Darnbrook |
The drystone wall leading to Darnbrook |
Pen y Ghent and Plover Hill |
Plover Hill |
Littondale |
The view back towards Fountains Fell |
Darnbrook's trig pillar |
The fence and wall leading off Darnbrook |
Fountains Fell |
Height and Out Pasture |
The valley at Cowside |
Darnbrook Beck |
Darnbrook Beck |
Cowside Beck |
Darnbrook |
Limestone pavement at Middle House Hill |
Height |
Out Pasture |
Middle House |
Limestone pavement |
Dropping down towards Great Close Hill |
The Pennine Way once again |
Malham Tarn |
Malham Tarn |
Tarn Moss |
Home Farm |
Malham Cove |
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