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TP0695 - Cross Fell
Logged Visits:
Walked up in white out conditions. Missed the pillar first time and had to search in the gloom. No views at all.
thick cloud and rain, so nearly walked past trig without seeing it, carried on via the geocache down to gregs hut for a brew out of the rain
Kirkland > CROSS FELL large dome area summit has a cairn/shelter and trig point (2979) > Little Dun Fell > Great Dun Fell > Knock Fell > Knock > Milburn > Blencarn > Kirkland... wow 17.5 miles
Day of good visibility
Walked up from Kirkland. A revisit, on the way to find the nearby concrete ring trig. Glorious sunny winter day, another half-dozen groups of people on the summit plateau. A thin cover of snow. Views across the snow-dusted Lakeland fells.
Excellent day cold frosty start from the top gate great dun fell access road 806m!Walked to trig over great and little dun fells misty at first then clearing wore down jacket all day and never broke sweat freezing icy cold wind 5.4mile round trip.Trig in good condition with cap/plug no s in fb fantastic views to lakes and NY moors not a day to hang around though.
Up Pennine Way from Garrigill, via Bulman Hills
Plug intact (surprising, given the location), extensive views but quite windy. From Langwathby station via Kirkland, returning through Blencarn. Tracks alternately dry and boggy as different strata were crossed.
Fantastic day to walk to Cross Fell. Sat and had Coffee in the shelter, then made our way back down
After a real slog to the summit of Cross Fell in beautiful weather, it was a relief to see the Trig Point sat next tothe cross shaped wind shelter. Glad I left when I did though, as the weather turned nasty, and completly engulfed the mountain by the time I was back in Kirkland. This can be a dangerous peak to scale for these reasons, as it is prone to sudden hill fog. Awesome hike though!!
Good views to E and SE. Hazy westwards - a line of cloud along the M6!
Good views to E and SE. Hazy westwards - a line of cloud along the M6! Came up from Kirkland - only met 2 folk.
HISTORY: Pillar completed during 1936. Computed as primary triangulation station PP19 in Figure 2 of the OSGB36 primary network during 1936. Levelled for height in 1961. Last maintained by the OS in 1983. SITE VISIT: Parking for a few cars, north side of roadend at Kirkland Hall. Followed mapped paths all the way. Pillar in good condition with GPS plate. Spider has replacement OS centre cap with deep indented letters. Flush bracket faces 248° WSW. Vented through sight hole on FB face. Full 360° panorama with long distance views to other high tops. Shorter distance downward views to the surrounding countryside are partially restricted by the nature of the large flat top of Cross Fell. Highest top in England outside the Lake District.
Horrendus weather - had to go to bothy for shelter(This was august)went up after coming back fron doing Snowdon on previous day.
Above date is most recent of four visits, first being on 08/08/1975 during Pennine Way walk. Highest summit in Pennines. First OS station here was set up in early 1800s during primary triangulation of the area. It consisted of "stones placed around the staff".
Visited while walking the Pennine Way. Zero vis thanks to mist and fog (couldn't see the golf ball from its perimeter fence on Great Dunn Fell). Shelter is looking worse for wear - didn't hang around on very windy summit, headed for shelter of Greg's Hut.
A fabulous day with bright, but hazy sunshine and little wind. Unfortunately, probably because of the dreaded volcanic ash, the views were restricted. But this was still a good day to visit this upland wilderness. Came up from Blencarn via Wildboar Scar and descended by the corpse road to Kirkland, but not before a detour to visit Greg's Hut which is still in good condition.
A beautiful October day on which Great Dun Fell and Little Dun Fell were also visited.
A long circular walk from Garigill taking in the other mountains in the area some of which are more off the beaten path than this one.
walked up from the sheep fold on the road from knock to the radar station. Glorious day, minimal cloud, minimal wind. Condition of the pillar looked good to me.
Parked at the end of the public road in Knock and walked up lane to join pennine way over great dun and little dun fells,easy walking but no views today.
Ascended from Kirkland on a glorious sunny day. All the haze was trapped down in the valley bottoms and the summit was clear under a perfect blue sky. Not quite an inversion but a cracking day. Tried to get to Hard Hill trig but wet ground defeated me.
Walked up from Kirkland parked car end of road GPS NY 65144 32574 followed path in wet and windy conditions with low visibility no view at trig
vgc, metal cap, deep letters, on bare stony summit near to rough cruciform summit shelter. Fine view, especially of Lakes to W. Visited with Hard Hill and Dufton, from end of public road above Knock.
highest of the Pennines, great views, good summit with cross shelter
Walked up from Garrigill. Great weather all the way except for the last 500 metres when the cloud came down. No views. All the metalwork intact on the trig.
Ascended from Kirkland and did a circuit walk. Views were Ok until the summit where the cloud rolled in. Still this created a very erie scene and brought out some wonderful bleak views.Trig is good with a cracking shelter nearby. I like the remote feel this top gives you. Photos to follow.
A delightful romp from Garrigill to Kirkland, with 50m visibility and continuous rain! My lift at Kirkland was amazed that I actually enjoyed myself, but it was wonderfully atmospheric... (According to my interpretation of 'slight damage', this is in a good state.)
Nice walk over from the Dunn fells in hazy sunshine,took longer than I thought as usual although its easy going on the slab path,slight damage to top corner of trig
Did not see anything as low cloud Once again,,,,
Great Walk started in Kirkland, also bagged Little Dun Fell, Great Dun Fell and Knock Fell
with Jamie and group from York Alpine club snow above 700m.
Very warm- temp must have been 21c, and no wind (but also very poor visibility).
Surprisingly easy climb from Blencarn, if lengthy, to reach an almost 3,000 footer. Worth it though as the view was fantastic. A bright, sunny day with little breeze and very clear atmosphere.
Very cold wind when top was reached via Kirkland then to Greg's Hut then to summit,but a very enjoyable and memorable walk,for me and Tasha.
Certainly very windy up here today. Last time in 2002 was hot, sunny and calm with loads of wasps around the trig point so didn't approach too close then.
A calm day on Cross Fell! - The first time ever for me!
old log must go again soon - it's 20 years now
A fairly easy climb up here, in the company of a singing Christian! A memorable top; if you visit try and make time to visit Greg's hut on the way down.
With Stephen Boff from Kirkland.
Cool windy sort of a day.
A 17 mile walk I have only just remembered!
Also visited during a Pennine Way trip in July 1978. Great weather on both visits, although no views today.. Things picked up on the grand plateau out to Hartside.
you get mugged by sheep here after your sannies
A long ascent in heavy rain. Quite difficult to find in misty conditions on the extensive summit plateau.
climbed while the road was still open so a shorter walk than now
Bagged a while ago when walking the Pennine Way.
Very hot and sunny, so hot that I can't be bothered to chase the big wasp away. We run out of water on the Pennine Way down to Garrigill and arrive there rather thirsty. Luckily its my birthday tomorrow and a short rest day.
Pennine Way
Retrospective log. Visited when doing Pennine Way.
Old log from Pennine Way days
Reterolog from the Pennine Way. Fairly grim day. Improving though with occasional glimpses of the Lake District, the fells to the south and the way to the east. Last of the bogginess and high watershed peaks for a while as the South Tyne valley beckons.
gale force cross wind.
done as part of pennine way. Thick mist, got lost. I remember a man called "bruce" showing us the way off
Pennine Way. Cloud down. |
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Cross Fell
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Me at Cross Fell summit Trig, 893m
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Cross Fell GPS ref
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Cross Fell
Reach for the skies!
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Great Dunn Fell in the distance
The Trigpoint
Nicely carved waymarker from Gregs hut to Cross Fell
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Trig point and shelter