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Name:Melmerby Fell
Hill number:2718
Height:709m / 2326ft
Parent (Ma):2707  Cross Fell
RHB Section:35A: The Northern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:North Pennines - Western Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Tyne (Newcastle)
Watershed:Tynemouth, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Solway Firth, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 65216 38013
Summit feature:rock 10m N of cairn
Drop:44m
Col:665m  NY660374  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 91
(1:25k) OL31W
Survey:Abney level
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1/3. A revisit to Melmerby Fell as it gave a great way to drop down onto Cuns Fell and Catterpallot Hill. Then straight down South West from Catterpallot finding useful gates all the way down to the footpath which leads back to Memerby via Gale Hall Farm. A nice round achieved in 3.5 hours on a warm February day. Good views.nickywood118/02/2024
Second Nuttall of the day, easy enough going, sadly no views due to fog.simocity11/02/2024
From the free parking area at Hartside cross to the North to reach the Nuttall summits of Fiends fell, Melmerby fell and the Dewey top of Cuns fell(my last English Dewey), a Seven and Three quarter mile walk returning by the same route as the Aglionby beck which the Maiden way cross's would have been in spate.WAYNE ROWLETT11/12/2023
1 of 3 from melmerby road end.robertphillips07/10/2023
Nuttalls route: from A686 at Hartside Cross via Maiden Way- Melmerby Fell and Fiends Fell. Extremely hot day- hottest of the year according to Met Office. Lots of shooters out on the fells. Poor grouse.Lazylizzie09/09/2023
From Hartside Pass via Fiends Fell - with GWJohnIvor17/05/2023
Parked at Hartside Summit. It was cold with heavy snow showers. Cloud base above summits but below in the showers. About an inch of snow on the summit. Relatively easy but quite boggy walk over Fiends Fell and Knapside Hill and on to summit cairn and nearby stone marking summit. Did get views of a very snowy Lake District. Time taken 2 hours for 5.8 miles and just 700 feet of ascent.isabelle12/04/2023
A circular walk from end of minor road above Melberby NY 624 369 (verge parking for 3 cars). Up the public FP, then parallel to wall to Knapside Hill, SE along watershed to Melmerby Fell. Along ridge for another 500m, then steeply down SW from double gate at 652 372 to Cuns Fell. Continue WSW to access land boundary wall, over gate and quick out + back to Catterpallot Hill. Back along track by boundary wall to outward footpath. 10km with 630m ascent inn 3 hours.silverwolf_alan24/10/2022
Hartside Cross - Fiend's Fell - Melmerby Fell - Hartside Cross.Mark Jackson26/08/2022
Cloud and wind in forecast but nothing much came of it, just a touch of cloud on very top. From road end above Melmerby to Melmerby Fell. Followed track to its end at a wall fairly high up, then straightforward walk on bits of path and short grass. Might have been more difficult in cloud.dickscroop12/07/2022
11.25 miles 2068ft walk. Melmerby Fell from Ousby.stephenbuda05/07/2022
From Hartside Summit. Fiends Fell and Melmerby Fell. Back to car park for lunch. Just as the heavens opened.Longwojo20/05/2022
1/3 Melmerby Fell and Fiends Fell (repeats) then over the Alston road to Black Fell. Three Nutalls on an LDWA group walk ably led by Caroline Roy. Jolly chilly with a little snow on the ground but a grand day.Valley up from Melmerby is glorious.nickywood103/04/2022
This was day 3 of a 6 day backpack in the Northern Pennines and having camped near Fiend's Fell, it was a very straightforward walk to visit Melmerby Fell, the first peak of the day.morgs4mountains23/03/2022
Fine views of lakeland peaks with low mist increasing in the valleys towards sunsetNick Canute15/01/2022
From Row via field path to Gale Hall then Miekle Awfell to Melmerby Fell 709m then Green Fell to Cross Fell 893m. Return path to High Cap, Ardale & Townhead to Row. A fine bright frosty day with a freezing northerly wind. Fine views all around.Vin25/11/2021
Revist, On way to Cross Fell with Richard and Denise, ticking a couple of Tumps and Elmsie on the way. Still needs a revist to complete Elmsie.cjo14/11/2021
from Ousby via Maiden Way, descent over Cuns Fell & Catterpallot Hill, Ascent 2IWC21/08/2021
from Hartside Pass & Fiends FellIWC26/09/2020
From end of lane to west. Mist above 1500'. Got to large cairn with shelter, surprised I'd reached the summit already but assumed such a grand construction must be it. Took a bearing down the south ridge and after 300m realized there was higher ground on my left. Checked the map and realized my 'summit' was only Knapside Hill (presumably). Found the right cairn easily enough after that and walked on a bearing to hit the south end of Melmerby High Scar. Then descended SW until Cuns Fell came into view.Wycombe Wanderer08/09/2020
from A686 via Maiden Way. Wild, wet & windy.IanHHill04/08/2020
11.2 mile circular from Gamblesby, walked along road to Melmerby then along dead end road SE picking up path through woods up to Meikle Awfell, from there an annoying descent followed by trails fording 2 little streams along the access land boundary until the col between Cuns Fell and Caterpallot Hill, climbed over wonky gate into private land up to the summit of Caterpallot Hill, returned back to col and then a long ascent up to Cuns Fell's rocky summit, then followed ATV tracks onto Melmerby Fell, from summit an easy, not particularly boggy trail takes you all the way to Fiend's Fell, from the trig we descended NW across easy ground joining the byway and following it easily back to Gamblesby. The day started cloudy and showery but all cloud cleared when we got onto the higher tops, only saw 3 offroad bikers on the byway at the end, no one else, nice views into the Lakes, Scotland and towards The Cheviot.DanTrig02/08/2020
From Hartside Cross. Up via the tramway, which starts well, with a grand stile and two bridges, but gets fainter and boggier until it peters out. Then straight up to the top. Back via the ridge, Knapside Hill and Fiend's Fell, which is boggy only at the cols.Peter_W_Mitchell 17/07/2020
Started in passing place just up from the wood at start of the Maiden Way, follow Maiden Way to as near as possible to Melmerby Fell summit, then onto Fiends Fell, down to Hartside Cafe area then down ld road (bit of main road) back to the car. First hill since lockdown.JulieB22/06/2020
From Milburn take Pennine Journey path to Wythwaite, Kirkland, and Bank Hill. Ascent using footpath to Man at Edge and Megs Cairn to Melmerby Fell (Dun Edge). Return to Megs Cairn, follow mountain wall to Brown Hill, cross Gregorys Sike, follow track to Pennine Journey path. Follow the path to Cross Fell. On to Pennine Way to Little Dun Fell, Great Dun Fell, and on to Knock Fell. Return to road, descend via road and take the track to Silverband Mine. Descent using footpath to Red Carle and return to Milburn.raymooremanx20/06/2020
Parked at Melmerby road end. Melmerby Fell, Cuns Fell, Catterpallot Hill.PGCE16/05/2020
Melmerby Fell via friend's fell with Ben, hard walk in high winds.axoree10/02/2020
Fiends Fell and Melmerby Fell from car aprk of burnt out café at Hartside Summit. 6.07miles, 2 hours 16m.clivevilla19/10/2019
From road end out of Melmerby. Track onto fellside then missing the sharp turn west went straight up Blea Scar to Knapside Hill then across to Melmerby Fell.South along the ridge and down to a gate at the wall junction then steep down to Cuns Fell. A gate in the wall at 641365 roughly allpwed for an up and back to Catterpallot Hill.Kept to wall at edge of access land on goodish path back to main track.mart079730/07/2019
Climbed up from Melmerby, very good views.CMR11406/07/2019
walked from the hartside cafe or whats left of it such a sorry sight over fiends fell which was a re visit as doing it a few years ago became very wet and boggy under foot after fiends fell over to little Knapside hill but then ground was ok over to the summit came back same wayDarren-44311/05/2019
An early evening walk from the former Hartside café, over Fiend's Fell, Little Knapside Hill and Knapside Hill, whose shelter cairn had been a sighting mark from the start, to the little row of candidate summit cairns North of the main cairn on Melmerby Fell. The setting sun was my companion on the walk back.Nick Down128/03/2019
Rake Beck Wood (Melmerby) > Cuns Fell > Melmerby Fell > Knapside Hill> Gate Castle > Rake Beck Wood (Melmerby) Parked at the end of the road (space for several cars), followed track up to the intake and then cut across open ground, staying above the fence till Cuns Fell was reached. Climbed up onto the plateau and traversed Melmerby Fell and Knapside Hill before descending the track back to the car. Stunning February day. Unseasonably warm but quite hazy, just me and H.johnkaysleftleg27/02/2019
Nuttalls route. Stunning morning, cloud inversion over the LakesGary Heath24/02/2019
Fiends Fell > [Little Knapside Hill pt. 2107] > Little Knapside Hill > Knapside Hill > Melmerby Fell > Stony Rigg > Melmerby Fell > Knapside Hill > Little Knapside Hill > Fiends Fell from GR: NY 64659 41812Hippster19/01/2019
Fiends Fell > [Little Knapside Hill pt. 2107] > Little Knapside Hill > Knapside Hill > Melmerby Fell > Stony Rigg > Melmerby Fell > Knapside Hill > Little Knapside Hill > Fiends Fell from GR: NY 64659 41812ronaldo33319/01/2019
Fiends Fell > [Little Knapside Hill pt. 2107] > Little Knapside Hill > Knapside Hill > Melmerby Fell > Stony Rigg > Melmerby Fell > Knapside Hill > Little Knapside Hill > Fiends Fell from GR: NY 64659 41812Hippster18/01/2019
Fiends Fell > [Little Knapside Hill pt. 2107] > Little Knapside Hill > Knapside Hill > Melmerby Fell > Stony Rigg > Melmerby Fell > Knapside Hill > Little Knapside Hill > Fiends Fell from GR: NY 64659 41812ronaldo33318/01/2019
easy path to follow most of the way from road end near Melmerby solo frozen groundcolinfielding14/12/2018
Parked at Hartside cafe & followed the road back towards Alston before turning off on the Maidens Way up onto Melmerby Fell then across onto Friends Fell.Stu Percival12/11/2018
Short round of 3 hills from NY 6241 3699, parking for a few cars at lane end. Good track through Rake Beck Wood to NY 6385 3767 after which a direct line was taken to the top over ever steepening ground and a good scramble up the High Scar. On to Cuns Fell and Catterpallot Hill. Cloud down, wet and windy.jonglew21/09/2018
From HartsideSlash323/06/2018
From end of road at Rake Beck Wood taking track to sheep pens then on to Melmerby Fell. Unfortunately mist all the way so GPS helped until I met the wall/fence junction on way to Cuns Fell. Came off that to west and picked up unmarked path back to about half a mile up from starting point.SS17/02/2018
2.06/12/2017jimmy6605/12/2017
Parked at end of lane, out from Melmerby, near Rake Beck Wood. FP to Gate Castle and then up to Knapside Hill (685m). Easy walk to summit cairn. Down to Cuns Fell (539m) and Catterpallot Hill (382m). Traversed Access Land back to FP. Solo.Dangerous Dave18/11/2017
From Hartside via Fiend's Fell.Winterfloodian09/08/2017
From Melmerby, in mist. Return via Cuns Fell and Catterpallot Hill.Galltywenallt06/12/2016
fa, 4 in party, 9.9km, mist, hail and sleet, round trip from harassed cafe car park to melmerby fell, wet underfoot and in the hail and sleet.rum doodle 04/11/2016
Walked on my own from Melmerby using the good path straight up the fell. Glorious sunshine with a pleasant breeze on the summit.flockwatcher16/08/2016
EASY DAY AFTER RANGES MARATHON OUT AND BACK FROM/TO HARTSIDE CAFE OVER FIENDS FELL AND MELMERBY FELL. OVERCAST AFTER 9 DAYS OF SUNSHINE AT ALSTON BUT PLEASANT CONDITIONS AND EASY TERRAIN.BURGESS04/10/2015