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Name:Fountains Fell
Hill number:2788
Height:668m / 2192ft
RHB Section:35B: The Central Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Yorkshire Dales - Southern Fells
County/UA:North Yorkshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Ribble, Wharfe
Watershed:Humber Estuary, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Liverpool Bay, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall,
Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg,Cm)
Grid ref:SD 86417 71586
Summit feature:grassy knoll 15m N of cairn
Drop:243m
Col:425m  SD846716  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 98
(1:25k) OL2S OL2W OL30S
Observations:knoll is 40cm higher than base of cairn which is at SD 86413 71571
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 700 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Bob & Duke Thursday 29th/2/2024 Z 1403 hrs.DukeNukem29/02/2024
Solo - Fountains Fell, ff south and darnbrookjordanwalmsley198715/08/2023
Nuttall Walk 46: EN 12.4 Starting at Halton Gill and visiting Plover Hill, Pen-y-ghent, Fountains Fell, Fountains Fell South Top, Darnbrook Fell. 25km with 900m ascent taking 7h 20m.silverwolf_alan28/07/2023
From Malham Tarn up Pennine WayFlatfield29/05/2023
Fountains Fell South Top, Fountains Fell, Pen-y-ghentkeithouk05/03/2023
3 of 3 starting at the beginning of Dawson close. From south top on faint path. After summit great descent down with great views of the lesser seen side of pen y ghent. Marilyn no. 71The-Z-Man07/01/2023
Quick dash up and down from the cattle grid. Nice little warm up for yorkshire 3 peaks.Nicky C21/07/2022
During Susan's Pennine Way Challenge. No visibility.nevillehargreaves03/05/2022
Nuttall walk 12.4 from the parking area at Halton Gill: Darnbrook Fell, Fountains Fell South Top, Fountains Fell, Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill. Day started bright and warm but rain closed in and it was a typical, cold, miserable bank holiday by the end of the day. 15 miles of hard walking, but didn't see a soul except at Pen-y Ghent.Lazylizzie30/04/2022
Via Pen y Ghent and down to Horton in Ribblesdaleandrew.morel14/04/2022
With Tony. Dales 30 number 15LANGDALE01/03/2022
Fountains Fell and Darnbrook Fell. Very easy walking on good paths. Up Pennine Way, SW to Fountains Fell then following walls back to Darnbrook and straight down to track and road back to start.dickscroop25/01/2022
From west up Pennine Way.geralddavison14/01/2022
With Tina Tony Sue James Sophie Leo. Interesting Coke oven notedHardenC29/12/2021
From Darnbrook Cottage via Pennine WayRWG19/12/2021
From Litton with Leeds Uni friends. Misty. Good food in pub.davechaffey20/11/2021
Nuttalls route.Gary Heath15/10/2021
22 miles 4076ft walk. Start at Kettlewell, to Darnbrook Fell, Fountain Fell, Fountain Fell South Top and Knowe Fell, back to Kettlewell.stephenbuda19/08/2021
Parked in small layby where the PW meets the hill road at Blishmire. Up the PW to the prominent cairn then over reasonable path to the top. Super views. Visited S Top + Darnbrook Fell. Saw nobody all day.Jake99416/08/2021
Parked at dale head (lots of space). Visited with the South top and Darnbrook.Chriseast118/07/2021
Fountains Fell and Fountains Fell South Top from Horton in Ribblesdale.RobB22/06/2021
22km round from Silverdale : Pen y Ghent, Plover Hill and Darnbrook Fell and Fountains FellRockdoctor13/06/2021
Nuttall walk 12.4 with R.Dan Baddeley22/05/2021
Litton-Dawson Close-Darnbrook Fell-Fountains Fell-Fountains Fell South Top-Pennine Way-Dawson Close-Litton. Unmarked paths are easily discerned and (slightly) less boggy than feared in the planning stage.jcdiddy22/11/2020
Fountains Fell, Fountains Fell South Top and Darnbrook Fell from good roadside parking area in Halton Gill (honesty box) at SD 880 764. Route: Along the R Skirfare to Foxup, then SW up bridleway to minor road, then after a short bit of roadwork along FP parallel to Pen-y-ghent Gill to join PW at SD 853 723. Follow PW up Fountains Fell, then way marked posts to the S Top, back to PW by E end of Fountains Fell Tarn. Then NE and later SE along walls to Darnbrook Fell. Descend NE by wall on E side of Cow Close to cart track, which is followed E to R Skirfare and back along riverside path to Halton Gill. With Annette, Christine, Chris and Steve. 21km with 570m ascent in 7hours.silveracorn_alan08/10/2020
On way back to Malham Tarn from Darnbrook.justin99916/09/2020
Take a coat not a ponchoNCurtis05/09/2020
With Val. Fine but breezy. Followed Pennine Way to plateau from cattle grid on road to the NW, then SW to summit. Onto south top after.mike.hoult20/08/2020
With MikeVal Deisler20/08/2020
Ascent of Firth Fell from Litton via Ackerley Moor. On to Birks Fell via Birks Tarn. On to Horse Head following wall line to ‘Pennine Journey’ path and descent to Halton Gill. On to Foxup via road. Ascent of Plover Hill using (Foxup Road) bridleway via Low Bergh, Far Bergh and Foxup Moor. On to Pen y Ghent following mountain wall. Descent to Dale Head and road via Pennine Way footpath. Along road to Blishmeire Close and ascent of Fountains Fell via Pennine Way. Followed wall line to summit. Return to Pennine Way and following to Darnbrook Fell. Descent via Cow Close to footpath and return to Litton.raymooremanx25/05/2020
From Henside Road - Bridleway then followed wall up to trig at 593m followed that wall again to summit cairn at 668m - an lingering explore of the summit and Outer Sleet with its fine view down into Littondale and the village of Halton Gill - detour to the tarn then back the way we came. Very quiet.briandavies25/05/2020
Started at the cattle grid, and via Darnbrook Fell to Fountains Fell top. Quite a lot of snow lying, but sunny and still. Early views above the cloud to Pen-y-ghent and Ingleborough.Peter_W_Mitchell 04/03/2020
Up Pennine way from Blishmire, cutting corner across peat hags to the top. With B and R.jenx03/01/2020
MC O DS IS. Straightforward ascent up from minor road to the W following Pennine Way for a short distance and then a wall which leads steeply to near the summit. Cloud around our ankles!Martin6629/12/2019
From NW. Persistent fog down to 500m but climbed it anyway on way back from Birks Fell. Up the Pennine Way to 500m then direct route, steeply up to flat plateau which would have been boggy but for still frozen ground. Finally there is a stone wall. Descended NE to 650m then PW back to start. Sorry to have missed out on view.Topographer5702/12/2019
From Tennant Gill to S, parking roadside verge (SD 8845 6910). Pennine Way to SD 8765 6998, then off-piste to FF South Top, continued on to here, then across to Darnbrook Fell.jonglew31/10/2019
From minor road between Stainforth and Halton Gill SD 85181 72321. Then onto, Fountains Fell South Top & Darnbrook Fell Returned via Dawson Close bridle path.Westdenewalker14/09/2019
Started at the cattle grid near Tennant Gill. Walked the Peninne Way before taking the route east up to the summit.pearsj2025/08/2019
Walking solo. Started from Littondale-Stainforth road at Dawson Close following green lane heading ENE. Left green lane at 876738 (Cow Close) to follow wall directly up Darnbrook Fell. Met farmer who wasn't happy I wasn't on a path and said I'd have to negotiate several walls. Actually only one and not a problem. It's all open access land. Trig point at summit but peat hag on other side of fence looks higher. Headed SW for a few km over trackless terrain to Fountains Fell, bypassing the Tarn to reach the S Top. Rough underfoot ... heather and peat hags. Backtracked to main summit and returned via Pennine Way to road. 4 hours. Weather was cloudy, occasional mist, breezy, dry.jamessteel10022/07/2019
Nuttall walk 12.4 on a lovely day with RosieLongwojo30/04/2019
Silverdale Road > Pennine Way > Fountains Fell > Fountains Fell Tarn > Fountains Fell South Top > Darnbrook Fell > Dawson Close > Silverdale Road. Just me and H, Hazy day with occasional sunshine, ground very dry.johnkaysleftleg24/04/2019
SoloVin28/03/2019
From cattle grid to the W. Nice steady ascent on good paths on a sunny but breezy Spring day. Descended the same wayclimbingkershaw26/03/2019
Parked at Cattle Grid, with C and F. Low to no visibility.BenTullett21/03/2019
Solo. Parked where Pennine Way comes in from the east to meet road at SD852723. Followed the Pennine Way to a high point NE of the summit of Fountains Fell. Followed a path that goes somewhat S of the wall to the summit. Went S to meet wall and follow it to South Top. Went back to summit of Fountains Fell – now very misty. Followed alternative path beside the wall to reach Pennine Way and so back to my starting point.pwbellarby01/03/2019
From the cattle grid to the West on a beautiful morning.NormanW25/02/2019
Nr Darkbrook House - Fountains Fell South Top - Foundains Fell - Darnbrook Fell - Nr Darnbrook Fellbriandiggle18/02/2019
CK SheilaS19/11/2018
With Deborah, Frances and RoryDonpeblo30/09/2018
I set off from the Cattle Grid to the West where the road meets the Pennine Way. I headed up the Way along a good path. There were plenty of Kestrels hovering in the cool but sunny conditions. Higher up the path crossed a small stream and came out on to the plateau. Where the Way crossed a wall I headed east following the wall all the way to the top of Darnbrook. The trig looks to have seen severe erosion as it now sits on a stone block that was I guess covered in peat. Visited the high point as well as another candidate the other side of the fence and another just to the north west. I saw Wheatears Meadow Pipits and plenty of Red Grouse. I headed back the same way. On reaching the Pennine Way I took a path past an open mine shaft and a rock house/oven to the summit of Fountains Fell. Summit was a grassy knoll close to the cairn. Great views across Yorkshire to Lancashire and the Irish Sea. Returned same way. Time 2 hours 20 minutes for 5.75 miles.isabelle25/08/2018