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2nd April 2013 - The Chipping Fells

Walk Details

Distance walked: 7.5 miles

Total ascent: 1555 ft

OS map used: OL41 - Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale

Time taken: 4.5 hrs

Route description: Chipping-Dobson's Brook-Saddle End Farm-Saddle Fell-Fair Snape Fell-Parlick-Fell Foot-Fish House Lane-Chipping

This was a new way onto Fair Snape Fell for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Still a cold wind blowing but frozen ground on the tops made for easy going.

From the car park in Chipping I followed the lane north-west out of the village to take a footpath across farmland. This crossed Dobson's Brook to reach a farm track which crossed a lane to reach Saddle End Farm. It was then an uphill walk over Saddle Fell to eventually reach the summit of Fair Snape Fell. My route back was down to Parlick, Fell Foot and Fish House Lane back to Chipping.

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Parlick and Wolf Fell as I cross the fields outside of Chipping
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Dobson's Brook
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Heading for Saddle End Farm with Saddle Fell behind
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Pendle Hill and Longridge Fell from the ascent of Saddle Fell
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Looking across Greenlough Clough to Parlick
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Bowland fells as I reach the fence that heads for Fair Snape Fell
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On the summit of Fair Snape Fell. Looking north over Hawthornthwaite Fell.
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Wolfhole Crag and White Hill to the northeast with hints of snow covered hills beyond
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Zooming in to reveal Penyghent, Buckden Pike and Great Whernside
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A little to the left are Great Coum, Whernside and Ingleborough
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By the trig point on Fair Snape Fell. The best views are from here. To the northwest are Morecambe Bay and the Lake District fells beyond the Bleasdale Moors.
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Ward's Stone and Wolfhole Crag to the north
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The Lake District fells. The sun is lighting up Scafell and Bowfell.
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The Fairfield and High Street fells beyond the Bowland fells of Grit Fell and Hawthornthwaite Fell
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Parlick
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Fair Snape Fell from Parlick
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Pendle Hill and Longridge Fell across the Loud valley as I head down to Fell Foot
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The West Pennine Moors in the distance with Winter Hill the high point
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Beacon Fell
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A roadside view of Pendle Hill and Longridge Fell as I head back to Chipping

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