31st May 2010 - Wild Boar Fell
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.7 miles
Total ascent: 1940 ft
OS map used: OL19 - Howgill Fells & Upper Eden Valley
Time taken: 5.5 hrs
Route description: Roadside near Cotegill Bridge on B6259-Aisgill Farm-Angerholme Pots-High Dolphinsty-Little Fell-High Dolphinsty-The Nab-Wild Boar Fell-Yoadcomb Scar-Swarth Fell-Swarth Fell Pike-Aisgill Moor Cottages-Roadside near Cotegill Bridge on B6259
Wild Boar Fell from Mallerstang including Little Fell and Swarth Fell.
Total ascent: 1940 ft
OS map used: OL19 - Howgill Fells & Upper Eden Valley
Time taken: 5.5 hrs
Route description: Roadside near Cotegill Bridge on B6259-Aisgill Farm-Angerholme Pots-High Dolphinsty-Little Fell-High Dolphinsty-The Nab-Wild Boar Fell-Yoadcomb Scar-Swarth Fell-Swarth Fell Pike-Aisgill Moor Cottages-Roadside near Cotegill Bridge on B6259
Wild Boar Fell from Mallerstang including Little Fell and Swarth Fell.
Route map
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I parked on the verge of the road that runs through Mallerstang at Cotegill Bridge and made my way on to the open fellside. The Settle-Carlisle line can be seen running through the valley.
The view north through Mallerstang
I made my way up to High Dolphinsty and then north to Little Fell. The view across to the North Pennines.
The Howgills from Little Fell
Cautley Crag
High Seat on the other side of Mallerstang
Mallerstang from The Nab on Wild Boar Fell
The eastern escarpment of Wild Boar Fell with Ingleborough and Whernside in the distance
Looking north back to Little Fell
The Howgills from the summit of Wild Boar Fell
Looking north across the Eden Valley to the North Pennines
The broad summit of Wild Boar Fell
Stone men on the eastern escarpment
Mallerstang
Wild Boar Fell and High Seat from Swarth Fell
The Howgills
The view as I make my way back down to the road..
