Sunday 16th August 2026 6:00am
The Howgill Fells
Cost of this walk is £25 for members and £27 for visitors
Walk Organiser – Tom Somervell
Coach departs Mere Green at 6.00am
The Howgill Fells are a group of high, smooth, rounded hills with dome-like summits and deep, steep-sided valleys, characterised by their distinctive, almost triangular shape. Located between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, they are remote, exposed, and largely unenclosed, covered with moorland, acid grassland, and bracken, offering panoramic views. The highest point is The Calf at 676 metres, and the area is known for its dramatic waterfalls, wildlife like Fell ponies, and a sense of wilderness.
A party: The ‘A’ Walk starts a short distance off the A685 near Ravenstonedale (Grid ref. 716044). We begin heading west towards Will Hill and then south up Ravenstonedale Common to Green Bell. We then go south-west to Randygill Top and continue south over Kensgriff and Yarlside. We drop down past Bowderdale Head to the foot of Swere Gill and then turn west up past the waterfall of Cautley Spout. Turning south-west we continue up Force Gill Beck before a short ‘there-and-back’ to the summit of The Calf (676m). We continue south along the Dales Highway over Calders, Rowantree Grains and then on to Arant Haw and Winder. We then head west before looping around south, and then east past Lockbank Farm and on to the finish in Sedbergh.
Leaders: Tom Somervell and Paul White
Distance: 20.5km Ascent - 1200m Descent - 1300m
B party: The ‘B1’ Walk starts a short distance off the A685 near Ravenstonedale (Grid ref. 716044), which is the same route as the A walk above, and follows the same route heading west towards Will Hill and then south up Ravenstonedale Common to Green Bell, then south-west to Randygill Top. We continue south-west down into Bowderdale and then south up to Bowderdale Head before dropping down to the foot of Swere Gill and then turning west up past the waterfall of Cautley Spout. Turning south-west we head up Force Gill Beck before a short ‘there-and-back’ to the summit of The Calf (676m). We continue south along the Dales Highway over Calders and Rowantree Grains all the way to the finish in Sedbergh.
Leaders: Louise Tidman and Bob Price
Distance: 17.5km Ascent - 980m Descent - 1100m
B2 Party: The ‘B2’ Walk starts by the A685 near the Hamlet of Wath (Grid ref. 685050). We head southwest towards Bowderdale Foot and then follow the Dales Highway southwards over West Fell, Hazelgill Knott and up to the summit of the Calf (676m). We continue south along the Dales Highway over Calders, Rowantree Grains and then on over Arant Haw and Winder. We then head west before looping around south, and then east past Lockbank Farm and on to the finish in Sedbergh.
Leaders: Anne Farmer and Tony Birch
Distance: 17.5 km Ascent - 740m Descent - 880m
C Party: The ‘C’ walk starts by the A685 near the Hamlet of Wath (Grid ref. 685050), which is the same as for the B2 walk above, and follows the same route southwest towards Bowderdale Foot and then along the Dales Highway southwards over West Fell, Hazelgill Knott and up to the summit of the Calf (676m). We continue south along the Dales Highway over Calders and Rowantree Grains all the way to the finish in Sedbergh.
Leaders: Wendy Price and Neville Village
Distance: 15.2km Ascent - 660m Descent - 750m
Map………Explorer OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley
