Green Bell

The trig point on the summit of Green Bell

Location: NY 699 011

Getting there: Very limited parking in layby near Adamthawite, similar on-road parking on road between Weasdale and Newbiggin, or long walk from Sedbergh (paid parking available)

Height (at highest point (unmarked)): 605m

Prominence: 48m

Map: OS Explorer OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley

One of only four trig points in the magnificently sculpted Howgill Fells, the remote and peaceful Green Bell is another fantastic vantage point to view the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District Fells and the Northern Pennines in a single spot.

It’s certainly one of the quieter ones - the trig points at Winder and The Calf are far more accessible, and closer to the North Dales hub of Sedbergh - visit Green Bell and you may be the only person on the hill.

Like most of the Howgills, there is very little interest on the ground in terms of historic sites or rock formations (or even drystone walls) - the beauty here is in the genuinely beautiful hills that surround you, and the views stretching off in all directions. Look to the North on a clear day, and you’ll see the A66 stretching along the lower slopes of Cross Fell; to the east, Wild Boar Fell towers above the valley, to the west are the lakeland mountains, and to the south, your eyes will follow the ridge towards Randygill Top and the heart of the Howgills.

Green Bell in the centre-background, viewed from Yarlside, with Kensgriff in the foreground and Randygill Top on the left.

And it would be a shame not to walk the ridge, one possible walk being a short, but very steep circuit from Adamthwaite.

For a gentler, but longer walk, approach from the north - a well defined path and a number of tracks lead from the Lune Valley, with a return path via Knoutberry to the east.

Approaching Green Bell from the north

For those wanting a mega-challenge, Green Bell is also part of my Howgills Circular challenge - a complete loop of the Howgills starting and ending in Sedbergh.