W3: Wild Boar Fell

Leave Station car park at 9.00am. Start at “The Thrang” (on B6259) (GR: NY 783 005, What3Words: ///willing.darker.ferried) at 10am. 11 Miles. Hard. £7

Our walk provides a challenging day out in the Eden Valley and Mallerstang, to climb the readily identifiable Wild Boar Fell. Starting from 'The Thrang', we climb the Old Road, passing the attractive Eden River Millenium Sculpture, and crossing the exposed limestone pavement to the dramatic Hell Gill. Then it’s down to Hell Gill Force before heading up the other side of the valley and onto Swarth Fell. From here a long ridge leads us onto the summit of Wild Boar Fell at 2,323ft. We will admire the stone pillars, built in Victorian times, and the views of Mallerstang, before the steep descent past High Dolphinsty back to The Thrang.