Martindale Ridge - Hallin Fell to Arthur's Pike

• Hallin Fell388 m · NY433198
• Beda Fell509 m · NY428171
• Steel Knotts432 m · NY440181
• Wether Hill671 m · NY455167
• Loadpot Hill672 m · NY456180
• Arthur's Pike533 m · NY460206
• Bonscale Pike524 m · NY453200

Route

Up and down Hallin Fell from the church, then the Beda Fell ridge out-and-back. Over Steel Knotts onto the High Street ridge, north over Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill, then out to Arthur's Pike and Bonscale Pike, down to Howtown and back along the road to Martindale.

Dog hazards

Steel Knotts' summit pinnacle (Pikeawassa) is a scramble - dogs stop at its foot; the wall-side ascent is very steep turf with cut steps (the gate route is less steep). Winter Crag on Beda Fell has a couple of rocky steps. The descent from Bonscale Pike is very steep and washed out in one place - dangerous when wet, and there are crag edges by the towers. Fell ponies on Loadpot.

Scrambles

Pikeawassa (Steel Knotts summit rock) - skip with dogs. Rocky steps on Winter Crag.

Water

Becks at Howtown; dry ridge.

Livestock

Sheep, fell ponies, deer (Beda Fell borders the deer forest).