The head of Kentmere seen from Ill Bell

Ill Bell

i Graham Robson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wainwright Hewitt
Height
757 m · 2,484 ft
Drop
124 m
Grid ref
NY 436 077
Region
Lake District
Range
Lake District E
County
Westmorland and Furness

Summit: N of two large cairns 30m apart.

Ill Bell is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 757 m (2,484 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Yoke, Ill Bell and Troutbeck Tongue, is 10.9 km with 1,010 m of ascent and takes 4 to 6 hours.

Routes up Ill Bell

Rounds that include Ill Bell (1)

Map

Summit at NY 436 077 (54.4620, -2.8708). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Ill Bell

How high is Ill Bell?
Ill Bell is 757 m (2,484 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 436 077.
How long does it take to climb Ill Bell?
The quickest route on TRXO, Yoke, Ill Bell and Troutbeck Tongue, takes 4 to 6 hours: 10.9 km with 1,010 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Ill Bell?
The route with the least climbing is Yoke, Ill Bell and Troutbeck Tongue, starting from The Nook, Hollin Lane (NY 453 044): 10.9 km and 1,010 m of ascent, graded hard.

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