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Green Bell

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605 mHowgill Fells

Green Bell at 605m (1,985ft) is a Dewey in the Howgill Fells, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 1.4 km east of Hooksey and 1.6 km north-east of Randygill Top.

Summit conditions on Green Bell

On the summit on Saturday 24 October: 8° to 2°C, gusts to 54 mph, 29.8 mm of rain forecast over the whole day, midnight to midnight.

Full 7-day summit forecast ↓

The forecast figures are Open-Meteo’s, worked out for the summit’s height. How we check →

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab)

Routes up Green Bell

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

22.18 km · ~762 m ascent · ~5½–7¾ h · loop · 4 summits · Severe overall (hardest: distance)

Distance and climb are measured from the route’s GPX track, and the time from them by Naismith’s rule; the route page says what each grade rests on. How we check →

How hard is Green Bell?

The shortest way up we hold is Northern Howgills from Ravenstonedale — 22.18 km, 762 m of ascent, ~5½–7¾ h. On our scale its hardest axis is distance — Severe.

All axes: length: Severe · navigation: Hard · steepness: Moderate · terrain: Not assessed · exposure: Not assessed.

These are the route page’s grades, set by the rules on how we grade: length and steepness measured from its GPX track, the others set on the ground, judged from the map or estimated from OpenStreetMap. The route page says which. How we check →

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 605 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Sat 24 Oct
8° / 2°
54 mph
29.8 mm (100%)
Sun 25 Oct
6° / 4°
64 mph
13.6 mm (100%)
Mon 26 Oct
12° / 4°
52 mph
17.3 mm (100%)
Tue 27 Oct
12° / 5°
51 mph
20.0 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
8° / 5°
40 mph
9.2 mm (61%)
Thu 29 Oct
9° / 7°
32 mph
0.3 mm (16%)
Fri 30 Oct
12° / 7°
31 mph
25.2 mm (31%)

Taken 24 Oct 2026, 20:18 UTC; the live forecast replaces it when it loads. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab)

Parking & buses for Green Bell

Best parking to hike Green Bell

Cross Keys, Cautley (A683 layby) — 4.1 km from summit (straight line)
Layby by the temperance inn — Cautley Spout, Yarlside, The Calf's east side.
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Bowderdale road end (verge) — 4.1 km from summit (straight line)
North-side access — West Fell, Yarlside, the long Bowderdale valley to The Calf.
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Positions are approximate.

Vehicles are left at their owner’s risk: we list places people park and cannot vouch for any of them. Take valuables with you and leave nothing on show.

Getting to Green Bell by bus

We don’t know yet. We don’t have a measured bus answer for this fell: the bus stops we hold are the Lake District’s, and this hill is outside it. That’s a gap in our data, not a sign that no bus comes here.

Hazards on Green Bell

We have not written a hazard card for this fell yet, and that is not a sign that it is low-hazard. Read the warnings on the route pages that climb it, check the forecast, carry a map and compass, and turn back in cloud if the ground is not what you expected. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Take care while you’re here (opens in new tab) page covers walking in the Dales; AdventureSmart’s hill walking kit list and Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s safety page are linked from our what to carry guide.

Map and GPX

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap, with SRTM elevation data (switch layers top-right).

Parking, toilets and buses: Parking & buses ↑.

Routes over Green Bell

22.18 km · ~762 m ascent · loop · ~5½–7¾ h · Severe overall (hardest: distance)

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Route guide: Northern Howgills from Ravenstonedale →

Every line here is a guide, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate for yourself and carry a map and compass. How to use this guide.

On the hill: terrain and water on Green Bell

Water & shelter on the way up

On the Northern Howgills from Ravenstonedale route:

Ravenstonedale School (opens in new tab) (20 m from the start, straight line) Croft House Farm (opens in new tab) (214 m from the start, straight line) Kings Head Hotel (E bound) (opens in new tab) (281 m from the start, straight line) Kings Head Hotel (W bound) (opens in new tab) (284 m from the start, straight line)

On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.

About Green Bell

Our planned Northern Howgills route from Ravenstonedale takes it second, after Harter Fell, on a 5.5 km stage with about 281 m of climbing.

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