 Most common direct ascents go via the summit of the Garburn Pass (Byway open to all traffic), which can be reached either from Kentmere or Troutbeck.At the top of the pass the walker turns northwards following a wall over initial boggy ground to reach the summit of the fell.Some repair work has been done on these southern slopes of Yoke to address the problem of footpath erosion

Yoke’s most interesting topographic feature is Rainsborrow Crag on the Kentmere side of the fell.