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Great Knott
695m (2281ft)

The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England


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140th highest in England,
229th in England & Wales

Walk Great Knott walking UK Mountains in The Southern Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbria, England

The view from the summit of Great Knott

Photo: Tim Hope

You can find Great Knott & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL6 The English Lakes - South Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


See Great Knott and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Great Knott and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Maps:

NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!


You can walk to the top of Great Knott by using any of these 5 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk c108 Crinkle Crags from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Superb fell walking on a superb ridge

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.75ml (12.5km)
Ascent:2,770ft (844m)
Time:5.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk c414 Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Superb fell walking on a superb ridge

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9ml (14.5km)
Ascent:3,387ft (1,032m)
Time:6.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c279 The Oxendale Horseshoe from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Peak bagging heaven

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 10ml (16km)
Ascent:4,007ft (1,221m)
Time:7½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c129 Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Superb fell walking on a superb ridge

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 11.25ml (18km)
Ascent:3,604ft (1,098m)
Time:7.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c425 The Oxendale Fells from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

High level route with superb views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 11.75ml (19km)
Ascent:4,680ft (1,426m)
Time:9 hrs
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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Great Knott Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Knott

Geoff Hand walked up Great Knott on June 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c279 The Oxendale Round from the Old Dungeon Ghyl up Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Great Knott, Little Stand, Crinkle crags & back by The Band. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Beautiful sunny day, got burnt to a crisp! - Went a little bit wrong at first & went too clos to Blea Tarn. Tess was attacked by a dog who fortunately had a muzzle on otherwise it could have been a mess. Lovely memory of Swallows swooping over a flower meadow on the way back.

Carl Tillotson climbed Great Knott on October 10th, 2021 [from/via/route] from Oxendale descent via The Band [with] June [weather] Sunny with cloud, windy on top.

Kevin Foster bagged Great Knott on July 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car park. [with] By myself. [weather] Light rain, cloud base down, very limited visibility. - After descending from Pike o' Blisco to Red Tarn I sat near the top of the Browney Gill paved path debating whether to carry on with the rest of the walk, which included another 9 tops, or retreat back to the valley & maybe a pint in The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel? In the end I made a compromise decision & decided to leave the Crinkles for another (better) day & tackle the others. Probably a bad decision as I was still hoping the weather would improve (which it didn't)but at least it was a good exercise in using my OS Maps & OS Locate Apps on my phone to navigate my way over some pretty challenging terrain. Having said that Great Knott was navigationally very easy to find as it was just a short way to the right off the main Crinkles path.

Stephen Eddy hiked Great Knott on June 22nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Old dungeon ghyll [with] Mike Woodhouse, Tony Harris, Martin Bayliss [weather] Sunny

Leon Harvey summited Great Knott on January 8th, 2017 [with] Solo

Mark Davidson conquered Great Knott on August 2nd, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny & warm - fantastic

Christina Lander scaled Great Knott on August 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll - Stool End Farm - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags - Shelter Crags - Bow Fell - Esk Pike - Esk Hause - Scafell Pike - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Cumbria Way/Mickleden Beck - Old Dungeon Ghyll (20 miles) [with] Dick & Kath & Mick Hobday [weather] Lovely day

Rob Cheshire walked up Great Knott on August 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Three Shire Stone. [with] Solo [weather] Overcast, with low cloud blowing in.

Darren Mortimer climbed Great Knott on August 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dungeon Ghill [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Bloody horrible. Wind & rain when the forecast was supposed to be good.

Jason Johnston bagged Great Knott on July 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] Langsdale [with] Becs [weather] Sunny

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great Knott

The Langdale Pikes (top left), The Band (middle left) and Great Langdale from the summit of Great Knott

The Langdale Pikes (top left), The Band (middle left) and Great Langdale from the summit of Great Knott

Photo: Alan Wainwright (162)

Great Knott from the top of Browney Gill

Great Knott from the top of Browney Gill

Photo: Alan Wainwright (155)

*Great Knott, Crinckle Crags and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from the Red Tarn (Langdale)

*Great Knott, Crinckle Crags and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from the Red Tarn (Langdale)

Photo: Andy Malcolm (87)

Crinkle Crags from Great Knott

Crinkle Crags from Great Knott

Photo: Tim Hope (109)

Great Knott, Shelter Crags (Crinkle Crags) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)

Great Knott, Shelter Crags (Crinkle Crags) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)

Photo: Simon Barnett (42)

Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) from the summit cairn on Great Knott

Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) from the summit cairn on Great Knott

Photo: Alan Wainwright (160)

Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Shelter Crags and Bow Fell from Browney Gill

Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Shelter Crags and Bow Fell from Browney Gill

Photo: Dave Duffield (1)

Great Knott from Red Tarn (Langdale)

Great Knott from Red Tarn (Langdale)

Photo: Tony Estcourt (3)

*Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott & Crinkle Crags (South Top) (right) including the infamous bad step with the Scafell Massiff beyond from Great Knott

*Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott & Crinkle Crags (South Top) (right) including the infamous bad step with the Scafell Massiff beyond from Great Knott

Photo: Wayne Hill (23)

Crinkle Crags (South Top) and the infamous bad step from Great Knott

Crinkle Crags (South Top) and the infamous bad step from Great Knott

Photo: Wayne Hill (31)

Red Tarn (Langdale) with Great Knott, Shelter Crags (Crinkle Crags) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) beyond

Red Tarn (Langdale) with Great Knott, Shelter Crags (Crinkle Crags) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) beyond

Photo: Simon Barnett (43)

*Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)

*Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)

Photo: Wayne Hill (3)

Cold Pike from Great Knott summit

Cold Pike from Great Knott summit

Photo: Alan Wainwright (161)

Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)

Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)

Photo: Andy Malcolm (16)

Crinkle Crags and Great Knott from Cold Pike

Crinkle Crags and Great Knott from Cold Pike

Photo: Alan Wainwright (159)


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