Wool Knott
213m (699ft)

The Southern Marches, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

Wool Knott is classified as:

Wool Knott Summit

Photo: Andy Malcolm

Wool Knott is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL6

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Maps 96 & 97

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

A go4awalk.com Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List featuring Wool Knott will be available soon.

You can walk to the top of Wool Knott by using this easy to follow route map:

Walk c400 Beacon (Blawith Fells) and Yew Bank from Brown Howe

Short but challenging with superb views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6.25ml (10km)
Ascent:	1,382ft (421m)
Time:	4 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c400 Beacon (Blawith Fells) and Yew Bank from Brown Howe pdf

Route Summary:

- Brown Howe Car Park, Coniston Water, Beacon (Blawith Fells), Beacon Tarn, Tarn Beck, The Cumbria Way, Wool Knott, Fisher High, Rattan Haw, Yew Bank (Blawith Fells), Stable Harvey Moss, Brown Howe, Coniston Water.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Wool Knott

Tracey Cowell walked up Wool Knott on March 11th, 2018 [with] Lakeland Meetup Group [weather] Sunny and warm

Trevor Williams climbed Wool Knott on January 22nd, 2017 [with] Bob mitchell

Andy Pearce bagged Wool Knott on May 16th, 2015 [from/via/route] Blawith to Torver Road via Beacon & Beacon Tarn [with] Anita Pearce & Stanley [weather] Sunny, gusty on top

Mark Davidson hiked Wool Knott on April 23rd, 2015 [with] Alone [weather] Warm and sunny and warm - glorious - Lost my map en-route and had to do the walk via GPS and my memory of the planned route - only got lost once!

Christine Shepherd summited Wool Knott on April 10th, 2015 [from/via/route] Walked from Brown Howe using walk c400 [with] On my own [weather] Warm but hazy - A lovely walk from Beacon Fell to this summit past the beautiful Beacon Tarn.

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

Looking down on Beacon Tarn from Wool Knott summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (273)

Beacon Tarn and Beacon (Blawith Fells) from Wool Knott

Photo: Mike Knipe (161)

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