Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top)
868m (2849ft)

The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL5

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 90

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top)

Christine Shepherd walked up on April 23rd, 2006 [from/via/route] Walked from Scales. reached the summit via Sharp Edge and made the descent over Hall's Fell Ridge. [with] My daughter Rebecca [weather] Bright and cold - My daughter, a climber, persuaded my to go over Sharp Edge which I didn't really enjoy. However, I decided to climb Blencathra again by myself using walk c170 climbing via Hall's Fell Ridge and loved it. Climbed via Hall's Fell Ridge again 21.9.19 on the only fine day of a week's holiday.

Andrew Johnson climbed on October 31st, 2019 [from/via/route] Mungrisdale [weather] Sunny

James Brocken bagged on September 14th, 2019 [weather] Windy on the top

Iain Jones hiked on April 17th, 2016 [from/via/route] Scales [with] Jim Hamilton, Alex Walker and Steven Hunt - 05 July 2018 - Trail Run from Scales

Bill Salisbury summited on August 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Scales [with] Sue [weather] Sunny

Jamie Bryan conquered on August 4th, 2019 [from/via/route] c245

Richard Marchant scaled on June 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] From the hamlet of Scales up to Mousthwaite Comb then up the valley to Scale Beck, Scale Tarn' up Brunt Knot, Sharp Edge and up to Blencathra. The descent took us down over Doddick Fell and once down along to Scales. [with] James Marchant my son. [weather] Slightly over cast, dry, no breeze but very muggy and hot. - First time for James up Sharp Edge so chuffed to do this with him after many years of him saying he wanted to do this.

Liz Sheerin walked up on August 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] Threkeld [with] Neil,Tom,Hannah,Matt

Clare Tait climbed on February 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] From visitor centre [with] Charlie [weather] Changeable and very windy at top.

Craig Steeland bagged on October 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] From end of Blease Road in Threlkeld [with] With Sue [weather] Very cold and windy, but dry

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