Bagged Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) 868m (2849ft) The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) Photograph by Andy Brown Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) is classified as a: Mountain (16th in Eng, 38th in Eng & Wales) Wainwright (No. 14) Nuttall (19th in Eng, 44th in Eng & Wales) Marilyn (8th in Eng, 284th in GB) The summit of Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Concrete Ring.   Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers) sheet: OL5 OS Landranger (Pink Covers) sheet: 90

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You can walk to the top of Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) by using any of these 5 easy to follow route maps:

Walk c170 Blencathra from Threlkeld

Route Summary: - Threlkeld, Gategill Farm, Hall's Fell, Hall's Fell Ridge, Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top), Gategill Fell Top, Knowe Crags (Blease Fell), Threlkeld.

Length: 6km (3¾ miles) | Ascent: 731m (ft) | Allow at least: 3¾hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk c383 Blencathra via Sharp Edge from Scales

Route Summary: - Scales, Mousthwaite Comb, Scales Fell, Brunt Knott, Scales Beck, Scales Tarn, Sharp Edge, Atkinson Pike, Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top), Scales Fell, Mousthwaite Comb, Scales.

Length: 8.5km (5¼ miles) | Ascent: 687m (ft) | Allow at least: 4½hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk c117 Blencathra and Knowe Crags (Blease Fell) via Sharp Edge from Scales

Route Summary: - Scales, Mousthwaite Comb, Scales Fell, Brunt Knott, Scales Beck, Scales Tarn, Sharp Edge, Atkinson Pike, Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top), Gategill Fell Top, Knowe Crag (Blease Fell), Scales.

Length: 10km (6¼ miles) | Ascent: 782m (ft) | Allow at least: 4¾hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk c191 The Glendermackin Round from Mungrisdale

Route Summary: - Mungrisdale, Souther Fell, River Glendermackin, Brunt Knott, Scales Beck, Scales Tarn, Sharp Edge, Atkinson Pike, Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top), Foule Crag, Bannerdale Crags, Bowscale Fell, Tarn Crags Top, Raven Crags, Mungrisdale.

Length: 15km (9½ miles) | Ascent: 936m (ft) | Allow at least: 6½hrs | Grade: Very Hard

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Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale

Route Summary: - Mungrisdale, Souther Fell, River Glendermackin, Brunt Knott, Scales Beck, Scales Tarn, Sharp Edge, Atkinson Pike, Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top), Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags, Bowscale Fell, Tarn Crags Top, Raven Crags, Mungrisdale.

Length: 17.5km (11 miles) | Ascent: 995m (ft) | Allow at least: 7¼hrs | Grade: Very Hard

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Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record

If you LOG ON and then RELOAD this page it will display when you climbed, bagged and conquered Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top), what the weather was like, who you went with and any other comments you might like to add to remind you of that fantastic day. For more details see Your Personal Mountain, Top, Peak and Hill Bagging Record.

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

Clare Tait walked up Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on February 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] From visitor centre [with] Charlie [weather] Changeable and very windy at top.

Craig Steeland climbed Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on October 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] From end of Blease Road in Threlkeld [with] With Sue [weather] Very cold and windy, but dry

Michael Martin bagged Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on January 28th, 2018 [with] Colin Saunders and Robert Jones [weather] Windy and misty and rain

Andy James hiked Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on August 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] Scales Fell [with] Suzie James

Richard Beardsley summited Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on August 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walked route c170. Blencathra via Hall's Fell Ridge from Threlkeld. [with] Paula [weather] Sunny, beautiful day. Whisper of low cloud at the summit which restricted the panoramic views. - Had attempted this climb on the Wednesday before but bad weather put a halt to it.

Iain Jones conquered Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on April 17th, 2016 - 05 July 2018 - Trail Run from Scales

Carol Hancock scaled Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on May 24th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Scales via Sharp Edge. [with] Dave Hancock [weather] Bright and sunny, windy higher up and on Sharp Edge. - Views superb.

Steve Cookson walked up Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on March 13th, 2018 [from/via/route] Threlkeld [with] Gillie [weather] Dry

Christina Lander climbed Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on June 4th, 2017 [from/via/route] Sharp Edge, Atkinson Pike, Blencathra, Hall's Fell Ridge [with] Dick [weather] Mostly sunny

Richard Marshall bagged Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) on October 15th, 2017 [from/via/route] C245 [with] Andy Pratt and Bo [weather] Cloudy and raining

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