Caw Fell
697m (2288ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,275ft (998m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Bowness Knott Car Park Ennerdale Water - Char Dub - Silver Cove Beck - Woundell Beck - Caw Fell - Little Gowder Crag - Haycock - Great Scoat Fell - Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell) - Steeple - Long Crag - Moss Dub - Lingmell Plantation - Bowness Knott Car Park Ennerdale Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.75ml (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,970ft (905m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ennerdale Weir - Ennerdale Water - Silver Cove Beck - Woundell Beck - Caw Fell - Silver Cove - Iron Crag - Crag Fell - Grike - Ennerdale Weir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,125ft (1,257m) |
| Time: | 9.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ennerdale Weir - Ennerdale Water - Silver Cove Beck - Woundell Beck - Little Gowder Crag - Haycock - Caw Fell - Silver Cove - Iron Crag - Whoap - Lank Rigg - Crag Fell - Grike - Ennerdale Weir
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Caw Fell
Ian Ashton walked up Caw Fell on January 25th, 2025 [with] Ella
Tim Winn climbed Caw Fell on October 26th, 2024 [from/via/route] Ennerdale [with] Barry, Paul and Roger [weather] Dry.
Christine Shepherd bagged Caw Fell on February 17th, 2008 [from/via/route] Walked from Bowness Knott Car park, Ennerdale using walk c130 Bagged again 16.04.14 using the start of walk 267 Climbed again with Louise on 28.4.24 adding this fell to The c340 walk to Grike, Crag fell & Lank Rigg. [with] On my own [weather] Beautiful, bright winter sunshine. - A wonderful start to a glorious day's walking.
John Tippins hiked Caw Fell on May 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Bowness Knott car park [with] Alone [weather] Warm & sunny to start with. Just before reaching the top it started raining. Heavy rain, moderately strong winds & thick cloud for the next couple of hours. Stopped raining, still misty until halfway down to the valley floor, then warm & sunny again.
Sarah Moore summited Caw Fell on April 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] c130 / Caw Fell, Haycock & Steeple... with extra! from Ennerdale YHA [with] On my own [weather] Great day for it - almost too hot at points - clear for miles & sunny & beautiful - Couldn't believe how quiet it was for an Easter weekend - remote but incredible
Richard Marchant conquered Caw Fell on September 24th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at the forest car park below Bowness Knot & walk up the side of Ennerdale Water heading East & at the end I headed South on a Forestry track then a footpath through the woods & up a ridge that finally brought me out to the col between Caw Fell & Haycock. I nipped up to Caw Fell & back along the ridge to Little Colder Crag & on to Haycock. Then across to Scoat Fell & descended down off there on to Steeple & carried on along Long Crag & eventually back to the bottom of Ennerdale & followed the Forest track back to my car. [with] On my Own [weather] Clear Sunny day with little or no breeze.
Kevin Foster scaled Caw Fell on June 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Little Gowder Crag. [with] By myself. [weather] Dry & sunny. - After rejoining the main path it's just a pleasant saunter over grass with little in the way of gradient to the next top Caw Fell. Important to cross the wall via the stile as the summit cairn is to the north of the wall. As you would expect from a flattish top with a big wall traversing it the views are not that impressive especially South.
Paul Macey walked up Caw Fell on August 19th, 2021 [from/via/route] C130 in reverse [weather] High cloud to start kow about 400 cloud base at end
Chris Sheard climbed Caw Fell on June 27th, 2021 [from/via/route] Up from Cold fell Road [with] George [weather] Warm, slight winds a bit sweaty in calm valleys - Nice mountain top, with impressive views all around
Michael Austin bagged Caw Fell on June 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] C130
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*From Left to right: Caw Fell, Seatallan, Red Pike, Pillar, Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Lingmell and Sca Fell and Wast Water (foreground) from Illgill Head (NB. Scafell Pike is largely hidden behind Sca Fell)
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