Great End
910m (2987ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,696ft (1,126m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Wasdale Head - Wast Water - Lingmell - Lingmell Col - Scafell Pike - Broad Crag - Ill Crag - Great End - Esk Hause - Sty Head - Lingmell Beck - Gable Beck Bridge - Wasdale Head - Wast Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,477ft (1,060m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Grains Gill - Styhead Gill - Styhead Tarn - Corridor Route - Scafell Pike - Broad Crag - Ill Crag - Great End - Esk Hause - Grains Gill - Seathwaite (Borrowdale)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,140ft (1,567m) |
| Time: | 8.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Wasdale Head - (National Trust Campsite) - Wast Water - Lingmell - Middleboot Knotts - Round How (Scafell) - Great End - Ill Crag - Broad Crag - Scafell Pike - Mickledore - Foxes Tarn - Symonds Knott - Sca Fell - Wast Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,409ft (1,648m) |
| Time: | 9½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Wasdale Head - (National Trust Campsite) - Wast Water - Lingmell - Corridor Route - Great End - Ill Crag - Broad Crag - Scafell Pike - Mickledore - Foxes Tarn - Symonds Knott - Sca Fell - Slight Side - Broad Tongue - Hardrigg Gill - Wasdale Head - Wast Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,883ft (1,183m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - The Cumbria Way - Mickleden Beck - Rossett Gill - Rossett Pike - Angle Tarn (Langdale) - Esk Hause - Scafell Pike - Ill Crag - Broad Crag - Great End - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Rossett Gill - Mickleden - Mickleden Beck - The Cumbria Way - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,684ft (1,428m) |
| Time: | 9.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - The Cumbria Way - Mickleden Beck - Mickleden - Rossett Beck - Rossett Pike - Angle Tarn (Langdale) - Esk Hause - Great End - Ill Crag - Broad Crag - Scafell Pike - Esk Hause - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top) - Bow Fell (Bowfell) - Bowfell Buttress - Cambridge Crag - Flat Crag - Climbers' Traverse (optional) - Three Tarns - The Band - Oxendale - Stool End Farm - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,982ft (1,519m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Eskdale - Wha House Farm - Hare Crag - Quagrigg Moss - Slight Side - Sca Fell - Symonds Knott - Scafell Pike - Broad Crag - Ill Crag - Great End - Esk Hause - Lingcove Bridge - Great Moss - Eskdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14ml (22.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 6,009ft (1,832m) |
| Time: | 9 hrs |
| Grade: | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Eskdale - Wha House Farm - Hare Crag - Quagrigg Moss - Slight Side - Sca Fell - Symonds Knott - Mickledore - Scafell Pike - Broad Crag - Ill Crag - Great End - Esk Hause - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top) - Bow Fell (Bowfell) - Bowfell Buttress - Cambridge Crag - Flat Crag - Climbers' Traverse (optional) - Three Tarns - Great Moss - Brotherikeld - Eskdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great End
Pete George walked up on October 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Roco [weather] Beautiful cloud inversion on Lingmell, cloud rising on Scafell Pike, rest of day in fog
Hazel Gilbert climbed it on June 24th, 2008 [with] Lawrence
Christina Lander bagged it on June 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head - Styhead Pass - The Band - Great End - Broad Crag - Lingmell - Wasdale Head. [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Hot & sunny. - Missed the turning up the Band, so headed up from Sprinkling Tarn to join the Band further up.
John Ramsbottom hiked it on January 7th, 2024 [from/via/route] Started at Wasdale Head car park [with] Lola [weather] sunshine cold & frosty, nice day - No pub this time . Being good
James Hughes summited on June 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Great End [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful day, clear, warm. blue skies & no wind. - Pearler of a day...
Geoff Hand conquered it on May 12th, 2023 [from/via/route] Recce of the Second half of Bob Graham Round leg 3. Set out from the NT Carpark at Wasdale Head. Went up Lingmell Beck to Sty Head then Esk Hause from there we went to 1great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag. from there onto Scarfell Pike, the down to Broad S & round to Foxes Tarn & Up Scarfell. Then straight down to Wasdale Head [with] Ran Mackay, Alfi and Tess. [weather] Started cloudy & cleared into a beautiful sunny afternoon - It was the toughest day out in the fells I've had to date.
Christine Shepherd scaled on July 15th, 2006 [from/via/route] Walked from Longthwaite Youth Hostel. After climbing Glaramara & Allen Crags using walk c301 from go4awalk there was enough time to bag Great End before heading down via Taylor Force. [with] Walkers from St George's Church Leeds. We were on a weekend away and I was leading an 'All Day Energetic Walk'. [weather] Glorious sunshine. - Enjoyed a swim in Styhead Tarn to cool off after a wonderful day's walking. Climbed this again on 3.10.15 after climbing Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head. Climbed again on 25.04.2023 adding this fell onto c371 from Great Landale.
Iain Jones walked up on August 30th, 2014 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale [with] Steven Hunt - 26 August 2017 - The Wainwright 60 - Day 6 (Scafell); 17 September 2022 - walked via Corridor Route from Seatoller
Tim Winn climbed it on September 9th, 2022 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Mountain Guided Walks [weather] Cloud & heavy rain.
Kevin Foster bagged it on May 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] National Trust car park, Brackenclose, Wasdale Head. [with] By myself. [weather] Early cloud on Scafells lifting by midday then sunny. - A faint path beside Greta Gill took me to the col above Calf Cove. Here I turned left & headed to the wide summit of Great End with it's three summit cairns. I saw no one which was surprising as there were lots of people about on the main highway to Scafell Pike. Another top for the peak baggers only it seems?
Ian Ashton hiked it on September 4th, 2021 [from/via/route] Seathwaite & corridor route down [with] Solo
Chris Sheard summited on March 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] Along from ESK hause [with] George [weather] Fierce winds freezing feel, top clagged in with hails & near blizzard - Actually found two others on the path who put us back in connection with the right turn path - thanks guys
Wayne Baxter conquered it on August 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite followed the path through farm to Stockley bridge. Around Greenhow Knott & pick up a faint path to Seathwaite Fell. Onto Sprinkling Tarn & up Great End. From Great End across to Allen Crags & then onto Glaramara. We picked up a path by Hind Gill (not recommended very steep & rocky). Back to Seathwaite farm [with] Sue, Steven and Bev [weather] Cloudy & some rain
John Fenwick scaled on October 11th, 2020 [from/via/route] Walked from Wasdale head inn carpark. Used walk c197 [with] Romany [weather] Sunny with some clouds. Great visibility - Stuck to walk as recommended. Easy to follow. Great way to avoid the crowds going up Scarfell Pike.
Jane Wilkinson has walked up [with] Leanne
Marcelle Allman climbed it on August 2nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [weather] Weat overcast
Rich Roberts bagged it on August 2nd, 2020 [with] Marcelle
Andy Buxton hiked it during August, 1987 [from/via/route] From ODG via Oxendale, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Allen Crags, Great End, Scafell Pike. (All done at various other times as well) [with] Solo [weather] Sunny - Camped by small tarn near top of Allen Crags (High House Tarn)
Richard Marshall summited on June 25th, 2020 [from/via/route] Scafell Pike Corridor route [with] Bo and Andy Pratt [weather] Sunny low wind & very hot. Middle of Pandemic
Richard Banks conquered it on June 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Langdale
Andrew Johnson scaled on January 27th, 2020 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Ted [weather] Cleared to blue skies at some points, Snow on top with some hail
Richard Marchant walked up on December 22nd, 1986 [from/via/route] Parked at Seathwaite walked up Grains Gill & eventually up to Esk Hause, up to Great End & then on to Great Gable from Sty Head & back down to Sty Head Styhead Gill to Seathwaite. [with] Nick Harker, Chris Aylen and Mark Howard [weather] A frosty start but a fine clear day all the way through the day but quite chilly on top. - This walk was part of the 4 day Navy boys exped to the Lakes.
Paul Macey climbed it on June 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] Langdale rossetts pike Allen craggs [with] Luke Macey [weather] dry some sun
Stephen Batson bagged it on May 6th, 2019 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Clare, Nick, Jade, Richard and Stacey [weather] Sun, Hail, Rain
Tracey Cowell hiked it on January 8th, 2019 [with] Andrew and Billy
Louis Smith summited on December 27th, 2018 [weather] mist
David Watson conquered it on August 26th, 2018 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll [weather] Sunny
Caroline Winter scaled on August 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] Seathwaite, Grains Gill, Broad Crag, Sca Fell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End [with] Becky [weather] warm, clear skies, light breeze - obviously a tiring walk. Sca Fell Pike heaving with people taking selfies. Some bottled it at Broad Crag, not wanting to do the steep descent & climb up to the top- shame. Thought Ill Crag was opposite Broad Crag but worked it out on ScaFell Pike & made for it on return.
Michael Lee walked up during 1990 [from/via/route] Seathwaite, Stockley Bridge, Grains Gill, Great End Scafell Pike. Back via Lingmell (corridor route) Sty Head & Stockley Bridge.. [with] Chris my brother [weather] Sunny with snow on ground - Second attempt, first got stopped by rescuing cragfast chap in a gully on Great End in running snowmelt..
Simon Myerscough climbed it on April 18th, 2006 [from/via/route] C271 [weather] Cloudy first, sunny later, Very very windy (hailstones)
Nick Dobson bagged it on August 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] Seathwaite farm via Grains gill & Esk hause. [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Dry & breezy with cloud cover - Fantastic views along the way, we were going to add Esk Pike as well but with time getting on took in Allen Craggs instead on return to Seathwaite.
Craig Steeland hiked it on September 1st, 2017 [from/via/route] From National Trust car park at the head of Wasdale [with] Sue [weather] Partly cloudy & warm with light winds - A long, tough walk with an unwelcome boggy section at the end
Anthony Scott summited on July 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] NT campsite at Wast Water [with] me [weather] White cloud & some sun - Hard to find path to Esk Hause
John Walter conquered it on May 26th, 2017 [with] Tricia
David Wand scaled on May 27th, 1988 [with] Gayle
Charlie Housley walked up on June 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Allen Crags & along the obvious path over Esk Hause that heads to Braod Crag before turning sharp north. [with] Solo. [weather] Extremely humid; possibly 80-90%. Thunder storms within half a mile but not actually overhead.
Elaine Grayson climbed it on April 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] Middleboot Knotts Ill Crag descent via Sprinkling Tarn [weather] Very cold snow in air
David Noble bagged it on September 19th, 2015 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Jack [weather] Sunny & cloudy
Clive Ward hiked it on November 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll (Nov 14) Seathwaite (7th Oct 15) [with] Ben. See Esk Pike for details Ian, Conrad, Chris, Dave Bell (Oct 15)
Philip Layton summited on July 14th, 2006 [with] Karen, Karen & Steve
Mike Jackson conquered it on September 12th, 2015 [from/via/route] Langdale [with] Global [weather] Awful - Part of the 24 Peaks in 24 hours
Elaine Evans scaled on September 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite to Scafell Pike via Taylor Gill Force, Styhead Tarn, Corridor Route & Piers Gill. From Scafell Pike to Great End then return to Seathwaite by Sprinkling Tarn, Grains Gill & Stockley Bridge. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Beautiful day, fine & sunny with gentle breeze. Cooler at summit. - Part of our 60th birthday celebration walk.
Leon Harvey walked up on April 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head & Scafell Pike [with] Solo [weather] Clear skies, sunny but biting cold wind
Jason Johnston has climbed it [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Becs & Jane [weather] Heavy rain low cloud
Kevin Parnham bagged it on August 4th, 2014 [from/via/route] Scafell Pike [with] Jo and Charlotte [weather] Excellent,clear & sunny - Not many people around late afternoon,quite a few people wild camping at both sprinkling & styhead tarns
Keith Eastman hiked it on July 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] c197
Simon Boddy summited on July 13th, 2013 [from/via/route] Wasdale [with] Girlfriend [weather] Hot & sunny
Stephen Lewis conquered it on May 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Seathwaite Farm [with] Keswick Mountain Festival group walk [weather] Sunny, windy & overcast - Slight diversion for Wainwright baggers on route to Scawfell Pike
Mark Hanley scaled on May 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [weather] Sunny, Windy
Derek Parkin walked up on November 16th, 2012 [from/via/route] seathwaite [with] lynn parkin [weather] low cloud no views
Gill Watson climbed it on May 3rd, 2008 [from/via/route] from sca fell pike [with] G. Ru
John Powell bagged it during August, 2012 [from/via/route] Grains Gill Cust's Gully
Dave Eyes hiked it on August 19th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Seathwaithe [with] Christine Eyes [weather] fair & warm - cloud on summit - no view
Denis Hoyle summited on July 13th, 2013 [from/via/route] Corridor route [weather] One of the best days of the year. - Early start, only 6 poeple at summit, great views.
Phillip Bulley conquered it on July 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] Styhead Tarn [with] Judith and Toby the dog [weather] Started off sunny & hot but as we reached the summit the mist came from nowhere the visibilty was down to 20m. Couldn't see a thing.
Andy Rushworth scaled during August, 2009 [from/via/route] Langdale via Stickle Gill the Pikes Great End Scafell Pike back via Bow Fell Crinkle Crags [weather] Hot & sunny
John Nicholson walked up on July 8th, 2011 [from/via/route] Seathwaite. Used AW walk - no 13 from "Fell Walking with Wainwright"
Stephen Eddy climbed it on April 28th, 2012 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Mike Woodhouse, Tony Harris, Neil Whitehead [weather] Sunny - Continued onto Scafell Pike
Harry Meijer bagged it on April 24th, 2013 [from/via/route] Seathwaite Farm,Borrowdale [with] The Lake District Walker
Andy Frith hiked it on May 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] Via route c271 very good route [with] Charlie and Aaron [weather] 20m visability, 3 deg -5 deg with wind chill
Darren Mortimer has summited [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Cold frosty with snow on the high ground
Iain Taylor conquered it on August 22nd, 2010 [from/via/route] Seathwaite (NY 23591 12285)
Chris Bramley scaled on October 21st, 2012 [from/via/route] Seathwaite after Scafel pike [weather] Jaqui, N Blake n Jan - Lovely day walked off this mountain off piste with Blake
Paul Carmichael walked up on July 10th, 2012 [from/via/route] seathwaite [with] solo
Christine Knowles climbed it on March 11th, 2012 [from/via/route] Mickledon, Rosset Pike, Esk Hause [with] Graham [weather] Beautiful. Cloud up & down though
Colin Pomfret bagged it on June 22nd, 1987 [from/via/route] Seathwaite
Mark Davidson hiked it during 1998 [with] JH
Stephen Byrne, Patrick Rogozinski, Jim Derby, Wendy Sockett, Melanie Dunn, Louise Sandwith, Jenny Godfrey, Mr M A Blanchard, Leon Potts, Adrian Roberts, Grahame Black, Peter Walsh, Craig Lewis, Trevor Longman, David Shaw, Neil Heywood, Jonathan Tobin, David Laws, Carl Abbott, David Butterfield, Adam Shewry, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Jill Dean, Steve Frank, Paul Booth, Raymond Barnett, Paul Henderson, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams, Tracey Cordes, John Kendall, Jeanette Coward, Kevin Whelan, Ian Thomas, Les Bennett, Patrick Buckland, Victoria Bates, Stephen Millington, Elaine Kenny, Chris Bede, Rob Barklamb, John Tippins, Ray O'hara, Doug Jeffries, Libby Burns and Abubakar Bham have all walked, climbed & bagged Great End.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great End
Looking down Mosedale to Wasdale Head from Little Scoat Fell with Red Pike (Wasdale) on the right in shadow and the Scafell Massif (featuring Great End, Broad Crag, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott and Sca Fell) across the valley
Haycock, Little Scoat Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Pillar, Top of Stirrup Crag, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, Slightside, Harter Fell (Eskdale) and Burnmoor Tarn from the summit of Yewbarrow
Kirk Fell and the shoulder of Great Gable (right) with the lower slopes of Great End (left) and Red Pike (Wasdale) in the distance from Sty Head
Looking down Greta Gill to Wasdale from Great End with Red Pike (Wasdale), Little Scoat Fell, Kirk Fell and Great Gable beyond
From left to right: Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End, Esk Hause, Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Cold Pike, Little Stand and finally the shoulder of Grey Friar from the summit of Hard Knott
Great End, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell and Slightside from the summit of Yewbarrow
Great End, Scafell Pike and Sca Fell from near the summit of Red Pike (Buttermere)
Scafell Pike (far left), Ill Crag and the shoulder of Great End (far right) from Esk Hause
A moody looking Great Gable from Great End's north ridge close to Custs Gully
Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End and Esk Hause from Lingcove Bridge
Ill Crag (left) Broad Crag (centre) and Scafell Pike (right) from Great End (Scafell Massif)
The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End - from the summit cairn on Crinkle Crags (South Top)
Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End and Lingmell from the summit of Yewbarrow
The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End - from the summit of Little Stand
The Scafell Massif - Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End from Crinkle Crags (Long Top)
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