Hard Knott
549m (1802ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Hard Knott is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL6 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Maps 89 & 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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Walk c280 Hard Knott from Jubilee Bridge, Eskdale
Rough fell walking on faint paths
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25ml (10km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,756ft (535m) | |
| Time: | 4 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Eskdale - Jubilee Bridge - Hardknott Pass - Hardknott Castle. (Roman Fort) - Hardknott Pass - Hard Knott - Yew Bank - Lingcove Beck - Lingcove Bridge - Great Moss - River Esk - Jubilee Bridge - Eskdale
Walk c402 Harter Fell and Hard Knott from The Woolpack Inn, Eskdale
Some of the quieter fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,568ft (1,087m) | |
| Time: | 8 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Eskdale - The Woolpack Inn - Doctor Bridge - Low Birker - Birker Force - Low Birker Tarn - Green Crag (Ulpha Fell) - Crook Crag - Harter Fell (Eskdale) - Dunnerdale Forest - Hardknott Pass - Hardknott Gill - Hard Knott - Yew Bank - Lingcove Beck - Lingcove Bridge - Great Moss - Brotherilkeld - Taw House Farm - Wha House Farm - The River Esk - The Woolpack Inn - Eskdale
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Hard Knott
John King walked up on September 4th, 2021 [from/via/route] Hard Knott Pass [weather] Overcast & cool & little wind
John Fenwick climbed on September 27th, 2020 [from/via/route] Walked from the wool pack in. Weather was perfect for walking. Followed walk c402 took a couple of wrong turns along the way. [with] Romany [weather] Sunny with some clouds & some wind. - There is no cattle grid top of Hard Knott Pass as stated on the directions. Headed back via roman hill fort from Hard Knott back down road as we ran out of time to finish.
Richard Marshall bagged on August 30th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Woolpack Inn Eskdale [with] Andy Pratt [weather] WarmSunny/Cloudy
Wayne Baxter hiked on August 24th, 2020 [from/via/route] Drove from the Three Shire Stone to Hardnut Pass. Parked Raven Crag. Wlaked to Border end & then onto Hard Knott. Return on same path [with] Sue [weather] Sunny
Dave Eyes summited on August 22nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Drove up Hard Knott pass & parked at the cairn. Waked in to Hard Knott summit from there [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Cloudy with a bit of Sun. Quite Windy
Paul Macey conquered on July 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Harter Fell And Green Crag
Andrew Johnson scaled on November 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] Eskdale [weather] Cloudy
Elaine Evans walked up on October 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] From Hardknott Pass to summit of Hardknott & return. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Beautiful, dry & sunny. - Finally! After six years Sue & I have completed the 214 Wainwrights in The Lake District, something I could never have imagined possible a few years ago. Christine - thank you for your support & the bubbly at the summit, I'll return the favour in a few months! Sue - thank you for your company, your patience & your perseverance - we did it!
Phillip Bulley climbed on July 11th, 2019 [from/via/route] From the top of hard knott pass. [with] Ruby. [weather] Raining & cloudy absolutely no views.
Chris Sheard bagged on April 7th, 2019 [from/via/route] Up from Eskdale [with] George [weather] Started murky with light winds finished clear & fabulous - Well this was a funny one. Started in our mind as a get out of way only to find it was fantastic. Did the fort first then lunch looking at Sca fells, Bow fell - i am sure this is one i will do again
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Hard Knott
Looking south west towards Hard Knott, Harter Fell (Eskdale), Lingcove Bridge and Eskdale from the summit of Bow Fell (Bowfell)
Hard Knott summit cairn - with Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell) and Crinkle Crags gracing the skyline
*Northernly Panorama from the summit of Hard Knott featuring Sca Fell, Scafell Pike, Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Gunson Knott, Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Crinkle Crags (South Top)
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
Harter Fell (Eskdale) (back), Hard Knott and The Lingcove Valley from Bow Fell (Bowfell) summit cairn
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