Longlands Fell
483m (1585ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,624ft (800m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Over Water - Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Broad Moss - Lowthwaite Fell - Longlands Fell - The Cumbria Way - Longlands - Lowthwaite - Over Water
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Longlands Fell
James Hughes walked up on May 15th, 2025 [from/via/route] c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water [weather] Beautiful sunny day. - Wonderful walk from car park at Over Water. Enjoyable walk along road before ascending up towards Great Cockup. Delightful small shelter dug into ground just before climb to summit. Double top with summit marked with smaller cairn. Easy if not steep descent into Trusmasdor before stiff climb to top of Meal. Characterful fell with basin & three distinct tops marked by cairns & shelter. Highest point nearer Great Sca Fell. Easy walk down & then power climb to Great Sca Fell marked with impressie cairn. Enjoyable bounce across to Little Sca Fell then Brae Fell. Curved back around over Lowthwaite & Longlands before rejoining Cumbria Way to rejoin road back to Over Water. Possible to descend directly down from Longlands to road.
Paul Roddam climbed it on April 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Bri, Rice, Sass, Bowers and Barber [weather] bloody lovely
Sarah Gunn bagged it on April 13th, 2025 [with] Martin Gunn
Caroline Winter hiked it on March 30th, 2025 [from/via/route] Longlands, Longlands fell, bypassed Longthwaite, Broad Moss, Great Sca fell, Meal Fell, Great Cock up, Little Cock up, road [with] Solo [weather] Great spell of warm weather. Blustery on tops. 36 mph gusts. - Clocks forward & Mother's Day. Early start. Nice grass underfoot & a few shelters by the cairns to rest ⬆️
Geoff Hand summited on August 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Walk C163 Great Cock up, Meal Fell Gt Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell,Brae Fell & Longlands fell from overwater [with] Kate Johnson, Nikki Dakk and Anthony Atkinson [weather] Lovely sunny day, with broken cloud, hazy sunshine - Lovely day with good company, beautiful open countryside. We went wrong around Trusmadoor coming off Gt Cock up which meant we walked around in circles crossing the beck several times! otherwise it was very straight forward. Luckily Kate was there to share navigational thoughts.Finished up at the Farriers Arms in Threlkeld a for beer afterwards.
David Higginbottom conquered it on April 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear & sunny
Jon Floyd scaled on August 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Over water to Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell & Longlands Fell back to Over Water [with] Solo [weather] Good, dry & clear - Added Binsey at the end
Chris Mcmanus walked up on August 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Circular route [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny & misty
Paul Macey climbed it on July 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using walk c163 [weather] Cloudy some sunshine towards end 15 degrees very strong winds @ high level occasional shower
Rob Prikanowski bagged it on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Sunny & warm.
Diane Edgar hiked it on January 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Ascent from udale [with] Gil [weather] zero visability the first time we had sence to give up on the rest & go home! - grassy treadmil
Martin Hartshorne summited on October 14th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Breezy, sunny spells & a shower to end
Christine Shepherd conquered it on September 13th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Over Water using walk c163 Repeated this walk on another glorious day 11.04.2021 [with] On my own [weather] Lovely - This was the last fell in a wonderful circuit from Overwater. I just had time to drive over to Binsey to bag that before going home. Climbed again on 13/10/22 On a lovely Autumn day.
Simon Myerscough scaled on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C163 from Orthwaite [with] no-one else [weather] Low cloud, but dry - misty over 2000ft
Ian Ashton walked up on September 11th, 2022 [with] Solo
Angeline Grieveson climbed it on September 9th, 2022 [with] Dotty
Iain Jones bagged it on September 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] Trail Run from Over Water
Stephen Batson hiked it on May 28th, 2022 [with] Clare [weather] Sunny
Richard Marchant summited on May 8th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at Green Head & walked up a track SW to Charleton Wath & then changed direction across the fell ascending Brae Fell. From here carried on up on to Great Sca Fell then proceeded on an up & back trip to Knott. Once back at Great Sca Fell I dropped down & up on to Meal Fell & onwards to Great Cockup. I then proceeded back on the same path I came but took a path south around Meal Fell & circled around to Lowthwaite Fell & on to Longland Fell & back to the car. [with] On my Own [weather] Dry Day & a bit overcast in the morning although it did become sunny & clear in the afternoon.
Kate Peacock conquered it on April 16th, 2022 [from/via/route] Dropped at Mosedale, collected at the bottom of Longlands Fell. We walked up the steep side of Carrock Fell. [with] Me & Sheila [weather] No rain. Winds were increasing at the beginning but dropped at the end. Fair day. Gloves & coat for the top. - The ascent up Carrock Fell was interesting. Thankfully nobody was there to want to be passed. Steep & narrow & fortunately dry otherwise I'm not sure my feet would have been as secure at points. Just beat to get up it, couldn't really hand around. Tops were as expected but quite boggy in parts. First time I've seen a bothy
Pete George scaled on January 16th, 2022 [from/via/route] Over Water [with] Roco [weather] Foggy at first slowly clearing
Erin Ryan walked up on June 20th, 2021 - Longlands Fell- Lowthwaite Fell - Brae Fell - Little Sca Fell - Great Sca Fell -Meal Fell. Lots of grassy pastures with well defined paths. Returning via Trusmadoor pass lots of little streams with some muddy, boggy sections, but nothing you couldn't get past
Tim Winn climbed it on September 9th, 2021 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Myself [weather] Overcast
Sarah Moore bagged it on May 29th, 2021 [with] Zoe and The Bobbly's [weather] Hot!!
Richard Beardsley hiked it on May 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] Route C163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water [with] Myself. Because of Covid restrictions this is the first fell walks since August 2020. [weather] Lovely sunny day, snow & breezy at heights. - Dropped off at Over Water Car Park & commenced walk at 0930hrs. Stuck rigidly to the route apart from not doing Lowthwaite Fell. Arrived back at the car park at 1400 hrs. Walked a further 3 miles to the Castle Inn on the A591 for lift to home.
Claire Murray summited on February 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Little Cockup, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Lowthwaite Fell & Longlands Fell [with] Vitor [weather] Nice - Lovely walk well marked paths. Difficult to park
Christina Lander conquered it on October 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] Overwater - Great Cockup - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Longlands Fell - Longlands - Overwater [with] Dick [weather] Mostly bright & sunny, clouded over at times - A lovely walk, & only a short drive from our cottage at High Ireby
Chris Sheard scaled on October 1st, 2020 [from/via/route] Circular up from Overwater [with] George [weather] Pleasant light winds, nice round 14c - Much better hills than i expected - lovely walk - great looking Over the firth to Scotland
Martin Woods walked up on August 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] Great Sca Fell from Over Water [with] Mr Ainsy [weather] sunny 22 degrees, bit windy at the tops - Can be boggy between the hills
Nick Dobson climbed it on July 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Overend Water car park, to complete circular walk with 5 Wainwrights. Starting with Great Cockup onto Meal Fell, then Great Sca Fell then onto Brae Fell then Longlands Fell. [with] Margaret and Ralph [weather] Clear sunny day - leaving the Fell on the northern descent returning to the car via the Cumbria way & road
Adrian Howard bagged it on September 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Longlands
Gill Bates hiked it on June 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] from Longlands
Andrew Johnson summited on October 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy, misty on tops
Richard Fulcher conquered it on June 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] Over Water car park [with] Jen [weather] Variable cloud & some sunshine - A very enjoyable walk around a horseshoe of hills
Jamie Bryan scaled on August 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Windy
Darren Wilson walked up on September 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Great Cockup, Meal fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Brae Fell & Longlands Fell [with] with Dan
Julian Parry climbed it on June 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Nuno Malo
Derek Parkin bagged it on March 19th, 2016 [from/via/route] Brae Fell [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] cloudy
Dave Eyes hiked it on July 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] Parked at Longlands & took the old quarry path [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Sunny & windy
Richard Marshall summited on June 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] C160 [with] Andy and Bo [weather] Sunny
Craig Steeland conquered it on June 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] On a long circular route from Over Water car park [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy & cool with gale force winds on the summits - Very wild & remote. Easy walking underfoot. Only saw a handful of other walkers all day.
Chris Bramley scaled on May 28th, 2017 [from/via/route] Longsdale [with] Jacque, Blake,mason and Janet [weather] Misty cold & then sunny - Mason said: Do sheep have toilets?
John Walter walked up on April 28th, 2017 [from/via/route] . [with] Tricia
Wayne Baxter climbed it on April 7th, 2012 [from/via/route] Longland, Brea Fell, Great Scar, Knott, Longlands Fell [with] Sue, Trevor and Wendy [weather] Cloudy & windy
Simon Boddy bagged it on April 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] My g6 [weather] Fine
Leon Harvey hiked it on October 16th, 2016 [with] Solo
Mark Davidson summited on October 17th, 2004 [with] Theresa [weather] Bit grey & dismal
John Almond conquered it on April 3rd, 2016 [from/via/route] go4awalk c163 - From Over Water car parking area - Great Cockup - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Longhands Fell.
Phillip Bulley scaled on July 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Meal Fell [with] Ruby [weather] Sunny & very hot.
Colin Egan walked up on April 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] Ascend from Longlands via the old road [with] My wife Faith [weather] Sunny & warm most of the way, getting cooler & fresher nearer the summit
Jon Mapp climbed it on March 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Suzzann, Caroline and Robin [weather] Beautiful day, blue skies, some clouds, very windy on top - A very pleasant walk, the whole walk completed in 3hrs 50mins
Mark Luckett has bagged it [from/via/route] Climbed Via Longhands Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Meal Fell & Great Cockup [with] Susie Luckett [weather] Cold & icy but bright - Great walk & met some very nice people. Cold & frosty day but 5 hours of walking these Wainwrights warmed us up for the day.
Christine Knowles hiked it on September 20th, 2015 [from/via/route] from Longlands, followed by Brae Fell, Sca Fells, Knott, Meal & Great Cockup [with] Graham [weather] Quite pleasant to start with
Angela O'neill summited on July 6th, 2015 [from/via/route] Overwater [with] John [weather] Dry but overcast & windy
Tracey Cowell conquered it on June 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Solo [weather] Sunny & cloudy & humid
Iain Taylor scaled on March 22nd, 2015 [from/via/route] Near Over Water NY 25544 35378
Harry Meijer walked up on June 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] The Caldbeck Fells [with] The Lake District Walker
John Tippins has climbed it [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Me [weather] Warm & sunny
Anthony Scott bagged it on February 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] Hayley [weather] Grey cloud, windy & cold
Clive Ward hiked it on October 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Fell Side. See Brae Fell [with] Ian, Chris [weather] Ok.
Graeme Russell summited on September 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] from Brae Fell using go4awalk route c163 [with] with Scott, Roxy and Archie [weather] Clear, calm, little hazy
Brait Tillotson conquered it on August 31st, 2014 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] Hilary and Maggie
Elaine Evans scaled on July 18th, 2014 [from/via/route] Parked at Longlands [with] Sue [weather] Very windy but warm & mostly dry. - Hard work against the wind!
Michael Vaughn has walked up [from/via/route] Long lands [with] Alone [weather] Mostly sunny
David Noble climbed it on April 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Over Water [with] Kelly [weather] Dry & Windy
Raymond Barnett bagged it on April 3rd, 2014 [with] self [weather] hazy
Andrew Wood hiked it on March 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Go4awalk route c163 for Great Sca Fell [with] Jane & Andrew [weather] Mild but very windy so felt cold
Joanne Mcgawley summited on February 22nd, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] V.V.V.V WINDY!!! - 7.5 miles
Marcus Bradshaw conquered it on February 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] Route c163
David Baines scaled on April 23rd, 2013 [from/via/route] Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cock Up. [with] Alone [weather] Bright,windy - See Great Sca Fell
Lee Maddison walked up on January 2nd, 2014 [with] Lee jnr, my son
Kevin Parnham climbed it on December 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] From Overwater via Brae Fell [with] Jo [weather] Wet & windy to start but improving to excellent views
Gill Watson bagged it on February 22nd, 2013 [from/via/route] from brae fell [with] Gill
Tim Buckley hiked it on September 22nd, 2013 [from/via/route] c163, from Over Water, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Brae Fell then Longlands Fell & back to Over Water. Set off at 9.45 completed at 3.00pm. [with] Lynne. [weather] Had been cloudy but now clearing with strong wind. - My 80th AW.
Darren Mortimer summited on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Overwater [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm & sunny
Tony Aspden conquered it on October 10th, 2007 [with] Andy [weather] Clear, sunny day
Doug Martin scaled on January 16th, 2013 [from/via/route] From farm at Longlands we walked clockwise route to Knott & back by Trosmadoor in the snow. [with] Fellwalkers. [weather] Snow underfoot but clear blue skies - great day to be out.e - Snow
Stephen Mcdonald has walked up [with] Joanna and Sunny [weather] Cold but nice walk & ended up walking in snow. Sunny very cold at end
Mark Purcell climbed it on March 30th, 2013 [with] TA
Dale Verrall bagged it on November 7th, 2010 [from/via/route] Over Water - walk number C163 [with] Amber [weather] Lovely to start but very cold to finish
John Cave hiked it on January 13th, 2013 [with] Ann, John & Jenny Parkin [weather] Light snow covering, snowing
Charlie Housley summited on November 10th, 2009 [from/via/route] From Longlands Village via the Cumbrian Way. [with] Joanna, patient and understanding wife. [weather] Slightly overcast, with a cool breeze. - From here to Brae Fell.
Stuart Crane conquered it on March 18th, 2008 [from/via/route] c163 Great Sca Fell from Overwater
Stephen Byrne, Katherine Bonner, Neil Smith, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Karen Lythgoe, Hannah Blythe, Melanie Dunn, Maxine Down, Jane Wilkinson, Mr M A Blanchard, Jenny Godfrey, Paul Nicholson, Jill Dean, Hazel Blackbourn , David Watson, Louis Smith, Louise Sandwith, Adrian Roberts, David Shaw, David Laws, John Grimes, Elaine Grayson, Nick Christian, Mike Wilson, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Jonathan Tobin, Gordon Lee, Paul Booth, Peter Clark, Linda Mckeogh, Jacqui Smith, Victoria Bates, Tracey Cordes, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, Rob Barklamb, John Cuthbert, Patrick Buckland, John Southward, Stephen Millington, Paul Carmichael, Jeanette Coward, Gary Kent, Libby Burns and Ray O'hara have all walked, climbed & bagged Longlands Fell.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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