Lonscale Fell
715m (2347ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Lonscale Fell is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL4 | |
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| OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Lonscale Fell is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
Walk c321 Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell from Millbeck, nr Keswick
Peak Baggers route
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,529ft (1,076m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Keswick, Millbeck, The Allerdale Ramble, Doups, White Stones, Carl Side, Longside Edge, Long Side, Skiddaw, Little Man (Skiddaw), Jenkin Hill, Lonscale Fell, Lonscale Crags, The Cumbria Way, Applethwaite, The Allerdale Ramble, Millbeck, Nr Keswick.
Walk c186 Lonscale Fell and Skiddaw from Gale Road (Underscar) nr Keswick
The highest point in the Northern Fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,850ft (869m) | |
| Time: | 6½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Keswick, Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick, Lonscale Fell, Jenkin Hill, Little Man (Skiddaw), Skiddaw, Sale How (Skiddaw), Skiddaw House, Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick.
Walk c273 Skiddaw and Bakestall from Gale Road (Underscar) nr Keswick
Excellent high level ridge walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,214ft (980m) | |
| Time: | 7½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Keswick, Gale Road, Lonscale Fell, Jenkin Hill, Little Man (Skiddaw), Skiddaw, Bakestall, Birkett Edge, Whitewater Dash, Back O' Skiddaw, The Cumbria Way, Skiddaw House, Gale Road (Underscar) Nr Keswick.
Walk c447 The Skiddaw Massif from Millbeck, nr Keswick
Long high level route
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,458ft (1,663m) | |
| Time: | 11 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Keswick, Millbeck, The Allerdale Ramble, Doups, Dodd (Skiddaw), White Stones (Skiddaw), Carl Side, Longside Edge, Long Side, Ullock Pike, Carlside Tarn, Skiddaw, Blake Hill, Bakestall, Little Man (Skiddaw), Jenkin Hill, Lonscale Fell, Lonscale Crags, The Cumbria Way, Latrigg, Applethwaite, The Allerdale Ramble, Millbeck, Nr Keswick.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Lonscale Fell
Christina Lander walked up on November 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Skiddaw car park - Cumbria Way - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Little Man - Skiddaw - Carl Side - Dodd - Millbeck - Latrigg - Skiddaw car park [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Beautiful sunny day - Very early start to see the sunrise from Lonscale Fell
Jamie Bryan climbed on August 2nd, 2019 [weather] Sunny
Tom Mcbeath bagged on June 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Gale Road carpark [with] Ursula [weather] Sunny, cloudless, day with a good breeze - Waked on to Little Mann
Geoffrey Robertshaw hiked on June 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Up from Skiddaw car park [with] Wife [weather] Great - Great Views at the top
Richard Marshall summited on May 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] C273 Skiddaw [with] Bo and Andy P [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Fog on Skiddaw
Lucy Perchard conquered on September 24th, 2018 [from/via/route] Caught bus from Keswick to Ravenstone Manor then climbed to Skiddaw via the Ullock Pike, Long Side and Carl Side before descending back to Keswick via Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell [with] Tony [weather] Low cloud covered Skiddaw but this lifted once we reached Carl Side so plan A to climb to Skiddaw was a goer (plan B to descend to Dodd if Skiddaw was still in cloud). Showers towards the end of the walk. - A great linear walk
Louis Smith scaled on December 26th, 2018 [weather] mist
David Richards walked up on September 30th, 2018 [with] Aussie
Carol Hancock climbed on May 22nd, 2018 [from/via/route] From Ornathwaite car park [with] Dave Hancock [weather] Mist/fog cleared. - Descended to Lonscale Fell from Skiddaw. Superb views.
Craig Steeland bagged on May 10th, 2018 [from/via/route] From minor road by Peterhouse Farm [with] Sue [weather] Partly cloudy and cold with very strong winds
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Lonscale Fell
Sale How (foreground) Blencathra (centre) and Lonscale Fell (right) from Skiddaw
Great Calva, Burnt Horse, Blencathra and Lonscale Crags from (North of) Lonscale Fell
The North Western Fells (far left distance), Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell (centre left), Great Calva (centre) and Belncathra or Saddleback, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell (centre right) and the shoulder of Clough Head (far right) from the summit of High Rigg
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