Sale Fell
359m (1178ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 2.5ml (4km) |
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| Ascent: | 748ft (228m) |
| Time: | 1.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,091ft (637m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Church of St Margaret - Wythop Mill - Sale Fell - Dodd Crag - Wythop Beck - Esking Farm - Corpse Road - Ling Fell (Wythop) - Burthwaite Cottage - Old Scale - Chapel Wood - Routenbeck - Wythop.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,703ft (1,433m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Broom Fell - Low Burthwaite Wood - Kelswick Farm - Sale Fell - Dodd Crag - Eskin Farm - Corpse Road - Ling Fell (Wythop) - Wythop Moss - Graystones - Scawgill Bridge - Whinlatter (Brown How) - - Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) - Whinlatter Forest Park
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Sale Fell
Paul Roddam walked up Sale Fell on September 28th, 2025 [with] Barb [weather] glorious
Neil Walker climbed Sale Fell on August 25th, 2025 [from/via/route] Wythop Church [with] Emma and Sophie [weather] Sunny - Perfect weather on August bank holiday 2025. 2 nice Wainwrights (Sale & Ling Fells) - only occasional other walkers seen
Neil Heywood bagged Sale Fell on August 2nd, 2025 [from/via/route] A66 High Wythop [with] logan Heywood, Mike Hills
James Hughes hiked Sale Fell on June 3rd, 2025 [from/via/route] c325 Sale Fell & Ling Fell from Wythorp Church [weather] Breezy, cloudy, warm in sun. - Interesting walk disrupted by closed road at Pheasant Pub. Started at Pheasant. Meandered up through the forest to exit gate onto Fell. Steep brisk climb up Rivins & then out over to Sale Fell. Interesting top, reminded me of Meal Fell. Dropped down into valley up tree lined road to base of Ling Fell. Took second path on left, marked by cairns to top of Ling Fell. Good views all around. Nice gentle walk back on road to Old Scales farm before skirting Fell & returning to gate into forest. Returned to Pheasant via same route out. Pleasant pint of Fell Walker (Bowness Bay Brewery) in Pheasant.
Geoff Hand summited Sale Fell on February 11th, 2025 [from/via/route] parking at Brumston Bridge then walking South to Ling Fell, then onto the Sale Fell. [with] Solo today [weather] High cloud & cold! A few spots of rain. - Short walk but two steep climbs. Lovely area.
Ian Ashton conquered Sale Fell on December 27th, 2024 [with] Wife and Ella
Caroline Winter scaled Sale Fell on October 7th, 2024 [from/via/route] Wythop mill, road to Wythop hall [with] Solo [weather] Short spells of rain & clear views, windy in top - Nice, straight forward walk, with far reaching views towards coast, skidddaw.
Sarah Gunn walked up Sale Fell on July 29th, 2024 [from/via/route] From The Phesant [with] Martin Gunn
Iain Jones climbed Sale Fell on March 9th, 2024 [from/via/route] Wythop Woods - I
David Higginbottom bagged Sale Fell on July 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Route 325 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Sale Fell
The Northern Fells (Binsey (left), Blencathra or Saddleback and Skiddaw), Bassenthwaite Lake and The North Western Fells (Sale Fell, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf) from the summit of Caermote Hill
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