Bagged Sca Fell 964m (3163ft) The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

The view from the summit of Sca Fell Photograph by Sean Harrison Sca Fell is classified as a: Mountain (2nd in Eng, 10th in Eng & Wales) Wainwright (No. 2) Nuttall (2nd in Eng, 11th in Eng & Wales)   Sca Fell is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers) sheet: OL6 OS Landranger (Pink Covers) sheet: 89 and 90

Sca Fell is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

• The Southern Fells area of The Lake District

• *Walk all The Wainwrights in The Southern Fells area of The Lake District

* Version including the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.

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You can walk to the top of Sca Fell by using any of these 7 easy to follow route maps:

Walk c233 Sca Fell and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

Route Summary: - Wasdale Head, (National Trust Campsite), Wast Water, Lingmell, Corridor Route, Scafell Pike, Mickledore, Foxes Tarn, Symonds Knott, Sca Fell, Lingmell Gill, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.

Length: 12km (7½ miles) | Ascent: 1,279m (4,195ft) | Allow at least: 7hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk c109 Slight Side and Sca Fell from Wha House Farm, Eskdale

Route Summary: - Eskdale, Wha House Farm, Hare Crag, Quagrigg Moss, Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Foxes Tarn, Cam Spout Crag, River Esk, Great Moss, Lingcove Bridge, Brotherilkeld, Hardknott Pass, Eskdale.

Length: 16km (10 miles) | Ascent: 1,045m (3,428ft) | Allow at least: 7hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk c175 Slight Side and Sca Fell from Wha House Farm, Eskdale

Route Summary: - Eskdale, Wha House Farm, Hare Crag, Quagrigg Moss, Slight Side, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Hard Rigg, Burnmoor Tarn, Eel Tarn, Christcliff, Wha House Farm, Eskdale.

Length: 16km (10 miles) | Ascent: 1,037m (3,401ft) | Allow at least: 7hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk c271 The Scafell Massif from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

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.

Length: 15.5km (9¾ miles) | Ascent: 1,567m (5,140ft) | Allow at least: 8¾hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk c453 The Scafell Mountains from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

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.

Length: 17.5km (11 miles) | Ascent: 1,648m (5,409ft) | Allow at least: 9½hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk c166 The Scafell Masiff from Wha House Farm, Eskdale

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.

Length: 22km (13¾ miles) | Ascent: 1,519m (4,982ft) | Allow at least: 10hrs | Grade: Very Hard

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Walk c110 The Eskdale Skyline from Wha House Farm, Eskdale

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.

Length: 22.5km (14 miles) | Ascent: 1,832m (6,009ft) | Allow at least: 9hrs | Grade: Very Hard

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Sca Fell

Michael Nolan walked up Sca Fell on October 22nd, 2018 [from/via/route] lords rake [with] ray - still enjoyed it!

Craig Steeland climbed Sca Fell on June 26th, 2018 [from/via/route] Wha House Farm car park at bottom of Hardknott Pass [with] On my own [weather] Hot and sunny with no wind.

Chris Sheard bagged Sca Fell on April 10th, 2018 [from/via/route] Up from Boot past Eel tarn and over slight side. Pleasant to start becoming persistent rain then hellish gusts which blew both of us off our feet. Wild and wonderful. [with] George [weather] Started cloudy turning to rain and finished with broken cloud and sun - Cloud caused some navigation problems in middle section. rain and strong winds pushed us off track but recovered well. George damaged his ankle on good old wet grass

Chris Faulkner hiked Sca Fell on March 10th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Wasdale. [with] Michelle Chandler [weather] Misty. Rainy. Very poor visibility - Poor visibility. Billy no mates crow on top !!

Simon Myerscough summited Sca Fell on April 18th, 2006 [from/via/route] C271 [weather] Cloudy first, sunny later, Very very windy (hailstones)

Iain Jones conquered Sca Fell on August 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale (The Wainwright 60 - Day 6 (Scafell)) [with] Graeme High

Simon Boddy scaled Sca Fell on June 25th, 2017 [from/via/route] Eskdale [with] HF Holidays [weather] Sunny and breezy

Fergus Mcgee walked up Sca Fell during April, 2015 [from/via/route] Lakes tour from Eskdale [with] Aoife [weather] Good, very sunny - Quiet, a handful of people on top compared to Scafell pike which was crawling with people

John Walter climbed Sca Fell on May 3rd, 2017 [from/via/route] .Eskdale [with] Ramblers B+

Anthony Scott bagged Sca Fell on May 4th, 2017 [from/via/route] YHA Eskdale [with] me [weather] Glorious! Blue sky, some white cloud, 15 degrees. Just a bit windy, gales high up! - Dangerously windy on top (50mph +)

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