Sca Fell
964m (3163ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Sca Fell is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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Walk c233 Sca Fell and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
England's 2 highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,195ft (1,279m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
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.
Walk c109 Slight Side and Sca Fell from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
England's 2nd highest mountain
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,428ft (1,045m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
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.
Walk c175 Slight Side and Sca Fell from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
England's 2nd highest mountain
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,401ft (1,037m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
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.
Walk c271 The Scafell Massif from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
England's highest & 2nd highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,140ft (1,567m) | |
| Time: | 8.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
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.
Walk c453 The Scafell Mountains from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
Testing route up England's highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,409ft (1,648m) | |
| Time: | 9½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
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.
Walk c166 The Scafell Masiff from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
England's highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,982ft (1,519m) | |
| Time: | 10 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
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.
Walk c110 The Eskdale Skyline from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
Stenuous high level route across England's highest mountains
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14ml (22.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 6,009ft (1,832m) | |
| Time: | 9 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Very Hard) |
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.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Sca Fell
Elaine Evans walked up on September 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] From Wasdale campsite carpark, via corpse road towards Burnmoor Tarn, ascended to Sca Fell then descended to Slight Side, back to corpse road and returned to car. [with] Sue [weather] Wonderful walking weather - fair, sunshine and cloud with a cooling breeze. Poor visibility on Sca Fell summit. - Very boggy ground on way up and on way down. Saw memorial to Polish pilots who crashed in 1941 - some wreckage still present at site.
Phillip Bulley climbed on September 8th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Backenclose to lords rake. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny and warm.
Bay Wan bagged on August 25th, 2019 [from/via/route] Slight Side to Scafell loop (avoided Scafell Pike like the plague because a) it was August Bank holiday weekend and b) I heard it was all bouldery so not really my bag) [with] Cocoa dog - 8 yrs old [weather] Sunny summers day. 25 degrees. Lovely with a breeze. Cooking without. - Path disappeared after about an hour on the way up to Slight Side at Whinscales and it's pretty boggy in most if the way, however, treading a lesser used path has its advantages being I saw no one until I neared Scafell! Didn't enjoy the scree descent down from Scafell and the boggy return, although the path was better here.
Richard Marchant hiked on November 23rd, 1993 [from/via/route] This was a two day trip with an overnight camp at Beckhead Tarn below Great Gable. Day 1 we ascended Yewbarrow then onto Red Pike-Scoat Fell-Pillar-Kirk Fell and descended to Beckhead Tarn and camped the night and what a cold night. Day 2 Great Gable-Scafell Pike via the corridor route then Sca Fell and back down to Wasdale and the car. [with] Best Friend Ray Collins. [weather] Clear blue skies, no wind but very cold and in the minus overnight
Alan Pritchard summited on September 12th, 2016 [with] Solo [weather] Good - Went on walking holiday - also have done the 3 peaks challenge once. Also the Yorkshire 3 peaks in 8hours..🚶♂️😎👌
Gemma Armitage conquered on September 5th, 2018 [with] Richard & Pippa (6 months) [weather] dry
Michael Nolan scaled on October 22nd, 2018 [from/via/route] lords rake [with] ray - still enjoyed it!
Craig Steeland walked up 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 climbed 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 bagged 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 !!
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Sca Fell
Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell above Wast Water from near Middle Fell (Wasdale)
*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)
Lingmell (far right), Scafel Pike, Mickledore, Sca Fell and Illgill Head (centre right) from across Overbeck Bridge, Wast Water
Seatallan (centre left) and you can just make out Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell (centre right in the distance) from Ponsonby Fell summit
Binsey Trig Point and cairn with The Uldale Fells (Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell and Knott) beyond
Snow on Scafell Pike (left), Sca Fell (right top) and Lingmell (right centre) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable
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