Thunacar Knott
723m (2373ft)

The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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Thunacar Knott is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL6

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Thunacar Knott

Claire Kirk walked up on July 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Stickle Ghyll [with] Phil [weather] Pleasant - It was the day of the Scafell Sky Race

Kevin Foster climbed on June 8th, 2020 [from/via/route] Grasmere walk c428 [with] By myself. [weather] Cloudy but summits clear. - A long but very interesting approach following the ridge over Blea Rigg and Sergeant Man. Fairly flattish top with slight depression and small tarnlet between two rocky outcrops. Most southerly being slightly higher. There's a not often seen view of the back of the Langdale Pikes from here but apart from that the views are mainly long distance.

Sarah Culverhouse bagged on August 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] NDG [with] Mary Puppins [weather] glorious sunshine

Andy Buxton hiked during November, 1989 [from/via/route] From NDG: Blea Rigg, Sergeant Mann, High Raise and Thunacar Knott [with] Solo [weather] Very dreary - I was glad I didn't waste a decent day on this one!

Adrian Howard summited on September 6th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dungeon Ghyll Car park

Andrew Douthwaite conquered on May 31st, 2020 [from/via/route] c281 [with] Hannah [weather] Full Sun - First walk after lockdown - encountered skinny dippers.

Victoria Bates scaled on August 2nd, 2017 [from/via/route] Old dungeon ghyll [with] Mark, Kathryn and Reece [weather] Dreadful

Andrew Johnson walked up on October 14th, 2019 [from/via/route] New Dungeon Ghyl [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy, misty on tops

Penelope Twemlow climbed on August 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] From Dungeon Ghyll up the main path to Stickle Tarn then round the back to Pavey Ark up North Rake, across to Thunacar Knott and back across to Harrison Stickle [with] My little ones [weather] Dry, warm, sunny in the morning, overcast in the afternoon

Richard Marchant bagged on December 21st, 1986 [from/via/route] For this walk we used two cars. One car we left at Thirlmere and then piled in to the other car and drove it round to Langdale to start the walk. This route took us from New Dungeon Ghyll up Stickle Ghyll to Stickle Tarn where we ascended between Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark and then went on to Thunacar Knott on to High Raise, then along to Low White Stone-Greenup Edge then down to Wythburn. [with] Nick Harker, Chris Aylen and Mark Howard [weather] Blue Skies, very cold and quite a bit of snow with a snow line at about 400m - 4 Navy lads on a 4 day stay in the Lakes before going our separate ways to our homes to spend the rest of our Xmas leave with our families. A great 4 days in the Lakes where we each had a day leading our own walks. We did 1) Helvellyn, 2) Great Gable, 3) Langdale over to Thirlmere and 4) Fairfield Horseshoe

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