Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water

High Fell views with little company


Route outline for walk c461:

Over Water Reservoir  -  Waterside Wood  -  Whitefield Cottage  -  Binsey Cottage  -  Binsey  -  Dogkennel Wood  -  Overwater Hall  -  Black Wood  -  Orthwaite  -  Orthwaite Bank  -  Uldale Fells  -  Great Cockup  -  Meal Fell  -  Great Sca Fell  -  Little Sca Fell  -  Brae Fell  -  Broad Moss  -  Charleton Gill  -  Langlands Fell  -  The Cumbria Way  -  Lowthwaite  -  Chapelhouse Reservoir  -  Over Water




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
5
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Sca Fell at 651m (2137ft). Great Sca Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 114).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Brae Fell at 586m (1923ft). Brae Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 134).

You will also reach the summit of Meal Fell at 550m (1805ft). Meal Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 150).

Along the way you will also bag:

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Cumbria Way, a 112km (70 miles) linear footpath connecting Ulverston in Cumbria, England with Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The Cumbria Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Way.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water

In no particular order . . .

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - The summit cairn on Little Sca Fell

The summit cairn on Little Sca Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (112)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Binsey and Over Water from Great Sca Fell

Binsey and Over Water from Great Sca Fell

Photo: David Hayter (32)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Skiddaw massif from Binsey

Skiddaw massif from Binsey

Photo: David Hayter (162)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Meal Fell and Great Cockup from Great Sca Fell

Meal Fell and Great Cockup from Great Sca Fell

Photo: David Hayter (166)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Knott and Over Water from Binsey

Knott and Over Water from Binsey

Photo: Stephen Collins (2)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Over Water from the summit cairn on Longlands Fell

Over Water from the summit cairn on Longlands Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (114)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Over Water from the large cairn on the approach to Great Cockup

Over Water from the large cairn on the approach to Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (100)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Great Sca Fell from the summit cairn on Meal Fell

Great Sca Fell from the summit cairn on Meal Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (107)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - White cross memorial to Fanny Mercer near the bottom of Fleetwith Pike near Gatescarth

White cross memorial to Fanny Mercer near the bottom of Fleetwith Pike near Gatescarth

Photo: Christine Shepherd (874)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - The River Esk and Crinkle Crags from Sca Fell

The River Esk and Crinkle Crags from Sca Fell

Photo: David Hayter (379)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - The Nab (Martindale) summit cairn

The Nab (Martindale) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (875)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Lord's Rake in between Sca Fell and Scafell Pike

Lord's Rake in between Sca Fell and Scafell Pike

Photo: Christine Shepherd (831)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Bassenthwaite from Binsey

Bassenthwaite from Binsey

Photo: David Hayter (163)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - The path back to Orthwaite

The path back to Orthwaite

Photo: Terry Howard (116)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Overwater from Binsey

Overwater from Binsey

Photo: David Hayter (161)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Brae Fell summit

Brae Fell summit

Photo: David Hayter (165)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Great Cockup summit cairn

Great Cockup summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (877)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Great Sca Fell summit cairn

Great Sca Fell summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (879)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - The small cairn on the summit of Great Cockup

The small cairn on the summit of Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (102)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Binsey Summit

Binsey Summit

Photo: Stephen Collins (3)


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