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 - Birkett Edge, Bakestall and Skiddaw (in cloud) from the large cairn on the approach to Great Cockup

Birkett Edge, Bakestall and Skiddaw (in cloud) from the large cairn on the approach to Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (101)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Cairns on the summit of Brae Fell

Cairns on the summit of Brae Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (113)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Brockle Crag and Bassenthwaite Lake from Great Cockup

Brockle Crag and Bassenthwaite Lake from Great Cockup

Photo: David Hayter (29)

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

Skiddaw from Orthwaite

Photo: Andy Lyons (1)

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 - 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 - Checking the route near Orthwaite

Checking the route near Orthwaite

Photo: Terry Howard (98)

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

Great Sca Fell from Meal Fell

Photo: David Hayter (31)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Binsey Trig Point and cairn with The Uldale Fells (Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell and Knott) beyond

Binsey Trig Point and cairn with The Uldale Fells (Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell and Knott) beyond

Photo: Mike Moodie (1)

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

The view from Brae Fell summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (880)

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

Binsey Summit

Photo: Stephen Collins (3)

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 - Descending to Trusmadoor between Great Cockup and Meal Fell

Descending to Trusmadoor between Great Cockup and Meal Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (104)

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

Great Cockup summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (514)

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

Binsey Summit

Photo: David Hayter (160)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - On the summit of Binsey with my husband

On the summit of Binsey with my husband

Photo: Christine Shepherd (701)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - North to The Solway Firth from Binsey

North to The Solway Firth from Binsey

Photo: Stephen Collins (4)

Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water - Orthwaite Hall

Orthwaite Hall

Photo: David Hayter (39)

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 - Overwater from Binsey

Overwater from Binsey

Photo: David Hayter (161)


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