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| Name: | Scales Fell |
| Hill number: | 3700 |
| Height: | 682m / 2238ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2320 Blencathra - Hallsfell Top |
| RHB Section: | 34A: Lake District - Northern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Northern Fells |
| County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
| Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 33173 27875 |
| Summit feature: | rock in grass |
| Drop: | 11m |
| Col: | 671m NY331278  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 578 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Circuit of the Blencathra group of fells from road-head car park near Blencathra Field Centre. Lovely sunny day, with a bitter wind at times. | alistairpooler | 30/03/2024 |
| With Izzy and Margo. From Doddick Fell. Passed over without stopping. Much better weather now. Onto Souther Fell South Top. | James McKnight | 04/11/2023 |
| On the way down from the main top before walking along the bottom back to the Field Centre. | Andrew Pearson | 01/06/2023 |
| Up Hall's Fell and down Scales Fell | Arbie | 11/05/2023 |
| A circular round of the Blencathra group visiting all the Birketts and Synges in the group, namely: Souther Fell, Souther Fell South Top, Scales Fell, Doddick Fell, Blencathra, Gategill Fell Top, Knowe Crags, Atkinson Pike, Mungrisedale Common, Bannerdale Crags, Bowscale Fell, Bowscale Fell East Top, Bowscale Fell Far East Top, and The Tongue. Altogether 25km with 1200m ascent takin 7h 40m. | silveracorn_alan | 19/03/2023 |
| With AB from Mungrisdale | JohnStoneham | 05/02/2023 |
| Winter route over Blencathra group, climbing Scales Fell, Blenacathra (Hallsfell Top), Gategill Fell Top, Knowe Crags, then traversing to Mungrisdale Common, back up to ridge just S of Atkinson Pike and descent to Doddick Fell, then descent to Scales tarn and return to parking spot on A66. Good snow from around 600m. | RobertP | 17/12/2022 |
| 1/5 Scales Fell, Doddick Fell, then three revisits to Hallsfell Top, Gategill Top and Blease Fell. A lovely day for November, misty on the top but almost T shirt weather lower down. Beautiful and busy!! | nickywood1 | 12/11/2022 |
| TC, EC. Climbed from Scales en route to Blencathra | TopCat1959 | 01/11/2022 |
| Wainwright Walk 12: Spider (Blencathra, Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags & Mungrisdale Common) | DavidHiner | 18/10/2022 |
| Blencathra Fell Race | paulcook2809 | 01/06/2022 |
| Circuit of Souther Fell, Blencathra, Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags & Bowscale Fell from Mungrisdale village. | thekirkie pirate | 15/03/2022 |
| Halls Fell Ridge to Blencathra summit, out and back to Knowe Crag, then down via footpath over Scales Fell. With R. | Dan Baddeley | 13/03/2022 |
| Mungrisdale -> Bowscale Fell Far East Top -> Bowscale Fell East Top -> Bowscale Fell -> Bannerdale Crags -> Atkinson Pike -> Blencathra -> Doddick Fell -> Scales Fell -> Souther Fell South Top -> Souther Fell -> Mungrisdale | briandiggle | 22/11/2021 |
| 11 of the Blencathra group summits from Mungrisdale Village Hall, with Jim, Jus & Cat. Thick clag with gusty showers - bog all visibility. | wheresthepath | 26/09/2021 |
| 20210920 - Blencathra via Scales Fell, Atkinson Pike and Knowe Crags | fellowsa | 20/09/2021 |
| Up Halls Fell direct to the summit, cloud so no views but still enjoyable. Took in Blencathra Halls fell top, Bannerdale Crags, Souther Fell, Doddick Fell, Souther Top Fell, Scales Fell. 11.8 miles 3846 ft elevation | nell1583 | 04/09/2021 |
| 19.5 miles 3816ft walk. Start at Scales campsite Mungrisdale, to Souther Fell, Scales Fell, Doddick Fell, Blencatha, Knowe Crags, Atkinson Pike, Gategill Fell, Mungrisdale Common and Bannerdale Crags, back to Scales campsite. | stephenbuda | 19/07/2021 |
| Part of a Sharp Edge, Hall's Fell Ridge loop. | atreides7887 | 02/05/2021 |
| Up from the parking area at Mousthwaite Comb, Scales. With Alfie. A glorious sunny day to mark the end of COVID-19 Lockdown. | Dangerous Dave | 12/04/2021 |
| From Scales via Mungrisdale for a round of The Tongue, Tarn Crags Top, Knowes Crags, Doddick Fell and Scales Fell. | rhalstead | 20/12/2020 |
| with Fay | JamesJolly | 18/10/2020 |
| ANOTHER CLEAR, SUNNY DAY BUT VERY WINDY ON THE TOP OF BLENCATHRA. FROM SCALES UP MAIN PATH OVER SCALES FELL (NEW) AND DODDICK FELL (NEW) AND OUT TO BLEASE FELL (NEW). BACK ALONG THE RIDGE TO ATKINSON PIKE AND DOWN TO THE COLL. NEARLY TO BOWSCALE FELL BUT DIVERTED OVER HORRID ROUGH AND BOGGY GROUND TO THE TONGUE (NEW). BACK ONTO BOWSCALE TO REACH BOWSCALE E. TOP (NEW), THEN DOWN GOOD PATH THOUGH VERY STEEP AND SLIDY AT THE END TO BE PICKED UP IN MUNGRISDALE. SHOULD HAVE DONE BOWSCALE E.TOP BEFORE THE TONGUE AND COME DOWN FROM THE LATTER. 5 NEW TOPS. | BURGESS | 18/09/2020 |
| Veryhappybunny | 18/09/2020 | |
| Veryhappybunny | 22/12/2019 | |
| On way down, post Alpine challenge with DG | Rumbo | 18/12/2019 |
| Dads&Lads - Up Hall's Fell Ridge to Blencathra, over to Middle Tongue and Blease Fell, back to Atkinson Pike and down Scales Fell. | ByronHaywood | 05/09/2019 |
| Descending from Blencathra | sturuss | 04/08/2019 |
| Blencathra with Lindsey on a sunny clear day. Route was Mousethwaite Combe; Scales Beck; Scales Tarn; Sharp Edge; Foule Crag; Halls Fell Top; Gategil Fell Top; Doddick Fell Top; Scales Fell. | Skip | 20/04/2019 |
| Stuart & Duke Friday 19th/4/2019 Z 1700hrs. | DukeNukem | 19/04/2019 |
| Blencathra with MK | Nab Scar | 02/04/2019 |
| With J | GCW | 02/04/2019 |
| With K and RM en route to Blencathra | Ashley | 25/02/2019 |
| With Mat | Theslayer | 24/11/2018 |
| Out and back down the from the Blencathra summit. Total day: 20km covering Souther Fell (both tops), Bannersdale Crags, Mungrisdale Common and all the tops of Blencathra. | Fionalevey | 28/10/2018 |
| All the Blencathra tops plus 3 Wainwrights. Started at Mungrisdale and finished in Threlkeld. Good tea and cakes in village hall Threlkeld | trimarc2 | 28/10/2018 |
| Up Halls Fell to bag the trig at the top missed on my previous visit in 2006. Dropped down to Doddick Fell then on to here for my last top on this mountain. | jonglew | 11/07/2018 |
| Solo, Scales Tarn Circuit via Sharp Edge. | Mountain Goat | 06/07/2018 |
| Scales - SCALES FELL - Doddick Fell - Blencathra - Gategill Fell To - Blease Fell. With David, beautiful sunny day, great views, sky full of parapentes! | citygent | 19/05/2018 |
| Ascended and descended over scales fell from blencathra numerous times bit this was from my route up halls fell. I love scales fell walk up and from blencathra some stunning views and easy path to follow | Zoe Little | 06/05/2018 |
| From Blencathra field centre. Blencathra ridge including Atkinson Pike descending from Scales Fell. With Jill and Gary. | ijpowell | 20/04/2018 |
| Blencathra - Hallsfell Top > Doddick Fell > Scales Fell from GR: NY 33894 26707 | ronaldo333 | 16/12/2017 |
| From Scales | Weather Prophet | 27/10/2017 |
| With Sam & Lucy. | JohnStoneham | 05/08/2017 |
| With Bryher and Jen on a clear if cooler day, good views. Up Scales Fell and back down Doddick. | nordicstar | 01/06/2017 |
| Done with Richard Turner as pat of Blencathra South Ridge taking in Scales Fell, Doddick Fell, Hallsfell Top, Gategill Top & Blease Fell. Blue Sky but a cold blustery Easterly wind. | falunty | 03/05/2017 |
| Done with Richard Turner as pat of Blencathra South Ridge taking in Scales Fell, Doddick Fell, Hallsfell Top, Gategill Top & Blease Fell. Blue Sky but a cold blustery Easterly wind. | nitranrenrut | 03/05/2017 |
| Veryhappybunny | 08/04/2017 | |
| Stunning spring day. Snow underfoot and clear blue sunny skies. Bowscale Fell Far East Top, Bowscale Fell East Top, Bowscale Fell, Atkinson Pike, Blencathra Halsfell Top, Scales Fell and Souther Fell from Mungrisdale. | Lazylizzie | 25/03/2017 |
| Today's fantastic winter walk in the Snow over blencathera Startling in Mungrisdale at the mill Inn Over Souther fell Up to Blencathera Via scales fell Down to Mungrisdale Common Up and around to Bannerdale Crags Finishing as the sun was setting on to of Bowscale Fell 14 miles in deep snow Meant beer was called for | Tobo1969 | 24/03/2017 |