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N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 340 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked near cattle grid to the west and followed edge of access land to summit ridge. Then went onto In Scar | matty1971b | 09/03/2024 |
We parked on the side of the road and may our way around some cows and through a muddy field, passed a farm and onto the top were we saw our 2nd red squirrel of the day. We made our way across the limestone pavement to the top with is a concrete circle similar to Blencathra and Branstree. From there we headed today through the bracken, through more mud and back to the car. We had a stop at Teebay on the way home and I had some of Becs Pulled pork Scotch egg. That night we went to watch the Lancashire hotpots at Riva in Preston and a pint in the talbot before a MacDonalds and other things in bed. The next day we went to the white Lion for Breakfast and watched serial killer docs all day. Didn’t go to any bonfires because of the bad weather. | Scotty 2 Hotty | 04/11/2023 |
Parked by Field Gate for a circuit of Knipescar Common and In Scar. Set off on ROW to NW. Access Land was an ocean of high bracken, so went up the fields: just one wall to cross with the aid of a tree. Visited summit and OS trig bolt. | PGCE | 01/09/2023 |
With Sue from small parking spot below Scarside. Good track at end of road and due to dry weather nice and dry underfoot to top. Excellent vies in sunshine. Return same way. | Frank | 08/06/2023 |
yorkielad | 02/04/2023 | |
After a pleasant couple of hours on Heughscar Hill and Arkham Fell I took the car to Bampton Grange for a quick up and down. From the cattle grid I turned right thinking the climb looked a bit of a challenge but the network of decent paths criss crossing the hill made it more of a puff than a lung buster. With Boris. | ytfckent | 11/02/2023 |
Knipescar Common from Knipe Moor and Heughscar Hiil from Askham. 
(Driving between) 
9 km, 320 m asc. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720305096624 | SalmonJoe | 06/01/2023 |
Parked in Bampton Grange easy circular route, manily on decent paths ,a few boggy areas. paths disappear from Field Gate Grid 530183 to 533184. | smocks and denims | 22/11/2022 |
Bus dropped me at start of FP to the east, came via In Scar. Lovely area. Walked out via Scarside and back roads to Shap for bus back to Penrith | trimarc2 | 20/09/2022 |
with Anne - lovely bible with dogs then Mardale Inn | Dave Sargent | 01/09/2022 |
With Alma Aurea. Hardendale Nab and Long Scar Pike as a day walk. Tea in Shap and then as it was a clear and sunny evening we had a walk on Knipescar Common, beautiful views. | meltdiceburg | 25/06/2022 |
From Shap to Bampton Road via Scarside Farm. Straightforward walk, along track following wall at top. Very windy at top (sunken trig point). Return via track along edge. Some great views towards Mardale and Haweswater. | DABT | 26/05/2022 |
Hazy sunshine. Tea on top. Very quiet and beautiful place. | SlowOl | 23/02/2022 |
Parked near Shapbeck Gate then used bridleway around quarry towards In Scar then back east to bridleway and down to gate through dry stone wall then onward to Knipescar Common plus the concrete ring at the lower Birkett summit. | Dugswell2 | 13/01/2022 |
with Eileen. Weather dry. Walked back along the river | johnjennison | 16/10/2021 |
By AW’s route in his BoOF | Isbjorn | 29/09/2021 |
Lowther Castle Trail Race | patriciagill | 15/08/2021 |
From layby on A6 and past quarry. Very nice little walk and great views of far eastern fells and even Blencathra in the North and Pennines. | Slash3 | 28/06/2021 |
From the A6 via the quarry, walk due west to the scar. There's a parking layby 1/4 mile from the footpath at Shapbeck Gate. The road to Bampton was closed for roadworks. 9km circuit including geocaches on the Common | RowanP | 05/04/2021 |
We parked on the roadside just a few 100 yards from the farm lane leading up to the bridleway to the summit. We descended the same way. With Richie. | Zoe Little | 07/09/2020 |
Solo with Leonie and Toby. Beautiful warm everning. | outlyingfells20 | 06/08/2020 |
Parked by fonebox in Bampton Grange. From In Scar. The wall between the two tops has been repaired and so it is best to go to the bridleway and up from that if doing the two tops. | Alan Moore | 11/07/2020 |
Nice circular walk from Askham following the east bank of the river lowther to Whale where we followed the road around to a track passing barns and a couple of farm houses to the end of the track where you carry on in between two small plantations to easily reach the top. From here keep going to the end of the wall on the right where there is a clearing and a gate. We went through the gate turned right to Knipescar. Cracking concrete ring at the top. From here we carried on to the farm and the road back to Whale where we turned left on a path to a bridge over to the west bank of the lowther which we followed to the road back to Askham | Wayne Mac | 10/07/2020 |
Up from scarside, back down via the river lowther | philz008 | 09/07/2020 |
A quick up and down after doing the Naddle Horseshoe on a beautiful, hot day. Beautiful views, landscape yellow with buttercups and gorse | Lazylizzie | 29/05/2020 |
Ascent from Field Gate, via Low Scarside to Knipescar Common and on Knope Scar. Descent to Knipe Moor and return via quarries. | raymooremanx | 03/01/2020 |
In Scar, Knipescar Common, Heughscar Hill | keithouk | 13/10/2019 |
From single pull-in by Scarside Farm and up track to common. Pleasant easy walking on the access land. | milimana | 04/10/2019 |
KNIPESCAR COMMON (#10) route as per Wainwright book | mnph | 28/04/2019 |
Solo jaunt - had a snooze on top. 
Pleasant day | Shutterlag | 16/04/2019 |
Parked just off the A6 on the Newby Rd and walked up the bridleway past the quarry for a quick out and back walk. | Chipstertrain | 04/04/2019 |
during lowther trail race | willow | 12/08/2018 |
From Scarside | Mark Sims | 13/07/2018 |
With Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 27/05/2018 |
AW's outliers last of three on a 18 mile walk from Askham, first over Heughsar hill and onto Dunmallard hill. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 19/05/2018 |
Parked near cattle grid to the west and followed edge of access land to summit ridge. Then went onto In Scar | Fisky Boy | 19/05/2018 |
With Fisky Boy | Brenda Cloke | 19/05/2018 |
22nd | Alaric | 23/04/2018 |
Part of Orienteering Event . | christine99 | 08/04/2018 |
Out and back from parking near cattle grid. | rhalstead | 30/03/2018 |
With Jo, grace and sam | studuncan | 28/12/2017 |
An end of day add on after being up on the Wasdale Horseshoe. | silveracorn_alan | 26/12/2017 |
Circuit from Scarside | Ajm0310 | 10/11/2017 |
From Scarside near Bampton. With LP. | wombourne | 06/11/2017 |
with Sez | Littledave | 04/11/2017 |
Easy parking to the south west where the bridleway leaves the road (alt 202m). A direct ascent would be extremely difficult during the bracken season and gorse also blocks the route completely before the final climb. Far better to follow the wall to the ridge top and then pick up a clear path to the summit. | moorsman | 28/10/2017 |
In Scar first (from NY 5298 1827). Nice escarpment with extensive views to W. NB. The gap between Scarside and Inscar Plantations has been forested and, with a high stone wall, isn't so easy to go between. | jonglew | 26/09/2017 |
WOs 60,61 and 62; Bs 61. Decided to leave the Shap fells until next year so drove round from Pooley Bridge to finish those around Kendal and Windermere, going straight up and back Knipescar, Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar. Showery and threatening with a strong, cold wind so did all three out and back by the shortest route. | BURGESS | 03/08/2017 |
My final WO. From Scar Side | bardolph | 25/07/2017 |
Parked down at A6 again, and w Bryher and Jenx went up track, around edge of mature rape and then BW past old limekiln. These fields overgrown and thistly, possible signs of quarry expansion. After In Scar went through woods and gap in wall to Wainwright top. Jen down to Bampton w dog while I returned to car and round to collect them from river bridge. | nordicstar | 13/07/2017 |