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Name:Great Calva
Hill number:2331
Height:691m / 2267ft
Parent (Ma):2328  Knott
RHB Section:34A: Lake District - Northern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Northern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Eden (Carlisle)
Class:Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright,
Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Submarilyn, Buxton & Lewis,
Bridge, Clem
(Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,sMa,BL,Bg,Cm)
Grid ref:NY 29089 31188
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:142m
Col:548.8m  NY 2871 3237  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4N
Survey:obvious summit
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An unexpected large dump of snow made for slow going. From Skiddaw House hostel.Crumblie202/03/2024
Continued along the track after descending Bakestall, heading up Great Calva just as the track crosses a burn and drops towards Skiddaw House. Track (under the snow I think!) along the E side of the burn, then up through the heather to the summit. (Very useful shelter cairn S of the summit for lunch). Descended over Little Calva, and eventually down by a fence to rejoin the main track at approx NY273313. Beautiful day, but hard work higher up in the snow.LizH17/01/2024
From Branthwaite up to Longlands Fell Lowthwaite Fell Little Sca Fell Great Sca Fell Knott Little Calva Great Calva, quick visit to the Lingy hut to get out of the drizzle. Then on to High Pike and back to Branthwaite. Time 5 hours for 13.5 miles.isabelle27/08/2023
A tour of the fells Back O' Skiddaw from Longlands on a windy but mainly sunny day. Included a number of first time ascents of minor Birketts and Synges, with a fourth round of the Wainwrights in the group, 16 peaks in total. In order , visited Lowthwaite Fell West Top, Castle How, Orthwaite Bank, Little Cockup, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Frozen Fell, Burn Tod, Little Calva, Great Calva, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Longlands Fell. Altogether a 25km hike with 1460m ascent, taking me 7.5 hours.silverwolf_alan11/08/2023
Dawn Solo. Did Bakestall and Great Calva together. Lovely weather. The Gatsby weekend at Lizzie's - I did this the day before.River-Girl25/05/2023
5/5 Binsey Longlands Fell Great Sca Fell Knott Great Calva on Ian's Wainwright Wandersnickywood114/05/2023
What a bog fest that was, weather was shit, no views, renamed Shitty Calva. Company: SCiandesbottes22/04/2023
Gale Road CP > Lonscale Pike > Lonscale Fell > Burnt Horse > Skiddaw House > Great Calva > Skiddaw House > Cumbria Way > Gale Road CP. Solo Walk, beautiful blue sky day with a moderate wind at height. Got lost in the heather for a bit on the way up Great Calva because I'm an idiot. Otherwise a fantastic day.johnkaysleftleg18/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 62: Spider (Great Calva & Bakestall)DavidHiner18/04/2023
Light dusting of snow on top.Ranger10115/04/2023
R Richard Tait27/03/2023
walked with Dave Wjonsutterby7122/01/2023
Lots of heavy rain sleet encountered on the trudge over here from Skiddaw though it did ease off pleasantly, albeit very cold, by the time I made it over here.Alex C01/01/2023
Orthwaite - Hause Gill path - Great Calva - Little Calva - White Hause - cut down to path - Orthwaite.Mark Jackson23/12/2022
Mungrisedale to Threlkeld with Oldhamsgeoffryan06/11/2022
Carrock Fell, Milton Hill, Drygill Head, High Pike, Hare Stones, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Great Calvakeithouk06/11/2022
Lovely sunny day. Bakestall, Little Calva, Grsat Calva, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell & Great Cockup. 10 miles 3667 ft elevation.nell158318/10/2022
Circuit of Caldbeck Fells and Calva.thekirkie pirate03/10/2022
http://www.stridingedge.net/walks/6837/ a beast of a climb and a 4mile decent :/. done after blencathra and mungrisdale common. 11milerBB8_Mountains03/09/2022
Old Crown Round Fell Race. Bright initially but very claggy as the day went on. 38km, 2380vm, 6.5 hours. Carrock Fell, Bowscale Fell, Atkinson Pike, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Mungrisdale Common, Sale How, Skiddaw South Top, Skiddaw Middle Top, Skiddaw, Skiddaw North Top, Hare Crag, Great Calva, Knott, Hare Stones, High Pike (Caldbeck)Fionalevey23/07/2022
From Orthwaite with DW, C and Ginger. Occasional knee depth bog on the path from Burn Tod. Great and Little Calva done.nukeboy113/06/2022
Alone, from Peter House Farm & via Little Calva. Initially sunny, then intermittently wet & dry.Gazza195130/05/2022
With GN from Peter House Farm.trimarc222/03/2022
From Peter House Farm. 15.5 km, 860 m asc Up by the Skiddaw House BW, across Dead Beck and NE up the wet path to Great Calva. Descend N to the boggy col at P548 and up to Knott summit, over to Great Sca Fell and W to Meal Fell summits. Down by Trusmadoor, Great Cockup and Orthwaite Bank to Horsemoor Hills. Stiff wind from the SE, cold and bright.SalmonJoe27/02/2022
MQquartley21/02/2022
Walk along Cumbria Way and then out and back to Bakestall and then out and back to Great Calva. Last WW of the Northern Fells completed!ejjohnstone30/12/2021
Part of Uldale roundemily18/12/2021
Nuttall 1.3 Parked at the end of the surfaced road leading to Carrock Mine. Carrock Fell > High Pike > Knott > Great Calva and back beside the River Caldew.Peter_W_Mitchell 03/09/2021
With Suzannedc9626/08/2021
4 hard won Wainwrights (and some chaff) in pouring rain after work. Forgot to charge the garmin so no GPS track this time.atreides788708/08/2021
The Back O'Skiddaw Fells. Longlands Fell - Brae Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott - Great Calva - Meal Fell - Great Cock Up - Binseysms.3721/07/2021
25 miles 4375ft walk. Start at Scales campsite Mungrisdale, to Great Carva, Little Carva, Knott, Great Scafell, Little Scafell, Brae Fell, Longlands Fell, LowThwaite Fell and Meal Fell, back to Scales campsite.stephenbuda21/07/2021
13 mile circular walk (Longlands Fell, Louthwaite Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca, Knott, Great Calva, Little Calva) from Kestrel Lodge campsite, near Bassenthwaite. Sunny with a cool breeze. Very few other walkers around, especially on the lower fells.philip_firth15/06/2021
Could see all the way to Scotland from the summit. Beautiful massive day - mostly sun but one patch of light snow. With GFE & Ant. Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Little Sca Fell, Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Great Calva, Bakestall, Cockup.Fionalevey30/04/2021
After running down from Knott with Griona, tough slog up Great Calva, but 7 down and just one left... Bakestall!AJH30/04/2021
R K Richard Tait25/04/2021
Knott from Orthwaite with MKNab Scar21/04/2021
Never have the last two of the northern fells taken so long to climb ... nearly 11 months!!!! It was worth it. As always the views were amazing and, by now, the clouds had disappeared.apshepherd21/04/2021
Also did Little CalvaRichard N18/04/2021
Lovely afternoon walk with Alfie. From car park at Blencathra Field Centre (very crowded!). W61 Rnd6.Dangerous Dave27/09/2020
With Jack Bob Graham Roundfellie28/08/2020
The Calvas, Hare Crag, Skiddaw's Tops, Broad End & Bakestall - start & return Peter House Farm parking area. Nice hill circuit.ger24/08/2020
Wainwright 156LANGDALE20/08/2020
From Mosedale Bridge and return via KnottMountainTerrier20/08/2020
Ascent with Jayne and Lucy from during holiday at Dale Side between Ireby and Caldbeck. 7.02m in with 535m of ascent in 3hrs:53mins with 0hrs:38mins stopped time. Av speed = 1.8m/hr and Av moving speed = 2.2m/hr.pwhitaker_196630/07/2020
Gt Calva, Little Calva, White Hause. With FR and Sue from Peter House Farm.Bheinn28/07/2020
With Sue and NB from Peter House Farm. Gt Calva, Little Calva, White Hause. Return via Horsenmoor Hills. Very windy.Frank24/07/2020
Parked at Blencathra car park. Lonsdale, Skiddaw, Bakestall, Calva, Mungrisdale Common.PGCE09/06/2020
From Little Calva. Easy going to a great top. Onto Sale How.James McKnight16/05/2020
With Will and Bryherjenx13/05/2020