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Name: | Great Sca Fell |
Hill number: | 2338 |
Height: | 651m / 2136ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2328 Knott |
RHB Section: | 34A: Lake District - Northern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Northern Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Triples, Catchment Boundaries, Derwent (Workington), Ellen, Eden (Carlisle) |
Watershed: | Solway Firth |
Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Deleted Nuttall (W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,xN) |
Grid ref: | NY 29137 33900 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 13m |
Col: | 638m NY292335 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4N |
Observations: | ground within 5m radius of similar height; cairn built since Wainwright volume was published |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1167 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Round of Uldale Fells. | Sedge | 12/01/2024 |
Green Head -> Longlands Fell -> Lowthwaite Fell -> Little Sca Fell -> Great Sca Fell -> Knott -> Brae Fell -> Charleton Gill -> Green Head | briandiggle | 28/11/2023 |
Starting at Longlands: Longlands Fell - Lowthwaite Fell - Brae Fell - Little & Great Sca Fells - Meall Fell - Great Cockup - Binsey. 20km, 4h30 | Rockdoctor | 25/11/2023 |
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. | isabelle | 27/08/2023 |
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_alan | 11/08/2023 |
Company: Solo. After a brief stop headed up to Knott and returned to Great Sea Fell, boots off and just enjoyed the peace and quiet and views before cloud came back in. | iandesbottes | 24/06/2023 |
perfect weather | holtsd | 19/06/2023 |
Walked from Overwater Car Park. | Wandelaar | 05/06/2023 |
On way to Meal Fell. | peter4lc | 02/06/2023 |
3/5 Binsey Longlands Fell Great Sca Fell Knott Great Calva on Ian's Wainwright Wanders | nickywood1 | 14/05/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 27/03/2023 |
Parked on Moor near Mickle Rigg. Round with Old Guys. Great, icy day. | HardenC | 05/02/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 33: Spider (Knott, Great Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cockup & Longlands Fell) | DavidHiner | 16/01/2023 |
Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Little Fell, Great Fell and Meall Fell on a bright and sunny winter day. | Crumblie2 | 02/01/2023 |
Mungrisedale to Threlkeld with Oldhams | geoffryan | 06/11/2022 |
Carrock Fell, Milton Hill, Drygill Head, High Pike, Hare Stones, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Great Calva | keithouk | 06/11/2022 |
Lovely sunny day. Bakestall, Little Calva, Grsat Calva, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell & Great Cockup. 10 miles 3667 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 18/10/2022 |
See Knott | AJF | 24/09/2022 |
Parked at Longlands and did a Great Cockup to Longlands round of 6 | jeffpl | 26/08/2022 |
With Dad and Peter | M0YDH | 19/08/2022 |
With CP, DP, YP, AC and BC | garth87 | 02/08/2022 |
Hoping to find Buster Bloodvessel at the top. But didn't. Not the most exciting peak in the world, it has to be said. | Alphaville199 | 23/07/2022 |
Nice loop at the back of Skiddaw, then a drive round to Dodd. | atreides7887 | 12/06/2022 |
With DW from Longlands. Brae Fell, Kontt, Great Sca Fell Greaat Cockup. Windless day with sunny spells on the trudge down Trusmadoor. | nukeboy1 | 28/04/2022 |
From Longlands car park with DW, DS9, DD7. Circuit of Longlands, Little Sca Fell, Great Sca Fell and Meal Fell and back down Trusmadoor. Busy but very friendly today. Weather just about right. | nukeboy1 | 16/04/2022 |
with GN after Knott | trimarc2 | 22/03/2022 |
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. | SalmonJoe | 27/02/2022 |
TC, EC, Alfie. Bitterly cold, strong wind made conditions more challenging than gradients. | TopCat1959 | 10/02/2022 |
Lovely walk with rolling hills in the clouds 6 wainwright’s completed. | ejjohnstone | 28/12/2021 |
Part of Uldale round | emily | 18/12/2021 |
Parked by Longlands Beck for a circuit of 10 tops. 5/10 | PGCE | 13/11/2021 |
Mickle Rigg, Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Brae Fell, Little Sca Fell, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cockup, Little Cockup | keithouk | 01/11/2021 |
From parking at Longlands: Longlands Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Meal Fell and Great Cockup. | janey.m | 09/10/2021 |
Longlands, Great Sca, Knott and Meal Fell. Started in low cloud, then the sun came out. With Dad, Anita, Jack & Rebecca | george_herbert_ | 27/09/2021 |
Back O'Skiddaw route with Suzanne | dc96 | 22/08/2021 |
Debs, Tali & Sarah after a night at the zoo | Mountain Goat | 31/07/2021 |
Walked the Back O’Skiddaw range with Andrew after camping at Burns Farm. Bagged Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Brae Fell and Longlands Fell then headed back to Leeds. | jackfowler | 23/07/2021 |
The Back O'Skiddaw Fells. Longlands Fell - Brae Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott - Great Calva - Meal Fell - Great Cock Up - Binsey | sms.37 | 21/07/2021 |
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. | stephenbuda | 21/07/2021 |
Pretty easy ascent. Grassy slopes | lifeathighaltitude | 20/06/2021 |
Parked at Over Water. Road and lane to Brocklecrag then Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell and Longlands. Down ridge to north. With Jill. | ijpowell | 16/06/2021 |
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_firth | 15/06/2021 |
Alone. Dry & mostly sunny. From Longlands, Lowthwaite & Brae and descending via Meal Fell through Trusmadoor. 6.51 miles. | Gazza1951 | 24/05/2021 |
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. Lunch on the summit of a very enjoyable Greggs vegan sausage roll | Fionalevey | 30/04/2021 |
Fifth W! Starting to get real, Griona directing the day well, ticking good peaks of the list :-) | AJH | 30/04/2021 |
Still on Round 6. A revisit after Meal Fell. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 26/04/2021 |
R K | Richard Tait | 25/04/2021 |
Knott from Orthwaite with MK | Nab Scar | 21/04/2021 |
A round of Charleton Gill from Longlands. Just a few snow patches. Still cold in the wind. With B and R. | jenx | 16/02/2021 |
Solo fr Longlands, running where possible. Overcast w cloud base about 700m and fierce winds, but dry, and a delight to be here. | NorfolkPT21 | 15/12/2020 |