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Name:Little Calva
Hill number:2339
Height:642.2m / 2107ft
Parent (Ma):2328  Knott
RHB Section:34A: Lake District - Northern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Northern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle)
Watershed:Solway Firth
Class:Birkett, Synge, Buxton & Lewis, Deleted Nuttall
(B,Sy,BL,xN)
Grid ref:NY 28231 31481
Summit feature:no feature 5m E of small cairn
Drop:14.2m
Col:627.9m  NY 2861 3169  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4N
Observations:SE of fence
Survey:Abney level
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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
Wainwright Walk 62: Spider (Great Calva & Bakestall)DavidHiner18/04/2023
R Richard Tait27/03/2023
Orthwaite - Hause Gill path - Great Calva - Little Calva - White Hause - cut down to path - Orthwaite.Mark Jackson23/12/2022
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
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. En route to Great Calva. Initially sunny but then intermittently wet & dry.Gazza195130/05/2022
After Great Calva and on to Knotttrimarc222/03/2022
Part of Uldale roundemily18/12/2021
With Suzannedc9626/08/2021
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
Carrock Fell - High Pike - Hare Stones - Great Lingy Hill - Little Lingy Hill - Knott - Little Calva - Great Calva - Mungrisdale Common - Bannerdale Crags. Great day back O'SkiddawGary Heath02/07/2021
Knott from Orthwaite with MKNab Scar21/04/2021
The Calvas, Hare Crag, Skiddaw's Tops, Broad End & Bakestall - start & return Peter House Farm parking area. Nice hill circuit.ger24/08/2020
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.Frank28/07/2020
Parked at Blencathra car park. Lonsdale, Skiddaw, Bakestall, Calva, Mungrisdale Common.PGCE09/06/2020
From Knott. Easy route finding, good views. Onto Great Calva.James McKnight16/05/2020
With Will and Bryher.jenx13/05/2020
Date estimatedfellstoby01/01/2020
From the head of Mosedale. Followed Cumbria way to the round sheepfold, followed fence up to Great Calva. From here a wet passage to Little Calva and finally Knott. Picked up CW again back to MosedaleWayne Mac16/11/2019
From: Grainsgill Beck Bridge, KnottRWG19/05/2019
with Simon RacleJamesJolly10/05/2019
With CPgarth8704/04/2019
From Mosedale, with Hiking Manchester: 1. Carrock Fell 2. Round Knott,3. Miton Hill, 4. Drygill Head 5. Hare Stones 6. High Pike 7. Great Lingy Hill 8. Miller Moss / Little Lingy Hill , 9. Knott 10. Little Calva, 11. Great Calva. Along Cumbria way back to Mosedale. Snow on the tops, lots of ice, poor visibilty.Lazylizzie19/01/2019
Day 2 ROC MM Birkett short score course!Littledave30/09/2018
Part of a summer walk in 2018, walking from hostel to hostel starting at Keswick yha, and ending at Helvellyn yha. Mostly good weather- muggy heat and spectacular views, however often cloud on top!Joel45105/08/2018
me an our TomPaul Beard04/08/2018
From Underscar Road Car Park, nr. Keswich, NY 28072 25343 Via Skiddaw House & Gt. Calva then returned back by Skiddaw House.Westdenewalker03/07/2018
A little round, Cockup, Bakestall, Great Calva, Little Calva and White Hause. Cold and windy on top, hot and sunny when not. Bit of a bog trot but a cracking little route.Mark T10/05/2018
Long walk from Skiddaw House back to Blencathra Field Centre, windy on tops, sunny later, 31.1km, 10.1 hours: Great Calva - Little Calva - Knott - Coomb Height - Miller Moss - Great Lingy Hill - Hare Stones - High Pike - Milton Hill - Round Knott - Carrock Fell - Souther Fell - Souther Fell STstevem7626/04/2018
Parked at Peter House Farm, Cumbria Way, Dash Falls, Little Calva, Great Calva, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cockup, Little Cockup, Orthwaite Bank. First half of walk was sunny and warm with excellent views, before it became a bit misty over the higher summits. 20 Wainwrights to go.Fell_wanderer19/04/2018
21km trek from cp at top of Gale Gill up to Lonscale Fell, Lonscale Peak, Burnt Horse, Sale How, Great Calva (camped), Little Calva, Bakestall, Skiddaw (crampons), Little Man and Jenkin Hill. A great winter trek with Mart, minus 20C in the evening made for a cold camp!!John Eley24/02/2018
2 day hike & wild camp. 22km with John. Day 1: Lonscale Fell, Lonscale Pike [Lonscale Fell East Top], Burnt Horse, Sale How, Great Calva. Wild camp on N edge between Great Calva & Litte Calva very cold -15 approx wind chill. Day 2: Little Calva, Bakestall, Broad End, Skiddaw Tops (Crampons), Skiddaw Little Man, Lesser Man, Jenkin Hill. 35-40mph winds. Parked at cp behind Latrigg (icy road on steep approach)Rotorslap24/02/2018
eyenose22/10/2017
Round Knott - Carrock Fell - Miton Hill - Drygill Head - High Pike - Hare Stones - Great Lingy Hill - Miller Moss - Little Lingy Hill - Knott - Little Calva - Great Calva. Very windy with some rain and occasional views.wozzat15/10/2017
Round of Round Knott, Carrock Fell, Milton Hill, Drygill Head, High Pike, Hare Stones,Great Lingy Hill, Miller Moss, Little Lingy Hill, Knott, Little Calva and Great Calva. All done in very high winds (40 -50 mph) and heavy rain.garyhoney15/10/2017
From White Hause. Tough going across heather and moon grass. On to Burn Tod.Wycombe Wanderer02/09/2017
From Orthwaite with Great Calva.lenman18/03/2017
w/ G, full round - day 2Tom D12/03/2017
(Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran (Parking/Start point) Gale Road car park - Lonscale Fell - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw South Top - Skiddaw Middle Top - Skiddaw - Skiddaw North Top - Broad End - Bakestall - Little Calva - Great Calva - Skiddaw House - Gale Road.redbob05/11/2016
From Peter House Farm - several parking spaces by the road. Ascent from loop in track at NY 27330 31290 then via the fence - steep and eroded but not too bad. Continued to Great Calva with easy descent following clear paths S then SW to rejoin main track by Dead Beck.webmaster15/10/2016
Soaking wet day, Back O’ Skiddaw! From Bassenthwaite - Orthwaite Bank, Little Cockup, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Longlands Fell, Lowthaite Fell, Little Sca Fell (again), Great Sca Fell, Knott, Burn Tod, Little Calva and Great Calva. Overnight at the warm and inviting Skiddaw Bunkhouse.nosdrahcir20/08/2016
Carrock Fell, Milton Hill, High Pike, Hare Stones, Coomb Height, Knott, Little Calva, Great Calvakeithouk17/07/2016
13th top of 19 today on my improvised first leg of the Bob Graham round done as a circular from the Craglands guesthouse in Keswick. Hills climbed were Latrigg, Lonscale Fell, Lonscale Pike, Jenkins Hill, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw South top, Skiddaw Middle top, SKIDDAW! Skiddaw North top, Broad end and then onto Bakestall before descending to the Cumbria Way where I had my lumch on the stile and I ended up being Gatekeeper for a few mins. I continued on the Cumbria way and where it switches back, decided to use the fence-line as the route planned was through high heather. AS I climbed I noticed that a stream ran across the path so I climbed this and it was a good shortcut, following the fence to the corner from where it ascends to the summit. A nice spot!.Dazingdale06/06/2016
White Hause, Little and Great Calva, Sale How, Burnt Horse and Lonscale east top and summit from the X4 bus stop at High Side to Keswick.Eddie04/05/2016
Round Cockup,Little Calva,Burn Tod,Frozen Fell,Little Cockupand Orthwaite Bank for lovers of damp grass.jocks131/03/2016
Nuttall Walk EN 1.3 Back O'Skiddaw from the end of the tarmac road in Mosedale (NY 328327), visiting Carrock Fell, High Pike, Hare Stones, Great Lingy Hill, Little Lingy Hill, Knott, Little Calva and Great Calva. 17km with 800m ascent in 5h30m, (S)silveracorn_alan14/03/2016