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Name:Scafell
Hill number:2360
Height:963.9m / 3162ft
Parent (Ma):2359  Scafell Pike
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Esk (Ravenglass), Catchment Boundaries, Irt
Class:Hump, Simm, Furth, Hewitt, Nuttall,
Wainwright, Birkett, High Hills of Britain, Synge, Fellranger,
Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem, Trail 100
(Hu,Tu,Sim,F,Hew,N,W,B,HHB,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm,T100)
Grid ref:NY 20682 06478
Summit feature:cairn on rock N of windshelter
Drop:132.2m
Col:831.6m  NY 2102 0690  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL6N
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
Comments:Formerly on Marilyn list
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 1658 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
GuyF04/04/2360
Andrews07/01/2360
hroper25/02/2024
Scafell and Slight Side from Wha House Farm. Again misty, but a brief glimpse of a view from Scafell's summit. The rocks are very slippery after the many months of rain - care required. 14km with 1050m ascent, taking me 6 hours, there and back.silverwolf_alan19/02/2024
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1430523102Modestas03/02/2024
Alan Reading26/12/2023
Leon05/11/2023
jamesaitken4221/10/2023
Lorna S11/10/2023
From Gill Bankrfoster23/09/2023
To be addedJames McKnight09/09/2023
Logan Ditondo09/09/2023
lerritt23/08/2023
wcroasdell13/08/2023
From Wha House. 16 km, 1050 m asc. Up by the Cat Cove path to Slight Side and Scafell. S to Great How, Whinscales, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag and Goat Crag. Dry, warm. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310491689SalmonJoe10/08/2023
Saz20/07/2023
SunnyAdventures217/06/2023
Parked at NT Wasdale Head. SIMMS on Nuttall 5.1 plus Illgill Head. Lingmell > Great End > Ill Crag > Broad Crag > Scafell Pike > (via Lord's Rake) Scafell > Illgill HeadPeter_W_Mitchell 15/06/2023
paul wilson05/05/2023
Great Lakeland 3 Dayeremily29/04/2023
Corridor route / Lord's Rake from SeathwaiteHuwel23/02/2023
Hootsjimmie17/01/2023
Brackenclose, Maiden Castle, Hard Rigg, Scafell, Green How, Brackenclose. Freezing fog made scree slippery with rime.Isbjorn02/01/2023
Snowy/sunny/cloudy at top.Amanda&JamesExplore02/01/2023
R via Green How Richard Tait22/12/2022
Damp and claggy solo day doing Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell and Slight Side. Scafell Pike summit was empty (apart from me!)Winter Round01/12/2022
Stayed at Eskdale YH the night before, the staff allowed me to keep my car there on 26th, while I did the hike. Walked along the road to Wha House and followed the well defined path between the Crags and up to Slight Side, then onto Sca Fell. Great views in all directions, sunny until half way down when I brief shower caught me. Returned via the same route, as on the ascent I visited the wrong (lower) north summit, so on the descent I visited the southern summit, which now looks lower....06:20hrs all in.chillyman826/09/2022
From Wha House via Cam Spout, returning via Slight Sidesqueegs23/09/2022
Lingmell,Middleboot Knotts, Round Haw,Great End,Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott, Scafell. From NT car park at Wasdale Head. Tough dayLongwojo19/09/2022
From NT campsite in Wasdale, up to Mickeldore Col then descended to climb Fox Tarn path. Scafell and Symonds Knott summits then descended via the grassy West slope. 2nd walk of the day after Morning walk in poor condition on Lingmell, treated to perfect evening conditions on the summits. With R.Dan Baddeley04/09/2022
Did Lords Rake, Symonds Knott, and then finally reached the summit of Scafell. A very technical but fascinating Summit to do part of the final county Top of England, Scafell Pike.DavidHiner31/08/2022
andy elliott27/08/2022
neilmcoward21/08/2022
From small car park at Wha House Farm to Slight Side, Scafell and Symonds Knott.dgresty17/08/2022
ThickIce13/08/2022
Via foxes tarn. Walked with Dad and Jennifer.AJScourfield09/08/2022
MY FINAL WAINWRIGHT. Thanks Alfred for the inspiration. With the crew. Prosecco in the clag on the summit.Fionalevey06/08/2022
Great day despite the mist, Fiona's final Wainwrighttrimarc206/08/2022
With CP and YPgarth8705/08/2022
From Wha House. 16 km, 950 m asc. To Brotherilkeld and along the E side of The river Esk to cross Lincove Bridge. Continue up the E bank and cross opposite the base of Cam Spout. Up the RH side of the Spout and onto and into Foxes Tarn Gully and up to Foxes Tarn. Up the scree to the Cross in the Col, detour to Symonds Knott then SW to Scafell summit. Down the S ridge to Slight Side summit and back by the Catcove Beck path to Wha House. Warm, dry, misty on the tops. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720300936419SalmonJoe29/07/2022
melly127/07/2022
jnixon27/07/2022
fellrnr15/07/2022
Brianh90914/07/2022
From Brackenclose, Wasedale Campsite, up Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Scafell via Foxes Tarn, back down to Wasedale 10.73km. With Ben. Cloud covering the top on and off through the day. We waited about 20 minutes on the summit to get a good view.Victor13/07/2022
anguscow03/07/2022
from the Pike via Foxes Tarn GulleyWindsor Wool28/05/2022
R by WWT excellent but tricky.. Rockfall? Richard Tait17/05/2022
daveyf200108/05/2022
Simon Winton06/04/2022