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Name: | Cat Bells [Catbells] |
Hill number: | 2490 |
Height: | 451m / 1480ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2400 Dale Head |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Tump (400-499m), Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Trail 100 (Tu,4,W,B,Sy,Fel,T100) |
Grid ref: | NY 24409 19861 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 87m |
Col: | 364m NY244191 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | tiny flat cairn no longer exists |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Comments: | Added to Trail 100 list Jan 2020 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 2349 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
With Brian; training exercise in rain en route from Grange to Keswick | deurgar | 15/07/2026 |
Bloody windy 🌬️ | milopodesta | 12/02/2024 |
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1414039047 | Modestas | 13/01/2024 |
Standard route from small parking area ( more vehicles could get parked if ot was marked out). Never seen so many folks on a hill. Mobbed. A dry day after three ? Days of rain. 
Continued on green route and dropped into valley. Watched spotgen whilst husband did an 11 mile !! Route over many hills. | VerySlowPlodder | 21/11/2023 |
A lovely walk from Lingholm parking via Skellgill Bank.How nice to be able to enjoy these hills in low season. | Hirta | 08/11/2023 |
A morning's walk from the caravan site at Manesty over Catbells, then down the ridge across Skellgill Bank to Hawes End and back along the shore of Derwentwater. 10km with 450m ascent taking 3 hours. A lovely dry and sunny window between bouts of heavy rain. | silverwolf_alan | 02/11/2023 |
with Malcolm, Frances, Jan, Steve, Rob and Gill | langskill | 06/09/2023 |
Family walk up from Derwent Water from a parking area near Manesty Park. Busy on the hill. Lunch on top then back down for an ice cream. Time taken 2 hours 45 minutes for 2.86 miles. | isabelle | 31/08/2023 |
High Spy- Maiden Moor-Cat Bells | benarbia no 3 | 23/08/2023 |
Parked in a small car park just outside Little Town quick up and down | Tony Hartry IV | 17/08/2023 |
Loop up Cat Bells and Robinson from Little Town (09/07/2023 Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth, Robinson) | nat571 | 09/07/2023 |
Catbells to Robinson | trimarc2 | 21/06/2023 |
/7661858294 | ravioli7938 | 07/06/2023 |
A Newlands Round from Little Town. Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head, High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells. | sms.37 | 26/05/2023 |
With the work lads. | LovableScum | 20/05/2023 |
On the Abrahams tea round | emily | 17/05/2023 |
Teenager with Altitude fell race. | paulcook2809 | 22/04/2023 |
walked with Dave W, Marc & Hannah. | jonsutterby71 | 15/04/2023 |
Solo. Start in Keswick. Catbells - Maiden Moor - descent to Borrowdale via Hause Gate. Finish in Rosthwaite. | forsterfamily7 | 05/04/2023 |
Fisher's Espresso Round (Keswick - Cat Bells - Rowling End - Causey Pike - Barrow) | paulcook2809 | 23/02/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 42: Spider (Dale Head, Robinson, Hindscarth, High Spy, Maiden Moor & Catbells) | DavidHiner | 22/02/2023 |
First walk with the girls | aew909 | 19/02/2023 |
Chris, Sam, Gary, Erin | Ibby | 13/02/2023 |
R K | Richard Tait | 05/02/2023 |
First Wainwright of the year for me and Boo. Got lucky with the weather. First thing we did when we came down was buy and consume a bottle of Catbells beer to celebrate | Alphaville199 | 27/01/2023 |
Keswick-Swinside-Skelgill Bank-Cat Bells-Holm Crag-Castle Crag-Borrowdale YH with Percy. Had been here before in the eighties or early nineties. | campagvelocet | 24/01/2023 |
Parked at Stair, easy amble up with a light dusting of snow. Superb views, couple of photographers up there. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 16/01/2023 |
Skelgill Bank - Cat Bells - Maiden Moor - High Spy - Dale Head - Hindscarth - High Crags - Red Knott - Scope End | JHes | 18/12/2022 |
Third ascent in heavy rain having arrived early to bag a car park space. Descent to Derwentwater and back via Cumbria Way. With Julia, Boris and Oscar. | ytfckent | 27/10/2022 |
From Chapel Bridge, Little Town, Newlands. 
15 km, 990 m asc. 
S along the Dale Head mine track to Goldscope Mines. Cross Newlands Beck and take the ridge path SW and S over Scope End, Red Knott and High Crags to the summit of Hindscarth. Continue by Hindscath Edge to Dale Head summit. E down to Dalehead Tarn and then N over High Spy and Maiden Moor and onto Catbells summit. Return S to Hause Gate and take the Yewthwaite Comb bridleway back to Little Town. 
Sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303032668 | SalmonJoe | 18/10/2022 |
Stormy day, ascended at 7am from Newlands side, had to crawl last 20 m to summit. | paddyirish | 17/10/2022 |
W/ H | Gav0268 | 20/09/2022 |
From the usual place - down via Hause Gate - weather was dry, sunny and warm. | andrewcoles | 16/09/2022 |
Catbells, Maiden Moor, High Spy - North Top, High Spy, while supervising the GSAL Explorer Scouts on the second day of their Chief Scout's Diamond Award expedition along the Catbells - High Spy ridge. 14km with 700m scent in 7 hours from the camp site near Watendlath. | silverwolf_alan | 01/09/2022 |
Newlands Watershed. Very hot and sunny. Amazing skies and views. Dawn, Pete, Lizzie, Marilyn, Christy, Jack, Tak, Nick and Helen. Anna set off early and we met her and Ruth at the pub. Very long day. Cat bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Robinson, Knott Riggs, Ard Crags, Scar Crags and Causey Pike. | River-Girl | 27/08/2022 |
The ascent of Catbells with the scouts from our scout camp at Ashness via High Lodore, the duck boards, along the west shore of Derwentwater to Hawse End, over Skelgill Bank to Catbells. Then down to Hause Gate and Manesty, back over the duck boards, Christopher Robin Bridge, to High Lodore and up to the camp site in the Watendlath valley. 13km with 680m ascent taking 6 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 15/07/2022 |
From the north. | JasonStark | 20/06/2022 |
Met up with Wainwright group(13 in total)and after taking ferry from Keswick pier to Hawse End began our ascent of Catbells. Perfect weather,sunny,breezy and clear blue skies.Enjoyed good rest after stiff climb to summit then descended into Newlands valley amidst flower-filled meadows.Gentler stroll back to Derwentwater and a well-earned icecream. | Peak Rambler | 18/06/2022 |
Catbells and Skelgill from Newlands Valley | rustypip | 06/06/2022 |
Climbed from Hawes End jetty | JamesA60 | 31/05/2022 |
With M | douglas_easton | 29/04/2022 |
Spreading of Moms Ashes | DARRENG | 25/04/2022 |
With Dad and Peter from Little Town farm. £5 per day to park | M0YDH | 19/04/2022 |
Fab climb up with Sis and kids in tow. Stunning views over Derwentwater all along route | dazedemon | 13/04/2022 |
Quick ascent in the only dry hour of the day | sturuss | 12/04/2022 |
With Isabel & Olivia from Hawes End jetty. Warm and sunny. (Definitely ascended this previously but not sure of date c.2002?) | alistairpooler | 27/03/2022 |
Modified Newlands Valley Horseshoe route (clockwise), including Catbells. Cut short before Robinson and came down the Hindscarth ridge due to light and conditions. Great views while clambering down. | Barns150 | 17/03/2022 |
With carl and the boys super windy! Maiden Moor & Catbells. 5.8 miles 2240 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 29/12/2021 |
Grange - Nitting Haws - High Spy - Maiden Moor - Catbells - Grange. | Mark Jackson | 21/12/2021 |
From village hall. | jenx | 21/12/2021 |