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Name: | Goat Scar |
Hill number: | 2569 |
Height: | 626m / 2054ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2528 High Street |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Kent |
Class: | Birkett, Synge, Deleted Nuttall (B,Sy,xN) |
Grid ref: | NY 47337 06913 |
Summit feature: | outcrop near stile within fence corner |
Drop: | 12m |
Col: | 614m NY471070 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Observations: | cairn about 100m E overlooking valley is lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 501 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Not a blemished goat in sight | Alphaville199 | 08/03/2024 |
Longsleddale Horseshoe with Jim, Jus and Cat from the (limited!) parking at Sadgill, via Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat. Visibility about 20 yards - good to be able to follow the fence throughout! Easy, grassy walking all the way, managed to get round just about before torrential rain arrived. | wheresthepath | 30/09/2023 |
14 miles 4114ft walk, start at Mardale Head carpark Haweswater Reservoir to Rough Crag, High Street, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Mardale III Bell, Goat Scar and Shipman Knotts return by Gatescarth Pass. | stephenbuda | 13/05/2023 |
Climbed with Eliza from Kentmere via Harter Fell and Kentmere Pike. Continued to Shipman Knotts. | dhbond | 25/02/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 29: Spider (Kentmere Pike, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag & Shipman Knotts) | DavidHiner | 02/01/2023 |
on way to Kentmere Pike | trimarc2 | 02/12/2022 |
What an amazing day - the Kentmere Horseshoe. Weather was mixed with hail showers but we still got great views | ejjohnstone | 01/11/2022 |
8 of 9 starting at lowfield lane near the bridleway at green quarter. Down from kentmere over boggy ground | The-Z-Man | 27/10/2022 |
Kentmere horse shoe with Joanne. | Daisy Dee | 05/07/2022 |
See Route foe Lingmell End. | smocks and denims | 22/06/2022 |
Extended Kentmere Round with MK | Nab Scar | 26/03/2022 |
with AC team (and Sue long time ago) | HardenC | 28/11/2021 |
On the way to Shipman Knotts from Kentmere Pike. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 23/09/2021 |
Minor detour with L on the long drag up to Kemtmere Pike from S Knotts. Must try AWs praised ascent of KP from Longsleddale which explores the fine craggy rough and hidden eastern slopes below. | Chris Pearson | 05/09/2021 |
(Age 11). Second summit on a 22km Kentmere Round as far as High Street. | Mollyb | 14/08/2021 |
A day out in the heat mopping up a few Birkett's. | rhalstead | 21/07/2021 |
Kentmere Round - clockwise | philz008 | 09/07/2021 |
Verge parking at 464050 then east on the track and up to Shipman Knotts and Goat Scar. Then back down and across the track before going up a track to start with then pathless to Cocklaw Fell, Hollow Moor East Top and Hollow Moor and back down to the car. | clivevilla | 07/06/2021 |
'Worth it for the views' is a slight sting of a comment for an out and back when the cloud has set in. From Kentmere Pike on way to Shipman Knotts. With GFE. | Fionalevey | 14/11/2020 |
Great day out on the Kentmere Horseshoe plus a bit, starting to feel a lot fitter. | atreides7887 | 18/10/2020 |
from Kentmere Pike | Innes31 | 19/08/2020 |
With FR and SR in Rain from Kentmere | Bheinn | 18/08/2020 |
With SR and NB from Kentmere, Shipman Knott, Goats Scar and Kentmere Pike in rain and cloud. Return same way. | Frank | 18/08/2020 |
Grey Crag - Thornthwaite N Top - Thornthwite Crag - Mardale Ill Bell - Lingmell End - Harter Fell - Little Harter Fell - Adam Seat - Kentmere Pike - Goat Scar - Shipman Knotts - Castle Crag - Yoke - Rainsborrow Crag - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag (again!) - Hartsop Dodd | MrChris1980 | 09/08/2020 |
From: Sadgill and Shipman Knotts | RWG | 19/07/2020 |
Parked at Kentmere church. Extended Kentmere Round to include Sour Howes, Sallows, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Goat Scar, Shipman Knotts, Hollow Moor East, Hollow Moor. | PGCE | 13/06/2020 |
Solo | Vin | 03/01/2020 |
From Kentmere Pike | KeithByTheC | 03/01/2020 |
On the way up to Kentmere Pike. With Damian, Éire & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 28/12/2019 |
Hot sunny day, parked near Brockstones and went over Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar (B) and Kentmere Pike, direct route back to car, did it in just over 30 mins from the top of KP. Sweat a lot and loads of flies. | Mark T | 07/07/2019 |
First logged visit to Goat Scar as part of clockwise Kentmere Horseshoe. With Dave, Tony and Lindsey. Dry, cloudy, windy. | Skip | 30/06/2019 |
Kentmere horseshoe, 4 seasons in one day. | AvidSockWearer | 15/06/2019 |
Climbed with AvidSockWearer whilst doing the Kentmere Horseshoe. Little detour as Avid had noted this was a Wainwright. Nice views at the cairn. | meltdiceburg | 15/06/2019 |
Walk from Sadgill to finish the fells around Longsleddale - Shipman Knotts and Kentmere Pike, then back via Goat Scar. | janey.m | 28/05/2019 |
Short detour from main path on anticlockwise round of the Kentmere Horseshoe. | davidpettit84 | 23/04/2019 |
Marshall WtW no.10. W/JB. | Sedge | 17/03/2019 |
With Suzanne. Very wintry conditions with drifting snow in places, very strong winds and hail/snow at times. | dc96 | 10/03/2019 |
From Sadgill. Did 3 Birketts/Synges around Hollow Moor first, then up onto the ridge for Shipman Knotts -> Goat Scar -> Kentmere Pike. | jonglew | 24/01/2019 |
Kentmere horseshoe with Joel. | yeha | 02/01/2019 |
Great views a stile provided to cross the fence | philhythe | 25/06/2018 |
Birkett 3. Annual tribal gathering with Gill,Andy,Ellen,Doug and Fudge. | Dave Geere | 23/06/2018 |
with Rob Harvey | JamesJolly | 16/05/2018 |
From Kentmere Pike, on the Kentmere Round | rfoster | 01/05/2018 |
10/11 (Yoke/Rainsbarrow Crag/Ill Bell/Froswick/Thornthwaite Crag/Lingmell End/Mardale Ill Bell/Harter Fell/Kentmere Pike/Goat Scar/Shipman Knotts) | Fergalh | 18/11/2017 |
Kentmere horseshoe on a day that was very blustery and cold for August. From the parking field in Kentmere: Shipman Knott, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Brown Howe,Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, High street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke. | Lazylizzie | 05/08/2017 |
Sun and cloud with a strong wind and very clear with good views all round. Started from Sadgil and first went up Cocklaw Fell as it was an odd one previously missed. Then superb ridge walk over Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat to the Gatescarth Pass and back down Longsleddale. | BURGESS | 07/06/2017 |
very windy walk from Kentmere parked near the church solo | colinfielding | 05/05/2017 |
Anticlockwise walk of Kentmere Horseshoe from Kentmere including High Street. | welshyboyo | 01/04/2017 |
Another fantastic blue sky winters day. | jocks1 | 05/01/2017 |
Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke | keithouk | 27/11/2016 |