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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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 501 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Not a blemished goat in sightAlphaville19908/03/2024
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.wheresthepath30/09/2023
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.stephenbuda13/05/2023
Climbed with Eliza from Kentmere via Harter Fell and Kentmere Pike. Continued to Shipman Knotts.dhbond25/02/2023
Wainwright Walk 29: Spider (Kentmere Pike, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag & Shipman Knotts)DavidHiner02/01/2023
on way to Kentmere Piketrimarc202/12/2022
What an amazing day - the Kentmere Horseshoe. Weather was mixed with hail showers but we still got great viewsejjohnstone01/11/2022
8 of 9 starting at lowfield lane near the bridleway at green quarter. Down from kentmere over boggy groundThe-Z-Man27/10/2022
Kentmere horse shoe with Joanne.Daisy Dee05/07/2022
See Route foe Lingmell End.smocks and denims22/06/2022
Extended Kentmere Round with MKNab Scar26/03/2022
with AC team (and Sue long time ago) HardenC28/11/2021
On the way to Shipman Knotts from Kentmere Pike. Solo.Dangerous Dave23/09/2021
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 Pearson05/09/2021
(Age 11). Second summit on a 22km Kentmere Round as far as High Street.Mollyb14/08/2021
A day out in the heat mopping up a few Birkett's.rhalstead21/07/2021
Kentmere Round - clockwisephilz00809/07/2021
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.clivevilla07/06/2021
'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.Fionalevey14/11/2020
Great day out on the Kentmere Horseshoe plus a bit, starting to feel a lot fitter.atreides788718/10/2020
from Kentmere PikeInnes3119/08/2020
With FR and SR in Rain from KentmereBheinn18/08/2020
With SR and NB from Kentmere, Shipman Knott, Goats Scar and Kentmere Pike in rain and cloud. Return same way.Frank18/08/2020
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 DoddMrChris198009/08/2020
From: Sadgill and Shipman KnottsRWG19/07/2020
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.PGCE13/06/2020
SoloVin03/01/2020
From Kentmere Pike KeithByTheC03/01/2020
On the way up to Kentmere Pike. With Damian, Éire & Alfie.Dangerous Dave28/12/2019
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 T07/07/2019
First logged visit to Goat Scar as part of clockwise Kentmere Horseshoe. With Dave, Tony and Lindsey. Dry, cloudy, windy.Skip30/06/2019
Kentmere horseshoe, 4 seasons in one day.AvidSockWearer15/06/2019
Climbed with AvidSockWearer whilst doing the Kentmere Horseshoe. Little detour as Avid had noted this was a Wainwright. Nice views at the cairn.meltdiceburg15/06/2019
Walk from Sadgill to finish the fells around Longsleddale - Shipman Knotts and Kentmere Pike, then back via Goat Scar.janey.m28/05/2019
Short detour from main path on anticlockwise round of the Kentmere Horseshoe.davidpettit8423/04/2019
Marshall WtW no.10. W/JB.Sedge17/03/2019
With Suzanne. Very wintry conditions with drifting snow in places, very strong winds and hail/snow at times.dc9610/03/2019
From Sadgill. Did 3 Birketts/Synges around Hollow Moor first, then up onto the ridge for Shipman Knotts -> Goat Scar -> Kentmere Pike.jonglew24/01/2019
Kentmere horseshoe with Joel.yeha02/01/2019
Great views a stile provided to cross the fencephilhythe25/06/2018
Birkett 3. Annual tribal gathering with Gill,Andy,Ellen,Doug and Fudge.Dave Geere23/06/2018
with Rob HarveyJamesJolly16/05/2018
From Kentmere Pike, on the Kentmere Roundrfoster01/05/2018
10/11 (Yoke/Rainsbarrow Crag/Ill Bell/Froswick/Thornthwaite Crag/Lingmell End/Mardale Ill Bell/Harter Fell/Kentmere Pike/Goat Scar/Shipman Knotts)Fergalh18/11/2017
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.Lazylizzie05/08/2017
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.BURGESS07/06/2017
very windy walk from Kentmere parked near the church solocolinfielding05/05/2017
Anticlockwise walk of Kentmere Horseshoe from Kentmere including High Street.welshyboyo01/04/2017
Another fantastic blue sky winters day.jocks105/01/2017
Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell, Yokekeithouk27/11/2016