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Name:Scalebarrow Knott
Hill number:2629
Height:338m / 1109ft
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:Eden (Carlisle)
Class:Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Synge
(WO,B,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 51985 15313
Summit feature:cairn on outcrop
Drop:9m
Col:329m  NY517150  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL5S
Observations:ground 30m W at NY 51954 15315 is 20cm lower
Survey:Abney level
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Set off around 7:15 ish, parked at the layby and spoke to a guy with 2 dogs. Followed the cart track up before saying hello to some horses then easy walk to the first summit, has 2 summits so touched both to make sure but would return to this one anyway on our way back. Straight forward with nice views but a little bit of drizzle.Scotty 2 Hotty22/10/2023
Naddle Horseshoe from parking on Concrete road. Great little walk, apart from the descent from point 395 which was head ferns for what seemed miles but was probably a couple of hundred yards. Just under 3 hours.Longwojo07/07/2023
From Naddle Farm road end. 13 km, 450 m asc. E Along the Frith Wood Concrete Road and SW on the Rosgill Moor track to the summits of Scalebarrow Knott and the two tops on Harper Hills, continuing to Powley's Hill and Hare Shaw summits. NNW down to the RSPB walk path and up to Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Hugh's Laithe Pike, Low Forest and the nameless cairn (Naddle Farm End). S to join the track to Naddle Farm. Good tracks in the beginning and end. Rough, boggy, pathless sections from Harper Hills to the Naddle Farm track. Sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308112131SalmonJoe07/05/2023
 yorkielad14/02/2023
Parked at the bend Grid 509157 room for three cars. Take the path up through the farm and continued up to Scalebarrow Knott. Also went on to Swindale Foot Crag. Harper Hills. Naddle High Forest. Wallow Crag. Naddle Low Forest. Hughs laithes Pike. and Naddle Horseshoe 3. from there descend South then Southwest above the steep crags before turning South again. Pick up the path that leads back down to the farm, continue on to the start. some good paths but also a lot of rough ground, boggy in places. and ATV tracks.smocks and denims09/04/2022
First of a round of eleven tops - good bagging for Christmas Eve. Nice to meet 'Dangerous Dave' on the way up.nicolajane24/12/2021
Parked at point 265m, crossroads to east. Walked up past the fell ponies. Solo. Met nicolajane coming off the summit - the only person I saw all day!Dangerous Dave24/12/2021
AW's Naddle horseshoe, clockwise to go with the lay of the bracken (mostly), from parking at NY528156. Not popular, not surprising given the ankle wrecking terrain when not on one of the intermittent paths, which themselves were often obscured by deep grass. Faint FP descent from final pt 395 vanishes in a swamp infested with big tussocks, I missed the correct exit and ended up in grade 5+ veg [FIGHT] down to track Y-junction. Back along UU's private road - the dire warnings of this road's propensity to be a car-killer were ignored by several - but I saw no sick, injured or deceased cars en route.Isbjorn10/10/2021
The Naddle Horseshoe from the concrete parking area where the Swindale Road crosses a private road. Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hills, Powley's Hill, Hare Shaw, High Forest (Kit Crag), Wallow Crag, Low Forest (a heathery beast!), Hugh's Laithes Pike and a nameless Summit (Synge's Naddle Farm Top). Pleasant, spacious walking.Nick Down102/07/2021
Outlying Fells Walk 50: The Naddle Horseshoe from Swindale Foot, visiting Scalebarrow Knott, Naddle Low Forest, Nameless - Naddle Horseshoe 1, Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag, Naddle High Forest, Brown Howe, Hare Shaw, Powleys Hill, Harper Hills, Swindale Foot Crag. 16.5km with 670m ascent, taking 5.5 hours.silveracorn_alan24/04/2021
Naddle Forrest and Howestomd431/03/2021
Circuit of tops around Naddle valley. Still mostly freezing. With B and R.jenx12/01/2021
With DG and the dogs. Early start, very snowy conditionsDaveMc29/12/2020
The Naddle Horseshoe - Hare Shaw; Harper Hills; High Forest; Low Forrest; Wallow Crag & Hugh's Laithes Pike with Deb.outlyingfells2018/10/2020
Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hills, Powleys Hill, Hare Shaw, Brown Howe, Selside Pike, Branstree NE Top, Branstreekeithouk13/09/2020
With Sue, NB from road to Swindale and water board. Scalebarrow Knotts, Harper Hills, Powley's Hill, Hare Shaw and on return an awkward ascent of Swindale Foot Crag on an increasing hot day.Frank21/07/2020
With FR and Sue, from road to Swindale and water board. Scalebarrow Knotts, Harper Hills, Powley's Hill, Hare Shaw and on return an awkward ascent of Swindale Foot Crag on an increasing hot day.Bheinn21/07/2020
Round of Swindale over 1 Wainwright and 10 Wainwright Outliers. Parked near Swindale Foot.PGCE05/06/2020
From lay-by on at Swindale: Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hill, Powleys Hill, Hare Shaw, Brown Howe, Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle Low Forest and Hugh's Laithes Pike. Naddle Horseshoe, but managed to miss last fell out. Hottest day of the year so far, stifling at times.Lazylizzie29/05/2020
SoloVin09/12/2019
Completed Hugh Laithes Pike NE top, Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag, Kit Crag, Hare Shaw, Harper Hills and Scalebarrow Knott.Walkingmurphy08/07/2019
Parked near the dam, up through Naddle Fm onto nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 3), Hugh's Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag [nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 2)], Naddle High Forest [nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 1)], Hare Shaw, Harper Hills, Scalebarrow Knott and back down through Naddle Fm.Chipstertrain22/05/2019
From parking on Swindale Road near Hazel Shaw.Fisky Boy16/05/2019
With Fisky BoyBrenda Cloke16/05/2019
From Hazel Shaw to Scalebarrow Knott on to Harper Hills and Hare Shaw. Across Woodhowe Moss to Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, High’s Laithes Pike and ‘Nameless Peak’. Descend through forest bridleway to Naddle Farm, return via road through Frith Wood to Hazel Shaw.raymooremanx05/01/2019
From Burnbanks a round of Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hill, Powleys Hill, Hare Shaw, Brown Howe, Naddle High Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle Low Forest and Hugh's Laithes Pike.rhalstead22/12/2018
Solo..Done as part of the Naddle Horse ShoeShutterlag05/06/2018
Naddle Horseshoe inc Brown HoweAjm031024/03/2018
From the big parking area at NY 52839 15689 on the road to Swin DaleAlan Moore01/02/2018
A round of 9 Synges, this the first. Parked on roadside verge near Naddle Farm entrance. RoW most of the way here. On to Harper Hills on a good track.jonglew14/01/2018
Parked on hard standing concrete NY52800 15700. Swindale foot Crag -> Harper Hills -> Powleys Hill -> Hare Shaw -> Brown Howe (Mardale) -> Naddle High Forest (nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -1)) -> Wallow Crag (nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -2)) -> Naddle Low Forest -> Hugh's laithes pike -> Nameless (Naddle Horseshoe -3) -> Scalebarrow Knott. Good weather, but used GPS for a few bags because most looked like a lump of mounds! Those private roads were interesting, must drive them some time ;-)Jhimmy19/11/2017
Cjbwchrisj196527/10/2017
AW's outliers first of seven tops today on a 8 mile walk around the Naddle horseshoe taking in Scalebarrow knott, Harper hills, Hare shaw, nameless Kit crag, nameless Wallow crag, Hughs Laithes pike and a further nameless top.WAYNE ROWLETT03/09/2017
From Rosgill. wet walk and forgot boots!Dunks19/08/2017
WOs 79-85; Bs 66-72. Found we could have an extra week in the Lakes so decided to bag all the Shap fells and so do all the Outliers in one go. Started with basically a reverse of W's Naddle Forest horseshoe. From end of path above the farm through thick bracken, reeds and bog to the first nameless top, then more bracken but picked up an intermittent path over Hugh Laithes Pike, Wallow Crag and Naddle High Forest, adding Naddle Low Forest. Joyce returned down the valley. Then a horrid rough ascent to Hare Shaw and rough ground over Powley's Hill to the very boggy track. Harper Hills and Scalebarrow Knott made an easier finish and Joyce picked me up at the waterworks road. Good, clear weather but hard work.BURGESS08/08/2017
With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave07/08/2017
Parked on the minor road for a clockwise walk round the valleybardolph06/07/2017
First walk in many years, easy enough to this point, but! that was before the boggy bit which was to come!moosballyj25/03/2017
Done as part of the Naddle Horseshoe. Weather fantastic with stunning views of the snow capped lakeland fells.falunty25/11/2016
Done as part of the Naddle Horseshoe. Weather fantastic with stunning views of the snow capped lakeland fells.nitranrenrut25/11/2016
Pleasant walk from road near Naddle Farm in fine weather. On to Harper Hills.Wycombe Wanderer24/08/2016
Walked on my own from the top of The Swindale Road. Warm and sunnyflockwatcher30/05/2016
Parked in layby on minor road east of dam at NY50608 15639 (Space for 3 cars) – SE along bridleway to Naddle Farm & then continued up bridleway to ridge – Starting with Scalebarrow Knott, completed a clockwise circuit of the Naddle Horseshoe, bagging the 7 WOs as well as Powley’s Hill (B), Brown Howe (B) & Naddle Low Forest (B). (PM)gerrybowes08/04/2016
Parked at 506157 with GB. Took the path SE to Naddle Farm and then east to this top. First of 10 for the day clockwise on the Naddle horseshoe.bolton08/04/2016
A round of Scalebarrow Knott, nameless WO, Hugh's Laithes Pike, Naddle Low Forest, Wallow Crag, Naddle High Forest, Hare Shaw, Brown How and Powleys Hill from the Swindle car park. Hard going through tall bracken (in October) and over rough ground.Eddie12/10/2015
From Harper Hillsrb01/05/2015
1st lake district fell this year solo walkcolinfielding01/05/2015
KeithByTheC30/11/2014
With Katy. Dull then very sunny!George Thompson26/09/2014
Roadside parking on the road north of Naddle Farm then a brisk walk THROUGH the farm (ignoring the bridleway marker as you enter the farmyard), turning left after 100 yards along a good path to the summit ridge.moorsman19/06/2014