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| Name: | Sleet Fell |
| Hill number: | 3855 |
| Height: | 378m / 1240ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2561 Place Fell |
| RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
| County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
| Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 42283 18886 |
| Summit feature: | Birkett cairn |
| Drop: | 8m |
| Col: | 370m NY 4208 1869  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
| Observations: | highest ground 150m SW at NY 42195 18755, cairn 230m SW at NY 42103 18742 is lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 315 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Beda Fell and Place Fell circuit from Hartsop. 7 of 11 | thekirkie pirate | 07/03/2024 |
| Last of the day for Boo and I | Alphaville199 | 03/11/2023 |
| Martindale Fells from Martindale Church. Visiting Sleet Moss, High Dodd, The Knight, Place Fell, Round How, Stony Rigg, Satura Crag, Rest Dodd, The Nab, Brock Crags (both summits), Heck Crag, Angletarn Pikes (both summits), Beda Fell, Winter Crag. A lengthy 28km with 1450m ascent but generally easy walking, taking 9.5 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 15/08/2023 |
| Sean and Andy | jordanwalmsley1987 | 07/05/2023 |
| Jordan and Sean | andyblunt | 07/05/2023 |
| 7 of 9 after a night parked at patterdale hotel car park. Bagged while descending from high dodd | The-Z-Man | 07/05/2023 |
| Round How, Place Fell, High Dodd, Sleet Fell, The Nab | keithouk | 30/04/2023 |
| Walked from St. Peters Church in Martindale - Solo as part of the Boredale horseshoe with descent to Winter Crag Farm. | andrewcoles | 11/10/2022 |
| After Hallin Fell so from NE. The plan was to go on and walk all Place Fell tops but high winds forced a rethink so I returned to Patterdale via the shore path | trimarc2 | 15/05/2022 |
| From St Peters Church - Martindale, Steel Knotts, Red Crag, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, High Street, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes, Stony Rigg, Place Fell, Sleet Fell | philz008 | 14/04/2022 |
| From parking used for Hallin fell, a Seven and half mile walk taking in the Birkett summits of Low Birk fell, Birk fell, The Knight, High Dodd and Sleet fell with just shy of 3000ft of accent in four hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 22/01/2022 |
| Bob & Duke; Sandwick Rnd =x7 tops. | DukeNukem | 26/12/2021 |
| Parked at Patterdale for a circuit of Boredale Beck over 14 summits. 8/14. Visited Birkett cairn and summit. | PGCE | 17/11/2021 |
| This route started and finished at Garth Heads Boredale and also took in High Dodd, Low Birk Fell, Birk Fell. The Knight and Place fell | smocks and denims | 14/10/2021 |
| 20210925 - Patterdale, Boredale Hause, Round How, Place Fell, Hart Crag, High Dodd, Sleet Fell & Ullswater | fellowsa | 25/09/2021 |
| The Scalehow round from Sandwick, starting with a thrash through the giant bracken to Sleet Fell then on the far better paths to High Dodd, Place Fell, Round How, The Knight, Birk Fell and Low Birk Fell. About 3.5 hours in total. | summitter | 14/08/2021 |
| With Mat | Theslayer | 20/12/2020 |
| From Martindale for a round of Sleet Fell, The Knight, Birk Fell and Low Birk Fell. | rhalstead | 18/12/2020 |
| We followed the path to the summit from high Dodd. With Richie. | Zoe Little | 29/11/2020 |
| Martindale Circuit | tomd4 | 21/11/2020 |
| 26km loop for the western Martindale Fells - conditions were grim! | atreides7887 | 25/10/2020 |
| Parked at 42593 19311 and went more or less straight up through the bracken. Came back down more sensibly on the path. Wonderful 360 views from the top. Went to Birkett cairn and high point. | clivevilla | 05/09/2020 |
| From parking spot for a couple of vehicles next to bridge over beck at NY427190. Failing that some beck side parking a little further towards Sandwick. Circuit over all points on Scale Fell massif returning via Angletarn Pikes - Beda Fell ridge. | Neil Midgley | 08/07/2020 |
| 11am, overcast with bright sky to west, calm, 7 degrees at Sandwick. straightforward ascent on path. On to High Dodd. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/11/2019 |
| On way back from Place Fell. Descent back into Sandwick punishing on knees! | Wheelsy | 29/10/2019 |
| FOLLOWED BIRKETT'S ROUTE FROM SANDWICK OVER LOW BIRK FELL, BLEABERRY KNOTT, THE KNIGHT, HIGH DODD AND SLEET FELL. LOST PATH IN HEAD-HIGH BRACKEN ON INITIAL ASCENT AND TOOK 40 MINS. TO COVER 1K UP LOW BIRK FELL. GOOD WALK AFTER THAT WITH VIEWS OVER GLENRIDDING BUT CLOUD COVERING HIGHER FELLS. | BURGESS | 17/07/2019 |
| With Sue from Patterdale. Birk Fell Long Crag, High Dodd and Sleet Fell, return via lake path to start. Another very wet and windy day. | Frank | 15/03/2019 |
| From Patterdale. Round How>Place Fell>The Knight>High Dodd>Sleet Fell>Winter Crag>Beda Fell>Heck Crag>Angletarn Pikes>Stony Rigg. Then back to Patterdale. 12 miles roughly. 3500+ft ascent. | RichieRambler | 23/06/2018 |
| Sandwick - Low Birk Fell - Bleaberry Knott - The Knight - High Dodd - SLEET FELL. Nice solo morning walk, great views over Ullswater to Helvellyn range | citygent | 09/05/2018 |
| Done with Richard T taking in Low Birk Fell, Birk Fell, The Knight, Place Fell, High Dodd and Sleet Fell. Day started with rain and poor visibility that improved with clouds / mist lifting and sunshine. | falunty | 18/04/2018 |
| Done with Richard T taking in Low Birk Fell, Birk Fell, The Knight, Place Fell, High Dodd and Sleet Fell. Day started with rain and poor visibility that improved with clouds / mist lifting and sunshine. | nitranrenrut | 18/04/2018 |
| R Rob Trev | Richard Tait | 15/03/2018 |
| with Phil W | Littledave | 29/01/2018 |
| Short round of 5 hills. Route out and back as per gerrybowes. | jonglew | 29/09/2017 |
| Descending from Place Fell. Then a steep drop to Sandwick. | Andrew Pearson | 06/04/2017 |
| Parked on wide, firm grass verge at end of surfaced road in Sandwick at 423196 (Space for 6-7 cars) – After ascent of Low Birk Fell, Birk Fell, The Knight & High Dodd, good path to the unmarked summit & Birkett cairn. Good path down N. ridge to Sandwick. (PM) | gerrybowes | 15/03/2017 |
| 5th of the day from Sandwick before heading NNE back to Sandwick with GB. 4.8 miles and under 4 hours. | bolton | 15/03/2017 |
| NB | Vin | 26/10/2016 |
| With mvw from Martindal church | Bheinn | 26/10/2016 |
| With Mag. | iredale | 07/08/2016 |
| A round of the lower summits on Place Fell with Rachel | bardolph | 16/06/2016 |
| A round trip from Martindale via Boredale Hause and back over High Dodd and Sleet Fell | MountainTerrier | 28/05/2016 |
| last hill of a 10 mile solo walk great weather | colinfielding | 07/04/2016 |
| After all the rain and floods sunshine!! | jocks1 | 27/12/2015 |
| Parked Sandwick. A round of the Birketts and Wainwright on Place Fell. Set off late, after 1230, overcast and drizzly but cloud above summits, just. Got back to car as it got dark, nearly blown off Place Fell summit. Nice round. | Mark T | 23/11/2015 |
| Parked in Sandwick. | Jacqdaw | 09/09/2015 |
| With Damian, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 29/08/2015 |
| CJ BW MJ KJ SW JW | chrisj1965 | 28/08/2015 |
| A round from Sandwick | Havenchris | 29/07/2015 |
| Circuit from Sandwick on very pleasant summer's day-Low Birk Fell-Birk Fell(Bleaberry Knott)(revisit)-Place Fell(revisit)-Round How-High Dodd-Sleet Fell.With Oscar. | catman | 15/07/2015 |