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Name:Meal Fell
Hill number:2346
Height:549.4m / 1802ft
Parent (Ma):2328  Knott
RHB Section:34A: Lake District - Northern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Northern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Ellen, Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries
Watershed:Solway Firth
Class:Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Subdodd
(W,B,Sy,Fel,s5)
Grid ref:NY 28301 33763
Summit feature:small cairn
Drop:29.3m
Col:520.1m  NY 2856 3376  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4N
Observations:cairn is 2m higher and 65m NE of large shelter (Wainwright/Birkett summit) which is at NY 28258 33711
Survey:Abney level
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Round of Uldale Fells.Sedge12/01/2024
Starting at Longlands: Longlands Fell - Lowthwaite Fell - Brae Fell - Little & Great Sca Fells - Meall Fell - Great Cockup - Binsey. 20km, 4h30Rockdoctor25/11/2023
A tour of the fells Back O' Skiddaw from Longlands on a windy but mainly sunny day. Included a number of first time ascents of minor Birketts and Synges, with a fourth round of the Wainwrights in the group, 16 peaks in total. In order , visited Lowthwaite Fell West Top, Castle How, Orthwaite Bank, Little Cockup, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Frozen Fell, Burn Tod, Little Calva, Great Calva, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Longlands Fell. Altogether a 25km hike with 1460m ascent, taking me 7.5 hours.silverwolf_alan11/08/2023
Boo and I on the rollercoaster from Gt. Cockup. Had to have lunch at the top to say we had a meal on MealAlphaville19904/08/2023
Company: Soloiandesbottes24/06/2023
Walked from Overwater Car Park.Wandelaar05/06/2023
On way down from Great Sca Fell.peter4lc02/06/2023
R Richard Tait27/03/2023
Wainwright Walk 33: Spider (Knott, Great Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cockup & Longlands Fell)DavidHiner16/01/2023
Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Little Sca Fell, Great Sca Fell and Meal Fell on a bright and sunny winter day.Crumblie202/01/2023
Lovely sunny day. Bakestall, Little Calva, Grsat Calva, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell & Great Cockup. 10 miles 3667 ft elevation.nell158318/10/2022
See KnottAJF24/09/2022
Parked at Longlands and did a Great Cockup to Longlands round of 6jeffpl26/08/2022
With Dad and PeterM0YDH19/08/2022
With CP and YPgarth8702/08/2022
Nice loop at the back of Skiddaw, then a drive round to Dodd.atreides788712/06/2022
From Longlands car park with DW, DS9, DD7. Circuit of Longlands, Little Sca Fell, Great Sca Fell and Meal Fell and back down Trusmadoor. Busy but very friendly today. Weather just about right.nukeboy116/04/2022
From Peter House Farm. 15.5 km, 860 m asc Up by the Skiddaw House BW, across Dead Beck and NE up the wet path to Great Calva. Descend N to the boggy col at P548 and up to Knott summit, over to Great Sca Fell and W to Meal Fell summits. Down by Trusmadoor, Great Cockup and Orthwaite Bank to Horsemoor Hills. Stiff wind from the SE, cold and bright.SalmonJoe27/02/2022
TC, EC, Alfie. Bitterly cold, strong wind made conditions more challenging than gradients.TopCat195910/02/2022
Very windyCora Thorny02/01/2022
Lovely walk with rolling hills in the clouds 6 wainwright’s completed.ejjohnstone28/12/2021
Parked by Longlands Beck for a circuit of 10 tops. 6/10. Visited cairn and shelter.PGCE13/11/2021
Mickle Rigg, Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Brae Fell, Little Sca Fell, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cockup, Little Cockupkeithouk01/11/2021
From parking at Longlands: Longlands Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Meal Fell and Great Cockup.janey.m09/10/2021
Longlands, Great Sca, Knott and Meal Fell. Started in low cloud, then the sun came out. With Dad, Anita, Jack & Rebeccageorge_herbert_27/09/2021
Back O'Skiddaw route with Suzannedc9622/08/2021
Debs, Tali & Sarah after a night at the zooMountain Goat31/07/2021
Walked with Lizzie (and Mika), Jonnie and Pete up Great Cockup and Meal Fell. Drove from Lizzies and all pretty hungover after a great night - and some dips in the hot tub. Very hot day.River-Girl25/07/2021
Walked the Back O’Skiddaw range with Andrew after camping at Burns Farm. Bagged Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Brae Fell and Longlands Fell then headed back to Leeds.jackfowler23/07/2021
The Back O'Skiddaw Fells. Longlands Fell - Brae Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott - Great Calva - Meal Fell - Great Cock Up - Binseysms.3721/07/2021
25 miles 4375ft walk. Start at Scales campsite Mungrisdale, to Great Carva, Little Carva, Knott, Great Scafell, Little Scafell, Brae Fell, Longlands Fell, LowThwaite Fell and Meal Fell, back to Scales campsite.stephenbuda21/07/2021
MQ scquartley08/07/2021
Longlands Fell- Lowthwaite Fell - Brae Fell - Little Sca Fell - Great Sca Fell -Meal Fell. Lots of grassy pastures with well defined paths. Returning via Trusmadoor pass lots of little streams with some muddy, boggy sections, but nothing you couldn't get pastlifeathighaltitude20/06/2021
5.5 mile circular walk from road side parking, near Orthwaite (NY253338). Climbed ridge up to Great Cockup but needed to descent again for an easy climb to Meal Fell. Followed Trusmadoor trail back to Orthwaite.philip_firth17/06/2021
5.7 mile walk from Orthwaite farm (honesty box for parking there). Followed road then track past Brockle Crag and found a handy trail that heads straight up the ridge just to the west of Great Cockup summit. From there bagged Great Cockup then descended steeply to Trusmadoor then fairly steep pull up to Meal Fell summit. Descended same way then followed sheep trod path above Burntod Gill back to footpath and back down to farm. 460m ascent overall. Perfect walking weather sunny/high cloud with a light breeze. These were the last hills of the day. Earlier bagged High Pike, Carrock Fell and Faulds Brow. A few people about. Good views of Scotland.DanTrig17/06/2021
Parked at Over Water. Road and lane to Brocklecrag then Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell and Longlands. Down ridge to north. With Jill.ijpowell16/06/2021
Alone. Dry & mostly sunny. Descending from Gt Sca Fell after ridge route from Longlands, Lowthwaite & Brae Fells. 6.51 miles.Gazza195124/05/2021
Contoured round valley head after Longlands and Lowthwaite Fells.IanHHill04/05/2021
Second W of the day, easy peasy feeling fresh with GrionaAJH30/04/2021
Beautiful massive day - mostly sun but one patch of light snow. With GFE & Ant. Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Little Sca Fell, Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Great Calva, Bakestall, Cockup.Fionalevey30/04/2021
Usual route up over Orthwaite Bank, Little Cockup & Great Cockup. With Alfie. Hot and sunny. W112 Rnd6. Northern Fells completed on Round 6.Dangerous Dave26/04/2021
R K Richard Tait25/04/2021
Knott from Orthwaite with MKNab Scar21/04/2021
with TonyDave Sargent28/12/2020
From Little Sca FellJim T23/12/2020
Pre-Christmas bagging tripDinoF20/12/2020
Solo fr Longlands, running where possible. Overcast w cloud base about 700m and fierce winds, but dry; went wrong twice while heading here fr Knott in mist and featureless terrain, finally found Meal Fell. Descended WNW to pick up reasonable path NNW back to car as showery rain started.NorfolkPT2115/12/2020
From parking at Orthwaite Hall. Honesty box parking for a few cars. No idea how much honesty costs though. Left £2.mart079710/12/2020
With Ruth in total -did not do Binsey. Stayed Caldbeck at Oodd fellowsDunlawyering14/09/2020
Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Longlands Fell, from Longlands. 13.7km with 1000m ascent in 3h30m. (S)silveracorn_alan02/09/2020