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Name: | Cat Bells [Catbells] |
Hill number: | 2490 |
Height: | 451m / 1480ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2400 Dale Head |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Tump (400-499m), Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Trail 100 (Tu,4,W,B,Sy,Fel,T100) |
Grid ref: | NY 24409 19861 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 87m |
Col: | 364m NY244191 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | tiny flat cairn no longer exists |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Comments: | Added to Trail 100 list Jan 2020 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 2352 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
GuyF | 04/04/2490 | |
With Brian; training exercise in rain en route from Grange to Keswick | deurgar | 15/07/2026 |
andy.painter | 26/03/2024 | |
RichardG | 16/03/2024 | |
SlowOl | 11/03/2024 | |
jtsnr | 09/03/2024 | |
HelenOs | 01/03/2024 | |
Bloody windy 🌬️ | milopodesta | 12/02/2024 |
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1414039047 | Modestas | 13/01/2024 |
jamesaitken42 | 30/12/2023 | |
Kamila.B | 16/12/2023 | |
Nirobi99 | 25/11/2023 | |
Standard route from small parking area ( more vehicles could get parked if ot was marked out). Never seen so many folks on a hill. Mobbed. A dry day after three ? Days of rain. 
Continued on green route and dropped into valley. Watched spotgen whilst husband did an 11 mile !! Route over many hills. | VerySlowPlodder | 21/11/2023 |
A lovely walk from Lingholm parking via Skellgill Bank.How nice to be able to enjoy these hills in low season. | Hirta | 08/11/2023 |
A morning's walk from the caravan site at Manesty over Catbells, then down the ridge across Skellgill Bank to Hawes End and back along the shore of Derwentwater. 10km with 450m ascent taking 3 hours. A lovely dry and sunny window between bouts of heavy rain. | silverwolf_alan | 02/11/2023 |
suprisefish | 30/10/2023 | |
hornet | 23/10/2023 | |
dbattyman | 19/10/2023 | |
carolml | 16/09/2023 | |
ikeisco | 12/09/2023 | |
danwalker1150 | 09/09/2023 | |
with Malcolm, Frances, Jan, Steve, Rob and Gill | langskill | 06/09/2023 |
Logan Ditondo | 02/09/2023 | |
Family walk up from Derwent Water from a parking area near Manesty Park. Busy on the hill. Lunch on top then back down for an ice cream. Time taken 2 hours 45 minutes for 2.86 miles. | isabelle | 31/08/2023 |
High Spy- Maiden Moor-Cat Bells | benarbia no 3 | 23/08/2023 |
Parked in a small car park just outside Little Town quick up and down | Tony Hartry IV | 17/08/2023 |
Loop up Cat Bells and Robinson from Little Town (09/07/2023 Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth, Robinson) | nat571 | 09/07/2023 |
IanP | 08/07/2023 | |
Pricey1859 | 01/07/2023 | |
hroper | 29/06/2023 | |
Saz | 22/06/2023 | |
Catbells to Robinson | trimarc2 | 21/06/2023 |
/7661858294 | ravioli7938 | 07/06/2023 |
mcbiydw2 | 05/06/2023 | |
Andrews | 28/05/2023 | |
A Newlands Round from Little Town. Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head, High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells. | sms.37 | 26/05/2023 |
SpudGunn | 22/05/2023 | |
With the work lads. | LovableScum | 20/05/2023 |
On the Abraham’s tea round | emily | 17/05/2023 |
ssstevesreeves | 04/05/2023 | |
daveydubs81 | 26/04/2023 | |
Teenager with Altitude fell race. | paulcook2809 | 22/04/2023 |
Hootsjimmie | 22/04/2023 | |
walked with Dave W, Marc & Hannah. | jonsutterby71 | 15/04/2023 |
strawberryjam4 | 14/04/2023 | |
Lucky | 12/04/2023 | |
o.gilman | 08/04/2023 | |
B_nDr_mm_nd | 06/04/2023 | |
Solo. Start in Keswick. Catbells - Maiden Moor - descent to Borrowdale via Hause Gate. Finish in Rosthwaite. | forsterfamily7 | 05/04/2023 |
lynseypooler | 03/04/2023 |