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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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 2352 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
GuyF04/04/2490
With Brian; training exercise in rain en route from Grange to Keswick deurgar15/07/2026
andy.painter26/03/2024
RichardG16/03/2024
SlowOl11/03/2024
jtsnr09/03/2024
HelenOs01/03/2024
Bloody windy 🌬️milopodesta12/02/2024
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1414039047Modestas13/01/2024
jamesaitken4230/12/2023
Kamila.B16/12/2023
Nirobi9925/11/2023
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.VerySlowPlodder21/11/2023
A lovely walk from Lingholm parking via Skellgill Bank.How nice to be able to enjoy these hills in low season.Hirta08/11/2023
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_alan02/11/2023
suprisefish30/10/2023
hornet23/10/2023
dbattyman19/10/2023
carolml16/09/2023
ikeisco12/09/2023
danwalker115009/09/2023
with Malcolm, Frances, Jan, Steve, Rob and Gilllangskill06/09/2023
Logan Ditondo02/09/2023
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.isabelle31/08/2023
High Spy- Maiden Moor-Cat Bellsbenarbia no 323/08/2023
Parked in a small car park just outside Little Town quick up and downTony Hartry IV17/08/2023
Loop up Cat Bells and Robinson from Little Town (09/07/2023 Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth, Robinson)nat57109/07/2023
IanP08/07/2023
Pricey185901/07/2023
hroper29/06/2023
Saz22/06/2023
Catbells to Robinsontrimarc221/06/2023
/7661858294ravioli793807/06/2023
mcbiydw205/06/2023
Andrews28/05/2023
A Newlands Round from Little Town. Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head, High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells.sms.3726/05/2023
SpudGunn22/05/2023
With the work lads.LovableScum20/05/2023
On the Abraham’s tea roundemily17/05/2023
ssstevesreeves04/05/2023
daveydubs8126/04/2023
Teenager with Altitude fell race.paulcook280922/04/2023
Hootsjimmie22/04/2023
walked with Dave W, Marc & Hannah.jonsutterby7115/04/2023
strawberryjam414/04/2023
Lucky12/04/2023
o.gilman08/04/2023
B_nDr_mm_nd06/04/2023
Solo. Start in Keswick. Catbells - Maiden Moor - descent to Borrowdale via Hause Gate. Finish in Rosthwaite.forsterfamily705/04/2023
lynseypooler03/04/2023