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Name:Eskdale Fell - Whinscales
Hill number:3776
Height:425m / 1394ft
Parent (Ma):2359  Scafell Pike
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Esk (Ravenglass)
Class:Birkett
(B)
Grid ref:NY 19727 03303
Summit feature:rock 7m E of cairn
Drop:5m
Col:420m  NY197033  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL6N
Survey:Abney level
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w/ Jack, Jonny and Danny on a mega synge bagging expeditionwcroasdell13/08/2023
From Wha House. 16 km, 1050 m asc. Up by the Cat Cove path to Slight Side and Scafell. S to Great How, Whinscales, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag and Goat Crag. Dry, warm. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310491689SalmonJoe10/08/2023
Circular walk from Beckfoot taking in Bleatarn Hill, Boat How, Great How, whinscales, Dawsonground crags, Whin Crag, Peelplace Noddle, Great. Barrow, Crag Coppice, Hodge How and Dalegarth How.PeterD30/01/2023
From the free parking area at Wha House farm on a Seven mile route reaching the summits of Peelplace Noddle, Great How, Whinscales, Dawsonground crag, Whin crag, Bull How and Goat crag, taking Four and half hours.WAYNE ROWLETT11/10/2022
From Great How heading back to Wha Farm parking. Zig zagged about abit, joined road at Woolpack.alwaysinshorts08/10/2022
A round of 8 fells from the parking opposite Wha House Farm. Starting with Goat Crag and walking anti clockwise to the final fell Peelplace Noddle.Alan Caine20/03/2022
From Dalegarth via Eel and Stony Tarns to Eskdale Fell: Whinscales and Great How: Eskdale Fell.RobB02/09/2021
From Eskdale via Eel Tarn and Peelplace Noddle. NNick Caunt07/07/2021
Dry with cloud lifting so went for this Eskdale group from Wha Farm. Followed Slight Side path to Catcove Beck then up rough grass onto Great How. Then over Whinscales, Dawsonground Crag, Whin Crag and Goat Crag. Pathless and full of humps and little valleys and wouldn't have located summits without GPS. Hard work but good path down at the end.BURGESS11/06/2021
from Great Howjef26/05/2021
Wha house farm CP > Goat Crag > Slight Side > Scafell > Great How > Whinscales > Dawsonground Crags > Wha house farm CP. Solo walk. Stunning day once again with great views and lots of sunshine. Lost the will so left Whin Crag unbagged for the day.johnkaysleftleg18/05/2021
Walked over from Great How as the rain eased but we did monitor the thunder and lightening that was hitting the valley floor of Eskdale. Thankfully it didn't come towards us and we visited this fell safely.morgs4mountains13/05/2021
From Whahouse Farm: Goat Crag, Bull How. Whin Crag, Dawsonground Crags, Whinscales, Great How and Boat How.Lazylizzie30/04/2021
Wha House car park, Goat Crag, Bull How, Whin Crag, Dawsonground Crags, Great How, Eskdale Fell, Eel Tarn. Hardly a path all miserable drizzly day.ijpowell22/09/2020
After Great Howe on way back to Boottrimarc220/02/2020
Revisit with PeteDave Geere03/11/2019
From Eskdale hostel on a circular walk for 10 local hills: Great Barrow -> Peelplace Noddle -> Whin Crag -> Dawsonground Grags -> Eskdale Fell -> Great How -> Cat Crag -> Brock Crag -> Bull How -> Goat Crag. Heavy rain and hail on and off - more on than off. With my nephew, Andrew P.jonglew27/04/2019
From Station car park for a round of Boat How, Great How, Whinscales, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag and Goat Crag.rhalstead21/04/2019
Eskdale Circuit. Debs and TaliMountain Goat05/08/2018
Hot! From Great Howjohnjennison26/06/2018
Great Barrow, Whinscales, Great How, Slight Side, Scafell, Symonds Knottkeithouk28/12/2017
From Great How then down to Stony tarn to join the main drag to Peelplace Noddle.Eddie06/10/2017
From Great How. On to Dawsonground Crags.Wycombe Wanderer05/01/2017
3rd of the day after Boat How and then Great How before heading back to Dalegarth. Wet underfoot. 7.5 miles and 3 hours 35 minutes with GB.bolton29/09/2016
Dalegarth Station car park (£3.50 for the day) - Boat How - Great How - Picked our way down between the numerous hillocks to Whinscales, distinguishable only by its summit cairn. (PM)gerrybowes29/09/2016
From Wasdale, across from Boat How, very boggy, on to Great How, minor summits and geocachesbardolph24/04/2016
Scafell from Boot - up via Slight Side and down via Eskdale Fellnosdrahcir21/04/2016
Birketts walk with Paul from Bootcolinfielding23/03/2016
Round of Birketts on each side of Whillan Beck.ngthack11/01/2016
Visited on the way back to Boot from Upper Eskdale, a sea of bracken beneath makes for slow progress, also very wet underfoot even after a dry period.Karmakarl14/10/2015
2 day walk with Becky camping at the top of Eskdalechrisj196517/08/2015
YHA - Goat Crag - Bull How - Whin Crag - Dawsonground Crag - Cat Crag - Whinscales - Great How - Great Scarth Crag - Cam Spout Crag - Silverybield - Heron Crag - Brock Crag - YHAmcbiydw201/08/2015
From Peelplace Noddle, on way to Great How.Aye Jimmy14/07/2015
Parked in the Delgarth Railway Station > Boot > Eel Tarn > Peelplace Noddle > Goat Crag > Bull How > Whin Crag (Eskdale) > Dawsonground Crags > Eskdale Fell - Whinscales > Great How - Eskdale Fell > Lambford Bridge > Boat How > Brat's Moss > Boot > Delgarth Railway StationTony Hartry II11/06/2015
A circuit including 3 Birkett's from Boot.Neil Haslewood09/04/2015
W Jenx. From the Woolpack PH, followed path rather than FP, to first plateau area, easy nip up the Synge then traverse out across fell to Goat Crag,Bull How, Whin Crag then to Dawsonground. Dropped into the low ground to pick up the triple topped Cat Crag, then onwards to Whinscales and Great How.nordicstar16/11/2014
Birkett 3Dave Geere26/10/2014
As said before, so many tops , easier to do them all....found the cairn thoughHavenchris02/09/2014
On return from Slight Side.destaylor27/06/2014
Climbed while crossing from Seat How to Dawsonground Cragsrobert24/06/2014
Woolpack Inn Eel Tarn Goat Crag Whin Crag Dawsonground Crag Whinscales Great How Eskdale Fell Lambford Bridge Boat How Brats Hill Stone Circle Boot Church Low Birker Doctor Bridge Woolpack InnAndy Hirst16/01/2014
Birkett walk from Boot via Boat How and Great How.With six members of judicial party.Mostly sunny.Great views throughout.catman12/10/2013
With Eire,mEvan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave30/07/2013
Boat How, Great How, Whinscalesronaldo33310/03/2013
From Boot via Great HowAnduril22/05/2012
To be honest, standing on the top of Great How, I didn't even realise that this was a summit. I returned this way "just in case" and, even when reaching the place, didn't know that it was a seperate hill!moorsman15/05/2012
Birkett 2Dave Geere18/03/2012
Indistinct and unsure which op, so did all! Across from Dawson Groundollismark05/11/2011
Boot-Boat How-Great How-Whinscales-Dawsonground Crags- Whin Crag-Goat Crag - (Combined Birkett's ESK 2 and 3)benarbia_827/03/2011
1dads03/07/2010