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Name:Ether Knott
Hill number:7698
Height:420.1m / 1378ft
Parent (Ma):2396  High Raise [High White Stones]
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Central Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington)
Class:Tump (400-499m), Synge, Subhump
(Tu,4,Sy,sHu)
Grid ref:NY 26835 17158
Summit feature:grass on rock
Drop:97.8m
Col:322.3m  NY 2687 1591  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Observations:ground 2m E is slightly lower
Survey:Abney level
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With: hb tp mt; From Great Wood up via Cat Gill to Blaeberry Fell. Then High Seat and High Tove down to Watendlath. Over Grange Fell and Ether Knott via Ashness wood back to car.Ian Baines05/03/2023
From the car park at Watendlath on a grey windy day with a driving drizzle at times. Followed the RoW past Dock Tarn, then using sheep trods across to the super peak of High Crag. Dropped back down to the Dock Tarn track and contoured round the west side of Great Crag, before crossing to Knotts. Then up to Great Crag (Wainwright Round 4), visiting both cairns, because I can never remember which is the summit. Descended down to the Watendlath/Rosthwaite highway, and then a revisit to Brund Fell (Wainwright Round 4). Although we have camped just below at the Thwaite House field countless times with GSAL Scouts, I have never traversed the ridge north from Brund Fell before, so continued on to the impressive Ether Knot, Brown Dodd and a tricky descent to Watendlath Beck, crossing through our campsite and back to Watendlath along the road in the fading light. 13km with an impressive 800m ascent taking me 4h 40m.silveracorn_alan19/02/2023
With Andy and Richard from WatendlathJohnStoneham07/02/2023
See route for Kings How.smocks and denims06/01/2023
Bob & DukeDukeNukem24/03/2022
I did this top the hard way - that is from Shepherds Crag. There is no path and the going is rough - even with the bracken in winter condition. The OS Map is not very helpful. This is not a route to do in mist and rain. To descend I was going to loop round to the south and west to pick up the King's How path. Instead I decided to descend down over a style and follow the wall towards Borrowdale. The wall and then fence were helpful at first but when they ended I resorted to contouring above the crags to hit the path down from King's How. A far easier approach would have been from Watendlath.JohnW07/03/2022
From small CP NY255176. S on B5289 until just after property Grange View, whence E into Cummacatta wood, stile at X-walls at NY258172, then distinct FP to Grange Crags summit. Back to X-stile, PFP via Brock Bield, Long Moss to King's How. FPs SE to Brund Fell. Splish, splash, splidge and slither on E side of fence through Joppletyhow Moss to Ether Knott, then gravity assisted N over ruff'n'tuff to Brown Dodd, descent N from which is tricky down through craggy ground (do not follow wall on E, it vaults over several high crags). Shepherds Crag then down PFP to High Lodore. Complex terrain, treacherously slippery. Not worth wasting a nice day on it.Isbjorn14/02/2022
After Shepherds Crag and Brown Dodd with A&M route up to top indistinct.PeterD27/12/2021
R Dreadful! Heather bracken rock Richard Tait03/08/2021
With Adam. Very squishy underfoot. Seems odd that this isn't a Wainwright or a Birkett!JMDobb12/12/2020
Walked to The Scafell Hotel for a lunchtime pint then came up here for an afternoon walk. With Sail & Alfie.Dangerous Dave15/08/2020
From Brown Dodd. Fine summit and viewpoint. On to Brund Fell.Wycombe Wanderer09/11/2019
With Jenx and Bryher from Shepherds Crag, over Brown Dodd and Ether Knott. Excellent route, from Watendlath roadnordicstar19/02/2019
Impressive little top and a good walk in from the north. Carried on to Watendlath with Bryher.jenx19/02/2019
With Sue and Duncan M, from Bowderstone, plan B due to high winds and poor weather,via Kings How, Brund Fell and Ether Knott. Return via Watendlath Beck and Lodore to CP.Frank12/01/2019
walked from Brund Fell top. impressive summit on top of grange fell. looks higher than anything else. plenty of midges on the actual summit topkeenwalker28/07/2018
Followed the trod alongside the fence from the south across the delightully named Joppletyhow Moss. Descent to the NE not recommended, steep, wet and loose !Moorponder16/04/2018
From Grange Fell with Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave30/03/2018
Definite HP on rocky outcrop in snowy heather. Deer sighted. Rain showers and lowering cloud.Denise 29/12/2017
Path through heather from the N. Grass/ heather topped knoll.RichardM29/12/2017
Borrowdale road - Brund Fell - Ether Knott - back over Brund Fell and downMark Jackson24/12/2017
Pleasant round of 5 hills from small roadside car park just N of the Grange turning. From Brown Dodd, and on to King's How.jonglew21/12/2017
Not much in the way of paths, just heather. Found a somewhat used path down to Watendlath beck between 2 cliffs and down grassy and greasy wood.Jhimmy13/08/2017
From NY257177: a circuit of Grange Crags, King's How - Grange Fell, Grange Fell [Brund Fell], Ether Knott, Brown Dodd and Shepherds Crag.summitsup08/04/2017
With: hb sb tp mt; Short "Mystery tour" from Surprise View with Trevor leading us through woods then up to Watendlath, returning over Grange Fell and Ether Knott, Caffell Side and Brown Dodd.Ian Baines19/02/2017
With: ib sb tp mt; Short Mystery tour from Surprise View with Trevor leading us through woods then up to Watendlath, returning over Grange Fell and Ether Knott, Caffell Side and Brown Dodd. Helen Baines19/02/2017
High Crag - Knotts - Great Crag (Stonethwaite) - Grange Fell [Brund Fell] - Ether Knott - Brown Dodd - Shepherds Crag from start at GR: 25542 14288ronaldo33307/01/2017
Tricky traverse from King's How, once fence and then wall heading north are reached stay on east side and they will lead almost to summit.ALHEJ Wilkins05/06/2016
From the double tiny car parks by the B5289 in Barrowdale at NY 25655 17665. Holm Fell (small detour) > Grange Crags (small detour) > King’s How - Grange Fell > Grange Fell [Brund Fell] > Ether Knott > Brown Dodd > Shepherds Crag (small detour). Terrain difficult from Brown Dodd to Shepherds Crag. Thanks to amblerbob for providing 10 figure grid references for the stile to access Holm Fell and the path junction & stile for Grange Crags.David Gradwell14/04/2016
As for Moorsman. Nice hill.arranc01/08/2015
Climbed from Watendlath. A long wet slog alongside the ridge fence, having to return the same way as the straight descent to the river is not feasible.moorsman06/03/2015
From Bowderstone CP with Lindsay, Andy, Jenny and Kevin and many othersCrib Goch29/11/2014
a circuit around Grange Fell with lots of friends, Martin, Ray, Richard, Andy, Jenny and Kevin, Lesley etc, Kendal Dave, Nick and Denise, Stephen and Jennifer, Rob.Lou29/11/2014
Rough underfoot from Brund/Grange Fell, but delightful summit. Continued to Brown Dodd.Aye Jimmy16/11/2014
With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave21/10/2014
Climbed with a group before Jim Bloomer and Rob Woodall's final Birkett on King's How.Dugswell203/11/2013
Normally a quiet spot, but seemed a bit busy this morning!Smudge03/11/2013
Just one of the crowdMartin R03/11/2013
On the Jim/Rob final Birkett lap with Jenx, came here first with the group before Kings Hownordicstar03/11/2013
On Jim/Rob final Birkett.Eddie03/11/2013
Jim Bloomer and Rob Woodall completed Birketts today on Kings Howe, in company of Ann Bowker, Rick Salter, Jen Hatfield, Smudge Smith, Steve Gillion, Iain Brown, Eddie Dealtry, Michael Earnshaw, Doug Law, Martin Richardson, Carole Engel, Jonathan de Ferranti, Ken Whyte and me. From Watendlath,vegibagger03/11/2013
With Jo, circular walk from Watendlath: Puddingstone Bank, Ether Knott, Brown Dodd, returning alongside Watendlath Beck. Weather; overcast, warm, moderate visibility.amblerbob24/04/2012
Borrowdale Circular from Rosthwaite - Castle Crag, King's Crag, Brund Fell, Ethel Knott and Great Crag.nosdrahcir12/04/2012
jenx recovering from op. easy walk up from High Lodore, nr Black Crag, then Brund Fell and Ether Knott. Good scrambling en route. Back down via Lodore Falls to start at tea-rooms.nordicstar03/12/2011
Solo. Troutdale to Kings How, Brund Fell, Jopplety How, Ether Knott, Black Crag summit. Fine dry mild day.Vin01/09/2011
Grange - Grange Crags - Kings How - Grange Fell - Ether Knott - Shepherds Crag - Lodore; five Tumps and one of the best half days' walks I've ever done. Great weather probably helpedMark Jackson11/04/2010
With Eire, Evan & Sail.Dangerous Dave28/03/2010
CJ BW & Dandogchrisj196513/06/2009
SoloPeteF26/02/2008
With Jo, linear walk from Grange: Cummacatta Wood, King’s How, Brund Fell, Ether Knott, Brown Dodd, descending to Mossmire Coppice onto High Lodore. Weather; high cloud, cool wind, good visibility.amblerbob05/11/2006