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| Name: | Eskdale Fell - Whinscales |
| Hill number: | 3776 |
| Height: | 425m / 1394ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2359 Scafell Pike |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Topographical area: | EL03 Scafell-illgill |
| SMC/RHB section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
| 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 |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 197 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| En route to Great How, my final Fellranger. | chriswatson | 11/09/2024 |
| From Burnmoor Lodge en route to Great How, for Chris Watson's final Fellranger. | Tony J | 11/09/2024 |
| Eight hardy walkers attended Chris Watson's final Fellranger on Great How, from Burnmoor Lodge via Whinscales. | Dugswell2 | 11/09/2024 |
| 10.5 mile circuit from the Woolpack Inn. Goat Crag, Whin Crag, Dawsonground Crags, Whinscales, Great How, Boat How, Bleatarn Hill. | JulieB | 19/05/2024 |
| From Dawsonground Crags. Grassy slopes. | KeithByTheC | 19/05/2024 |
| Wild,wet and windy day. Climbed with Andy Chadwick | Chris Terrey | 13/04/2024 |
| w/ Jack, Jonny and Danny on a mega synge bagging expedition | wcroasdell | 13/08/2023 |
| 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/72177720310491689 | SalmonJoe | 10/08/2023 |
| 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. | PeterD | 30/01/2023 |
| 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 ROWLETT | 11/10/2022 |
| From Great How heading back to Wha Farm parking. Zig zagged about abit, joined road at Woolpack. | alwaysinshorts | 08/10/2022 |
| 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 Caine | 20/03/2022 |
| From Dalegarth via Eel and Stony Tarns to Eskdale Fell: Whinscales and Great How: Eskdale Fell. | RobB | 02/09/2021 |
| From Eskdale via Eel Tarn and Peelplace Noddle. N | Nick Caunt | 07/07/2021 |
| 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. | BURGESS | 11/06/2021 |
| from Great How | jef | 26/05/2021 |
| 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. | johnkaysleftleg | 18/05/2021 |
| 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. | morgs4mountains | 13/05/2021 |
| From Whahouse Farm: Goat Crag, Bull How. Whin Crag, Dawsonground Crags, Whinscales, Great How and Boat How. | Lazylizzie | 30/04/2021 |
| 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. | ijpowell | 22/09/2020 |
| After Great Howe on way back to Boot | trimarc2 | 20/02/2020 |
| Revisit with Pete | Dave Geere | 03/11/2019 |
| 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. | jonglew | 27/04/2019 |
| From Station car park for a round of Boat How, Great How, Whinscales, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag and Goat Crag. | rhalstead | 21/04/2019 |
| Eskdale Circuit. Debs and Tali | Mountain Goat | 05/08/2018 |
| Hot! From Great How | johnjennison | 26/06/2018 |
| Great Barrow, Whinscales, Great How, Slight Side, Scafell, Symonds Knott | keithouk | 28/12/2017 |
| From Great How then down to Stony tarn to join the main drag to Peelplace Noddle. | Eddie | 06/10/2017 |
| From Great How. On to Dawsonground Crags. | Wycombe Wanderer | 05/01/2017 |
| 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. | bolton | 29/09/2016 |
| 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) | gerrybowes | 29/09/2016 |
| From Wasdale, across from Boat How, very boggy, on to Great How, minor summits and geocaches | bardolph | 24/04/2016 |
| Scafell from Boot - up via Slight Side and down via Eskdale Fell | nosdrahcir | 21/04/2016 |
| Birketts walk with Paul from Boot | colinfielding | 23/03/2016 |
| Round of Birketts on each side of Whillan Beck. | ngthack | 11/01/2016 |
| 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. | Karmakarl | 14/10/2015 |
| 2 day walk with Becky camping at the top of Eskdale | chrisj1965 | 17/08/2015 |
| 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 - YHA | mcbiydw2 | 01/08/2015 |
| From Peelplace Noddle, on way to Great How. | Aye Jimmy | 14/07/2015 |
| 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 Station | Tony Hartry II | 11/06/2015 |
| A circuit including 3 Birkett's from Boot. | Neil Haslewood | 09/04/2015 |
| 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. | nordicstar | 16/11/2014 |
| Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 26/10/2014 |
| As said before, so many tops , easier to do them all....found the cairn though | Havenchris | 02/09/2014 |
| On return from Slight Side. | destaylor | 27/06/2014 |
| Climbed while crossing from Seat How to Dawsonground Crags | robert | 24/06/2014 |
| 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 Inn | Andy Hirst | 16/01/2014 |
| Birkett walk from Boot via Boat How and Great How.With six members of judicial party.Mostly sunny.Great views throughout. | catman | 12/10/2013 |
| With Eire,mEvan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 30/07/2013 |
| Boat How, Great How, Whinscales | ronaldo333 | 10/03/2013 |