| Name: | Ullscarf |
| Hill number: | 2412 |
| Height: | 723m / 2372ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2396 High Raise [High White Stones] |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Topographical area: | EL03 Scafell-illgill |
| SMC/RHB section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Central Fells |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
| Class: | Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | NY 29150 12172 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 114.1m |
| Col: | 608.9m NY 2857 1052  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
| Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 1129 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| With Brian Catharien AndyW Annabel Jon from Rosthwaite | deurgar | 15/07/2025 |
| Eagle Crag to Ullscarf via Greenup Edge. Eagle Crag - Sergeant's Crag - Ullscarf | sms.37 | 30/08/2024 |
| Armboth Fell, Armboth Fell, Shivery Knott, Watendlath Fell, Ullscarf | keithouk | 09/06/2024 |
| Day 4/38 of my Wainwright Challenge linking all 214 Wainwrights in one walk taking 38 days to mark my 70th Birthday. Today, solo, a circular hike from Stonethwaite, traversing Eagle Crag, Sergeant’s Crag, Low White Stones, High White Stones, Ullscarf, and Lining Crag. A drier but cooler day, with good distant views. 20km with 1030m ascent taking 7 hours. | Alan_70+ | 14/04/2024 |
| Loop from Thirlmere up Ullscarf (14/04/2024 Ullscarf, Sergeant's Crag, Eagle Crag, Calf Crag, Steel Fell) | nat571 | 14/04/2024 |
| away with Katie and Sam at a place in grange over sands. Place bought with holiday share things! | danwalker1150 | 10/02/2024 |
| From Rosthwaite - Grange fell - Great Crag - Ullscarf - Sergeant Crag - Eagle Crag. 19km 5h 30. The usual winter combination of sodden lower levels then frozen about 600m. Lovely light, back in the dark | Rockdoctor | 14/01/2024 |
| Walk with scouts from Thirlmere to Watendlath | JK | 22/10/2023 |
| 158 | windybilly | 11/10/2023 |
| A circular route over boggy ground starting at Rosthwaite. Along the valley track past the Stonethwaite, up Greenup Gill, before branching off to the right for Eagle Crag. Then along the ridge to Sergeant's Crag and up the small track to the right of Long Crag, then traversing above it to Greenup Edge. North along the Central Fells ridge over Ullscarf, and down by Standing Crag. Then across very boggy ground (wet feet) parallel to the fence over Watendlath Fell to Shivery Knott. Then a beeline for Armboth Fell, visiting both the Wainwright and Birkett tops. Then up another marshy track over High Tove, and back to Rosthwaite via Watendlath. 22km with 1000m ascent in 7h 40m. | silverwolf_alan | 26/08/2023 |
| From steel end car park on a cloudless day | holtsd | 22/06/2023 |
| R | Richard Tait | 17/06/2023 |
| 13 Birkets after 4 weeks no rain - bone dry apart from (thankfully) a few springs. Road all closed off, so a bit of a trudge along the road after Fisher Crag back to start at Steel End carpark. Hd hoped to drop off bike at descent point to road. | Dave Sargent | 13/06/2023 |
| Solo from Rosthwaite passing Smithymire Island, then ascending via Lining Crag to Greenup Edge (NY 285 105). From there north-ish on a track roughly following a line of old iron fence posts to the summit cairn. Not an exciting summit but excellent views. | ADT | 20/05/2023 |
| 13.5 miles 2700ft elevation. Thirlmere to Grasmere Armboth Fell, High Tove, Middle Crag, Shivery Knott, Watlendeth Fell, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag | nell1583 | 06/05/2023 |
| Fine day. | Ranger101 | 03/05/2023 |
| Afternoon walk from Watendlath, up the BW then taking in Watendlath Fell, Bell Crags, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, High Saddle, Low Saddle and back to BW the other side of Blea Tarn. Great views all round on a clear day. | PeterD | 18/04/2023 |
| Grasmere - Far Easedale - Greenup Edge - Ullscarf - Greenup Edge - Calf Crag - Steel Fell - Grasmere. Cold but clear. Great day out. | MountainTerrier | 15/04/2023 |
| Quick Sunday morning grab. 201/214. Didn’t see a sole. Went up from Wythburn. Middle section no discernible paths so nav through all the bluffs, bogs, hags etc. | Mark T | 05/03/2023 |
| Ullscarf and two others, still a bit wintery and frozen so avoided being too boggy. | atreides7887 | 22/01/2023 |
| From North. Good path | trimarc2 | 07/12/2022 |
| From Stonethwaite. 15 km, 780 m asc. Up the Greenup BW and over Lining Crag to Greenup Edge, then N along the ridge to Ullscarf summit. Back to Greenup Edge and contour W above Long Crag to join the ridge N over Sergeant's Crag and Eagle Crag. Down by the Heron Crag 'terrace' path and the wall down to Smithymire Island. Sunny and cool. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720302266133 | SalmonJoe | 17/09/2022 |
| Grasmere-Helm Crag-Gibson Knott-Calf Crag-Ullscarf-Middle How-Steel Fell | benarbia no 3 | 30/08/2022 |
| Walked up from Stonethwaite | billames | 14/08/2022 |
| from Stonethwaite | Freelander | 05/08/2022 |
| With Mike. From Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag via Greenup Edge. The to Stonethwaite via High and Low Saddle. | jd16 | 31/07/2022 |
| I'm sure I did this with Martin that soggy weekend in 2022 | JKM | 23/07/2022 |
| Parked at New Dungeon Ghyll CP. SIMMS on Nuttall 4.1 plus Ullscarf there and back. Up via Stickle Tarn -> High Raise -> Ullscarf -> High Raise -> Harrison Stickle -> Pike of Stickle and back to Dungeon Ghyll. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 07/07/2022 |
| from Blinka stone, stunning still summer evening P and K | senrab | 21/06/2022 |
| 08:00 start to get a parking space at Stonethwaite (NY2621370). FP via Lingy End, to Knotts, steep down and up to Great Crag, Dock Tarn, High Crag (no need to climb the wall, there are gaps in it to the N), Low Saddle, High Saddle, Ullscarf, Greenup Edge, Lining Cag, Stonethwaite. | Isbjorn | 22/04/2022 |
| Walked with Jo and ernie, very misty | studuncan | 15/04/2022 |
| Cloudy day at part of a walk from Rosthwaite. | matthewthomas16 | 10/04/2022 |
| From Stonethwaite. Bright but cool. Fairly dry underfoot. | apshepherd | 02/04/2022 |
| From low white stones. Good visibility but windy. My penultimate Wainwright of 1st round. Heading to High Saddle. On my own. Circuit out from Stonethwaite over Eagle and Sergeant's Crags. | alwaysinshorts | 11/02/2022 |
| With Luna. CW Loop, up Blea Rigg ridge & down Helm Crag ridge. From Red Bank Road car park Grasmere. | masmith | 25/09/2021 |
| 11/16 A long circular round of the Central Fells from Ashness Bridge taking in another 6 Wainwrights on my 3rd round, and also many Birketts / Synges. Visited: High Seat, Bleaberry Fell SE Top, Bleaberry Fell, High Tove, Armboth Fell (W + B), Middle Crag, Shivery Knott, Watendlath Fell, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, High Saddle, Low Saddle, Great Crag and Grange Fell (Brund Fell + King’s How). Another Sunny day, the Central Fells were as dry as they are likely to get. 30.6km with 1360m ascent in 9 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 28/08/2021 |
| GL3D Day 1 | evansguy | 28/08/2021 |
| Langstrath Horseshoe Wainwright Bagging | DinoF | 25/07/2021 |
| Ascent with Jayne Whitaker from Dobgill Car Park via Harrop Tarn and Standing Crag.6.15m with 546m of ascent in 3hrs:52mins with 2hrs:55mins moving time. | pwhitaker_1966 | 18/07/2021 |
| With Sue from Steel End car park, taking in Middle How, Ullscarf via SE shoulder. Interesting walk over to Wythburn Fell and Birk Crag in mist and rain. | Frank | 08/07/2021 |
| As part of the “Thirlmere Trot “ hill event I ran over this top and the others to Greenup Edge, making sure of main tops exc the Howitzer, then boggy Ullscarf to High Tove. Down to Thirlmere sand dam, up Sticks Pass to Raise, Whiteside and Helvellyn exiting via Grisedale Hause to Little Tongue (?) and back to Grasmere. Warm and sunny all day. Tough, but ran the levelish and downhills, | niallp | 27/06/2021 |
| Overcast but dry, with stronger winds than expected. Planned to do the central fells, and camp on High Raise, but got there so early decided to head back over Sergeants crag and Eagle Crag. | siholden | 11/06/2021 |
| Past Blea Tarn and refilled with water there. Hard climb up, with improving weather | SiHolden2 | 11/06/2021 |
| Parked at Dobmill car park - up round the tarn and back down the same way - in a rush to get to Windermere! 6 miles, 2hrs 45 | Mozzer | 05/06/2021 |
| Wainwright 182 | LANGDALE | 24/05/2021 |
| 17.4 miles 4464ft walk. Start at Great Langdale NT campsite up Stickle Ghyll to Sergeant Man, Codale Head, High Raise, Ullscarf, Low Saddle,Thunacar Knott, Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag, return down Mark Gate back to Great Langdale. | stephenbuda | 18/05/2021 |
| From Stonethwaite, up the Wainwight route through the crags to Eagle Crag summit. Then on to Sergeant's Crag, High Raise, Low White Stones, Ullscarf, High Saddle and Low Saddle. Across the bog (still wet after a dry spell) to finish on High Crag, Great Crag and return via the Watendlath Path to Rosthwaite. | mavero10 | 24/04/2021 |
| Circuit from Watendlath Farm with MK | Nab Scar | 19/04/2021 |
| From Dobgill car park with Alfie. Came up over Brown Rigg, Bell Crags and Standing Crag. Met a nice guy called Chris on the summit who’s wild camping and foraging. W107 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 18/04/2021 |
| R K bike to Lancrigg then up Easedale excelent winter conds | Richard Tait | 01/02/2021 |