Great Knott
695m (2281ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,770ft (844m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - Old Dungeon Ghyll - Stool End - Oxendale Beck - Browney Gill - Red Tarn (Langdale) - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags (South Top) - Crinkle Crags (Long Top) - Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott) - Shelter Crags - Shelter Crags (North Top) - Three Tarns - Earing Crag - White Stones - The Band - Oxendale - Stool End Farm - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,387ft (1,032m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Oxendale - Oxendale Beck - Red Tarn (Langdale) - Great Knott - Crinkle - Crags (South Top) - Bad Step - Crinkle Crags (Long Top) - Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott) - Shelter Crags - Shelter Crags (North Top) - Three Tarns - Climbers' Traverse (optional) - Flat Crag - Cambridge Crag - Bowfell Buttress - Bow Fell (Bowfell) - Three Tarns - Earing Crag - White Stones - The Band - Stool End Farm - Mickleden Beck - Mickleden - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,007ft (1,221m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Wall End Farm - Redacre Gill - Wrynose Fell - Pike of Blisco (Pike O' Blisco) - Red Tarn (Langdale) - Cold Pike - Cold Pike (West Top) - Cold Pike (Far West Top) - Great Knott - Little Stand - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags (South Top) - Crinkle Crags (Long Top) - Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott) - Shelter Crags - Shelter Crags - (North Top) - Three Tarns - Earing Crag - White Stones - The Band - Oxendale - Stool End Farm - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,604ft (1,098m) |
| Time: | 7.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Stool End Farm - Oxendale - Oxendale Beck - Browney Gill - Red Tarn (Langdale) - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags (South Top) - Crinkle Crags (Long Top) - Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott) - Shelter Crags - Shelter Crags (North Top) - Three Tarns - Climbers' Traverse (optional) - Flat Crag - Cambridge Crag - Bowfell Buttress - Bow Fell (Bowfell) - Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top) - Ore Gap - Angle Tarn (Langdale) - Rossett Pike - Rossett Beck - Mickleden - Mickleden Beck - The Cumbria Way - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.75ml (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,680ft (1,426m) |
| Time: | 9 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Wall End Farm - Redacre Gill - Wrynose Fell - Pike of Blisco (Pike O' Blisco) - Red Tarn (Langdale) - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags (South Top) - Crinkle Crags (Long Top) - Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott) - Shelter Crags - Shelter Crags (North Top) - Three Tarns - Climbers' Traverse (optional) - Flat Crag - Cambridge Crag - Bowfell Buttress - Bow Fell (Bowfell) - Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top) - Ore Gap - Angle Tarn (Langdale) - Rossett Pike - Rossett Beck - Mickleden - Mickleden Beck - The Cumbria Way - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Knott
Geoff Hand walked up Great Knott on June 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c279 The Oxendale Round from the Old Dungeon Ghyl up Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Great Knott, Little Stand, Crinkle crags & back by The Band. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Beautiful sunny day, got burnt to a crisp! - Went a little bit wrong at first & went too clos to Blea Tarn. Tess was attacked by a dog who fortunately had a muzzle on otherwise it could have been a mess. Lovely memory of Swallows swooping over a flower meadow on the way back.
Carl Tillotson climbed Great Knott on October 10th, 2021 [from/via/route] from Oxendale descent via The Band [with] June [weather] Sunny with cloud, windy on top.
Kevin Foster bagged Great Knott on July 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car park. [with] By myself. [weather] Light rain, cloud base down, very limited visibility. - After descending from Pike o' Blisco to Red Tarn I sat near the top of the Browney Gill paved path debating whether to carry on with the rest of the walk, which included another 9 tops, or retreat back to the valley & maybe a pint in The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel? In the end I made a compromise decision & decided to leave the Crinkles for another (better) day & tackle the others. Probably a bad decision as I was still hoping the weather would improve (which it didn't)but at least it was a good exercise in using my OS Maps & OS Locate Apps on my phone to navigate my way over some pretty challenging terrain. Having said that Great Knott was navigationally very easy to find as it was just a short way to the right off the main Crinkles path.
Stephen Eddy hiked Great Knott on June 22nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Old dungeon ghyll [with] Mike Woodhouse, Tony Harris, Martin Bayliss [weather] Sunny
Leon Harvey summited Great Knott on January 8th, 2017 [with] Solo
Mark Davidson conquered Great Knott on August 2nd, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny & warm - fantastic
Christina Lander scaled Great Knott on August 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll - Stool End Farm - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags - Shelter Crags - Bow Fell - Esk Pike - Esk Hause - Scafell Pike - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Cumbria Way/Mickleden Beck - Old Dungeon Ghyll (20 miles) [with] Dick & Kath & Mick Hobday [weather] Lovely day
Rob Cheshire walked up Great Knott on August 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Three Shire Stone. [with] Solo [weather] Overcast, with low cloud blowing in.
Darren Mortimer climbed Great Knott on August 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dungeon Ghill [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Bloody horrible. Wind & rain when the forecast was supposed to be good.
Jason Johnston bagged Great Knott on July 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] Langsdale [with] Becs [weather] Sunny
Iain Jones hiked Great Knott on July 20th, 2013 [from/via/route] The Langdale Horseshoe
Iain Taylor summited Great Knott on August 29th, 2010 [from/via/route] Langdale (NY 29589 06415)
Les Wrightson conquered Great Knott on October 13th, 2012 [from/via/route] c159 from Howtown [with] work mates [weather] sunny
Ray O'hara scaled Great Knott on February 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] Pike O'Blisco, Cold Pike (all tops) & Crinkle Crags [weather] Fine, dry, windy - Fabulous views over to the Langdale Pikes. Great spot to stop for a picnic.
Christine Shepherd walked up Great Knott on April 16th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Great Langdale using walk c279 [with] Jenny [weather] Fine but windy
Leon Potts, Louise Sandwith, Matthew Thomas and Steve Davenport have all walked, climbed & bagged Great Knott.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great Knott
Red Tarn (Langdale) with Great Knott, Shelter Crags (Crinkle Crags) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) beyond
*Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott & Crinkle Crags (South Top) (right) including the infamous bad step with the Scafell Massiff beyond from Great Knott
Great Knott, Shelter Crags (Crinkle Crags) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)
Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Shelter Crags and Bow Fell from Browney Gill
*Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)
*Great Knott, Crinckle Crags and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from the Red Tarn (Langdale)
Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)
The Langdale Pikes (top left), The Band (middle left) and Great Langdale from the summit of Great Knott
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