Sail (Derwent Fells)
773m (2536ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,840ft (1,170m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Braithwaite - Sleet How - Grisedale Pike - Hobcarton Crag - Hopegill Head - Sand Hill - Coldale Hause - Eel Crag - Crag Hill (Eel Crag) - Sail (Derwent Fells) - Long Comb - High Moss - Low Moss - Barrow Door - Braithwaite
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,641ft (1,414m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Braithwaite - Sleet How - Grisedale Pike - Hobcarton Crag - Hopegill Head - Sand Hill - Coledale Hause - Crag Hill (Eel Crag) - Sail (Derwent Fells) - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Outerside - Stile End - Barrow (Newlands) - Braithwaite
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12ml (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,261ft (1,603m) |
| Time: | 9.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Braithwaite - Sleet How - Grisedale Pike - Hobcarton Crag - Hopegill Head - Sand Hill - Coledale Hause - Grasmoor - Wandope - Crag Hill (Eel Crag) - Sail (Derwent Fells) - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Outerside - Stile End - Barrow (Newlands) - Braithwaite
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Sail (Derwent Fells)
Paul Talbot-Greaves walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 18th, 2016 [with] William Heavyside Also with a Andy B on 27/11/24
Geoff Hand climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 18th, 2024 [from/via/route] Walk C408 Grisedale Pike, Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Craggs & Outerside [with] Tess the Jack Russell [weather] Misty & claggy at first then clearing into a pleasant sunny day. - Left a couple of peaks out as I had already completed them. Went upto Stile end on the way back. It was a tough, fun climb up Eel crag from Coledale Hause
Claire Kirk bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 6th, 2023 [from/via/route] Braithwaite - Coledale Horseshoe [with] Leigh
Dan Milman hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 11th, 2024 [with] Milly [weather] Warm & clear
Sarah Gunn summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on March 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Grisedale Pike & Causey Pike from Braithwaite [with] Martin Gunn
David Higginbottom conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 3rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Route 408 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Christine Shepherd scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on September 22nd, 2007 [from/via/route] I climbed Sail using walk c137 The Coldale Round from Braithwaite [with] On my own [weather] Clear & sunny - I climbed this peak again on 2.6.10 on a beautiful but sad day in the Lake District. Climbed this for a third time as part of the 10 in 10 challenge on 22.6.2019. Climbed again after Crag Hill on 23.9.23.
Michael Austin walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 21st, 2022 [from/via/route] C112
Paul Macey climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using walk c408 [with] Luke [weather] Sunny & warm 23 degrees at start 25 at end cloud built later in day - Missed out Hopegill Head & Sand Hill as had climbed yesterday new path not on map to bypass these after Hobcarton Crag
Ian Ashton bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 1st, 2023 [with] With jph
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Sail (Derwent Fells)
*Looking back along Scar Crags to Sail (Derwent Fells) and Crag Hill (Eel Crag) from Causey Pike
On top of Causey Pike with Scar Crags, Sail (Derwent Fells) and Crag Hill (Eel Crag) behind
Looking back to the zig zags from Scar Crags at the route down from Sail (Derwent Fells)
Scar Crags with Sail (Derwent Fells) and Crag Hill (Eel Crag) beyond from Causey Pike
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