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)
Geoff Hand walked up 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 climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 6th, 2023 [from/via/route] Braithwaite - Coledale Horseshoe [with] Leigh
Dan Milman bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 11th, 2024 [with] Milly [weather] Warm & clear
Sarah Gunn hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on March 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Grisedale Pike & Causey Pike from Braithwaite [with] Martin Gunn
David Higginbottom summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 3rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Route 408 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Christine Shepherd conquered 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 scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 21st, 2022 [from/via/route] C112
Paul Macey walked up 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 climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 1st, 2023 [with] With jph
Angeline Grieveson bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on January 21st, 2023 [with] Dotty
Richard Fulcher hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on September 29th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked in the small quarry car park on the left near the start of the Whinlatter Pass after passing through Braithwaite. The path up to Grisedale Pike leaves from this car park & wends up & around the hills up to the peak - a fairly continuous climb with the craggiest part near the top. From Grisedale we headed across to Hobcarton Crag, veering off to the left down to Coledale Hause & then approached Crag Hill from the back near Wandope Moss. From Crag Hill we worked our way down & across to Sail the along the ridge to Scar Crags & Causey Pike. We reversed from CP & traversed across to the main path at High Moss. I then climbed up Outerside & slipped & slid down the wet rocks to Low Moss (very tricky after rain) & eventually met up with Jen at Barrow Door. I declined Barrow as I'd had enough! One for another day! We returned down the easy path that gently slopes down the side of Barrow. [with] Jen [weather] Sunshine & showers, occasional gusts of wind. - A tiring but rewarding walk.
Kate Peacock summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 28th, 2022 [from/via/route] Car park on Whinlatter bank [with] Me & Sheila [weather] No breeze at all. Humid all day. Hotter on the morning, rain toward the end which I was glad about but it didn't really cool down - Couldn't really enjoy a lot of the tops because of flying ants.
David Butterfield conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 8th, 2022 [from/via/route] Uzzicar [with] Nigel [weather] Cloudy
Pete George scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on May 29th, 2022 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Roco [weather] Cool but clear
Chris Sheard walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on May 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] Along from Scar Craggs along ridge [with] George [weather] Pleasant at ground level, no rain brightened later later with sunshine as we completed the round - Made this ascent as part of a nice circular coming down the other side of a horse shoe
Richard Beardsley climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 14th, 2021 [from/via/route] Dropped off & started route at 0800 hrs from Braithwaite. Route C299. (Barrow, Stile End, Outerside, Sail, Scar Crags & Causey Pike). [with] Myself. [weather] Warm & sunny day. A short spell of low cloud around Sail. - A shorter Coledale Round starting at Braithwaite. An accurate route description which was followed. The only deviation was to include Sail on the easy to follow zig - zag path from the col between Sail & Scar Crags. The steep descent from Causey Pike was interesting so easy does it is the best way. Time took 5 & 1/2 hrs.
Richard Marshall bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] Grisedale & Causey [with] Dave Elsie & Rocxy [weather] Sunny warm
Tim Winn hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on May 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Keswick [with] Jane, Louise and Barry [weather] Good
Graham Coules summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Dale [weather] Sunny
Claire Murray conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 4th, 2021 [from/via/route] Coledale Horseshoe. Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Crag Hill, Sail & Outerside [with] Vitor [weather] Awful! Started off sunny & hot but was 40mph winds at the top & complete cloud. Very windy & cold, much nicer at lower heights - Hard going to start with but a lovely easy to follow track. Would be much nicer on a day with better weather
Nick Christian scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on September 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] Grasmoor [with] Karen Brown [weather] Good Sunny
Andy Buxton walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on November 2nd, 1988 [from/via/route] From Stair. Coledale Round: Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Grasmore, Grisedale Pike [with] Solo [weather] Clear & cold all day
Kevin Foster climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on March 4th, 2020 [from/via/route] Crag Hill. [with] Henry. [weather] Cloudy with light snow showers. - The crux/highlight of today's walk was the ridge linking Crag Hill with Sail. The last deposits of winter snow making the easy ridge scramble that much more fun with steep drops on either side & great views in every direction.
Bill Salisbury bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on March 21st, 2020 [from/via/route] Newlands [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy windy
Simon Boddy hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on September 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] Rannerdale [with] HF Holidays [weather] Sunny & clear
Richard Marchant summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on October 3rd, 1993 [from/via/route] We parked at the car park just before the visitors centre up in Whinlatter Pass. The walk was basically Coledale Round starting with a walk through the Hospital Plantation on to the ridge of Sleet How & the ascent of Grisedale Pike then on to Hopegill Head-Sand Hill down to Coledale Hause followed then by the ascent of Crag Hill (Eel Crag) to Sail & then descended to Outerside missing out on Causey Pike due to Marlene shattered as it had been a long day for her, so then to Stile End & down into Braithwaite & back up the road to the car. That trek up the road seem to go on for ever & was a bad move. [with] Marlene & Alan Harker [weather] A fine day with no wind & wall to wall sunshine - Carried out the Coledale Round with Marlene & Alan Harker & the memorable thing we still laugh about today was the the pubs didn't open all day then & when we got into Braithwaite everything was closed & Marlene was so looking forward to a half of Shandy.
Stephen Reader conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 7th, 2019 [from/via/route] Peak 5 on Coledale 10 peak challenge. [with] Mountain Walks [weather] Mixture of cloud & sunshine
Andrew Johnson scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on February 26th, 2019 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Ted [weather] Clear & warm (for February)
John Almond walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 18th, 2018 [from/via/route] go4awalk c408 from Braithwaite - Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Crag Hill - SAIL - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Outerside - Barrow - Wainwright 148 [weather] Good - cloudy, warm & dry.
Stephen Eddy climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Mike Woodhouse and Tony Harris [weather] Glorious
Simon Myerscough bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on September 21st, 2008 [from/via/route] C408 [weather] Cloudy but warm at times
Christina Lander hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on January 8th, 2018 [from/via/route] Coledale Horseshoe. Braithwaite - Barrow - Sail - Crag Hill/Eel Crag - Hopegill Head - Grisedale Pike - Braithwaite [with] Dick and Meg [weather] Beautiful sunny day but very windy. Lots of snow on the high mountains
Andy Jakob summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on October 14th, 2017 [from/via/route] Lanthwaite Common via cinderella common, Grasmoor & Crag hill [with] Colin and Barry [weather] horrendous cross wind all day & low cloud/ mist
Iain Jones conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 5th, 2015 [from/via/route] The Coledale Horseshoe [with] Chris Curtis - 30 July 2017 - The Wainwright 60 - Day 2 (Coledale)
Craig Steeland scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 9th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Crummock Water over the tops to Braithwaite taking in six Wainwrights [with] Sue [weather] Partly cloudy & quite cool with moderate winds - Took the bus from Braithwaite to Keswick & then another bus to Crummock Water. The second bus cost £7.70 per person one way!
Lydia Hopkinson walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 18th, 2014 [from/via/route] braithwaite [with] walking group [weather] fab
Chris Faulkner climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 17th, 2016 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Michelle chandler [weather] Dry
Leon Harvey bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 17th, 2016 [with] Solo
Mark Davidson hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on March 11th, 2014 [with] Alone [weather] Gloriously sunny
Simon Clark summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on October 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] from Causey Pike
Caroline Winter conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 13th, 2016 [from/via/route] Buttermere, Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Stoney Croft [with] And and Becky [weather] Great views of purple heathered mountain flanks & Grisedake Pike - Andy considering bringing his bees here to feast on the heather.
Anthony Scott scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 19th, 2016 [from/via/route] buttermere [with] me [weather] Exceptional! Hot & sunny
Tracey Cowell walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 1st, 2015 [from/via/route] Braithwaite/ causey pike/ scar crags/ sail/ sail pass/ outerside/ stile end [with] Solo [weather] Sunny with cloud & 30mph gusts
Jon Mapp climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 20th, 2015 [from/via/route] c408 [with] Suzzanné, Caroline and Robin [weather] Was initially low cloud & drizzle but started to clear - Walking down from Crag Hill this looks like a massive climb but is quite easy
Elaine Evans bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on May 21st, 2015 [from/via/route] From Braithwaite to Sail then on to Crag Hill (Eel Crag) & back to Braithwaite via old mine track. [with] Sue [weather] Dry & cloudy with a cold wind. - Good views of Grisedale Pike & Causey Pike plus others
David Noble hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 5th, 2015 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Jack [weather] Sunny
Nick Dobson summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] Stoneycroft up Causey Pike & along the ridge route to Eel Crag [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Bright & Sunny
Andy Gibbs conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) during September, 2012 [from/via/route] Coledale Round from Braithwaite [with] Jake [weather] Dreadful
Derek Parkin has scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] light cloud sunny
Dave Eyes walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 7th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Braithwaite, up Barrow, on to Outersides, up to the saddle & up the Sail zig zags, then up to Eel Crag, then round to Wandope. Returning via Eel Crag & Sail - then up to Scar Crags , along the ridge to Causey pike & then down & round to Braithwaite [with] Christine Eyes [weather] perfect
Ann Davis climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 18th, 2014 [from/via/route] force crag mine road, eel crag hill [weather] hot & breezy
Christine Knowles bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] part of Coledale Round [with] Graham [weather] Cloudy, but good
Lee Senior hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] As part of COledale Round [with] Andy [weather] rain & low cloud with mist
Michael Vaughn summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] Ravensdale [with] alone [weather] partly sunny
Clive Ward conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on February 22nd, 2014 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Hazel - See Causey Pike
Angela O'neill scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on September 26th, 2013 [from/via/route] Grisedale [with] John [weather] Fine & Sry
Harry Meijer walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 30th, 2013 [from/via/route] The Coledale Horseshoe,Braithwaite [with] The Lake District Walker
Tim Buckley climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 17th, 2011 [from/via/route] From Eal Crag en-route to Scar Crags. Coledale Round. [with] Solo walk. [weather] Hot & sunny. - Fix the Fells have built a zig zag raised path up the fell, from the top looks like the Inka trail, Macu Picu was not at the other end just Scar Crags.
Beth Webster bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 17th, 2012 [with] Hannah Phillips
Joanne Mcgawley hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 23rd, 2013 [with] Rich [weather] Muggy then windy & cold, then muggy again! - 11.58 Miles, 8 Wainwrights.
Wayne Baxter summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 26th, 2013 [from/via/route] Braithwaite, Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crag, Causey Pike, Outside, Barrow & Braithwaite. [with] Sue [weather] Sunny
Kevin Parnham conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on June 8th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Craghill [with] Jo and Charlotte [weather] warm & sunny - Very small cairn in the middle of a bog
Raymond Barnett scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on May 4th, 2013 [weather] wet
Stephen Mcdonald walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on May 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] c408 [with] Joanna and Sunny [weather] Wet & Windy at top - Had to carry Sunny for 3 miles
John Tippins climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] Crag Hill [with] just me [weather] sunny, bright
Chris Bramley bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on April 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Eel grag [with] Phil [weather] Cold, ice snow
Dale Verrall hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on March 13th, 2013 [from/via/route] Braithwaithe - C408 [with] Amber [weather] Blue sky but snow on top & on the north face for the climb down
David Short summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on March 1st, 2011 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Chris [weather] fine
Darren Mortimer conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on February 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Sunny with a little wind but very cold on the tops
Phillip Bulley scaled Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 17th, 2011 [from/via/route] Coledale Round [with] David [weather] Cloudy
Iain Taylor walked up Sail (Derwent Fells) on December 27th, 2010 [from/via/route] Braithwaite (NY 23296 23665)
Victoria Bates climbed Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 26th, 2012 [from/via/route] Coledale Horseshoe
Charlie Housley bagged Sail (Derwent Fells) on July 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] As part of an extended Coledale Round which included Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Whitesdie, Wandope, Whiteless Pike, Eel Crag (Crag Hill), Grasmoor & Scar Crags. [with] Solo. [weather] A proper mixture today. Started out with the sun glaringly hot & no cloud, then later, lots of dark clouds & the threat of thunder & lightning. One thing that was constant was the humidity; which was a cracking 90% apparently.
Cheryl Hawkes hiked Sail (Derwent Fells) on October 10th, 2007 [from/via/route] Causey Pike [with] Steve
Tony Aspden summited Sail (Derwent Fells) on August 2nd, 2007 [with] Andy [weather] Sunny
Andy Nicholls conquered Sail (Derwent Fells) on September 26th, 2011 [from/via/route] Keswick
Stephen Byrne, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Alex Jones, Jonathan Bevan, Clare Houlihan, Maxine Down, Tomasz B, Jenny Godfrey, Jane Wilkinson, Angela Moroney, Matthew Thomas, Melanie Dunn, David Kelley, Mr M A Blanchard, David Watson, Peter Walsh, Trevor Longman, John Walter, Paul Kendell, Jo Dixon, Robert Maclean, Adrian Roberts, David Shaw, David Laws, Claire Rigg, Louise Sandwith, Jill Dean, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Jonathan Tobin, Michael Nolan, Phil Clark, Steve Frank, Paul Booth, David Hickin, Helen Marrs, Andrew Buxton, Louis Smith, Richard Price, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams, John Statham, Tracey Cordes, Alan Davidson, Paul Henderson, John Cuthbert, Patrick Buckland, John Southward, Stephen Millington, Chris Bede, Rob Barklamb, Jeanette Coward, Jacqui Smith, Adam Shewry, Ray O'hara, Libby Burns and Rebecca Hardy have all walked, climbed & bagged Sail (Derwent Fells).
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Scar Crags with Sail (Derwent Fells) and Crag Hill (Eel Crag) beyond from Causey Pike
*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)
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