The Knott
739m (2425ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,619ft (798m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Side Farm - Boredale Hause - Angletarn Pikes - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Satura Crag - Brock Crags - Satura Crag - The Knott - Hayeswater Reservoir - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop - Dubhow - Beckstones - Crookabeck - Rooking - Side Farm - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,843ft (1,171m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Caudale Head - Stony Cove Pike - Threshthwaite Mouth - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Straits of Riggindale - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Mardale) - The Knott - Hayeswater Reservoir - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop - Cow Bridge - Brothers Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,769ft (1,149m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Christy Bridge - Martindale - Dale Head Farm - Heck Crag - Angle Tarn - Buck Crag - Brock Crags - Satura Crag - The Nab (Martindale) - Rest Dodd - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Mardale) - Red Crag - Keasgill Head - Christy Bridge
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,889ft (1,185m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Stony Cove Pike - Caudale Head - Caudale Moor - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Threshthwaite Mouth - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Straits of Riggindale - The Knott - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Angletarn Pikes - Boredale Hause - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,364ft (1,025m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Mardale Head (Haweswater Reservoir) - Small Water - Nan Bield Pass - Mardale Ill Bell - High Street - Straits of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Mardale) - Raven Howe - Red Crag - Keasgill Head - Wether Hill (South Top) - Wether Hill - Bampton Common - Low Kop - Measand Beck - Haweswater Reservoir - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Bowderthwaite Bridge - The Rigg - Mardale Head
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,555ft (1,388m) |
| Time: | 9.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
St Peter's Church (Martindale) - Howtown - Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) - Keasgill Head - High Raise (Mardale) - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - The Nab - Satura Crag - Brock Crags - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Angletarn Pikes - Bedafel Knott - Beda Head (Beda Fell) - Winter Crag - Christy Bridge - Howegrain Beck - Martindale - St Peter's Church (Martindale) - Howtown
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.5ml (25km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,293ft (1,308m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Rooking - Crookabeck - Beckstones - Dubhow - Hartsop - Hayswater Gill - Hayswater - The Knott - Brock Crags - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Angletarn Pikes - Boredale Hause - Place Fell - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) - Sandwick - Long Crag - Silver Point - Ullswater - Blowick - Rooking - Side Farm - Patterdale
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*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged The Knott
Pete George walked up The Knott on August 23rd, 2025 [from/via/route] Martindale [with] Roco [weather] Lovely warm & clear.
Geoff Hand climbed it on July 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] C159 Walked from Martindale church down to Dalehead, upto Angletarn & Brock Crags, onto the Nab, Rest Dodd (no rest!) onto the Knott, then Kidsy Pike (realised I had already climbed this several years ago). From there it was straight up High Raise. From here, because I had parked in the wrong place I headed back over Pikeawassa & down to the church. Great day [with] none [weather] Started off a bit dull & overcast but cleared to a pleasent sunny afternoon. - Lots of wildlife: Hawks, deer, badger & strangely a wasps nest in the cairn on High raise.
Simon Myerscough bagged it on February 1st, 2025 [from/via/route] C159 - From Martindale Church - meal at The Crown Inn afterwards & stayed over. Good start to the walk, but wind really picked up by the time we reached Angle Tarn. Missed Bock Crags in the confusion. Was a long walk for Feb & Joanne suffering with bit of knee pain we did last half hour in the dark. [with] Joanne [weather] Bright start, very windy on the tops, bit of snow & ice as well, Joanne tried Crampons for first time
Hazel Gilbert hiked The Knott on September 8th, 2009 [with] Lawrence
Martin Hartshorne summited on June 21st, 2024 [from/via/route] Mardale head [with] finley [weather] Sunshine then clouded over. Windy & cool higher up
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of The Knott
Penny Crag Wood and Knott End Farm from the lowere slopes of The Knott (Dunnerdale Fells)
Looking back to Yoadcastle from the summit of The Knott (Stainton Fell)
The Dunnerdale Horseshoe - featuring Stickle Pike (Dunnerdale Fells), Great Stickle, The Knott (Dunnerdale Fells) and Raven's Crag
. . . see all 15 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of The Knott
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