Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Over Water, is 9 miles long and will take about 6hrs. It is a Grade 6 (Moderate) walk.

Vital Statistics:

Length:9mls (14.5km)
Ascent:2,624ft (800m)
Time:6hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk c163:

Over Water  -  Orthwaite  -  Orthwaite Bank  -  Uldale Fells  -  Great Cockup  -  Trusmadoor  -  Meal Fell  -  Great Sca Fell  -  Little Sca Fell  -  Brae Fell  -  Broad Moss  -  Lowthwaite Fell  -  Longlands Fell  -  The Cumbria Way  -  Longlands  -  Lowthwaite  -  Over Water



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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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English
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
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English
Nuttalls
Dewey
2
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Sca Fell at 651m (2137ft). Great Sca Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 114).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Brae Fell at 586m (1923ft). Brae Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 134).

You will also reach the summit of Meal Fell at 550m (1805ft). Meal Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 150).

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

  • Lowthwaite Fell at 509m (1670ft). Lowthwaite Fell is classified as an English Dewey (164th highest in England, 376th highest in England & Wales).

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Cumbria Way, a 112km (70 miles) linear footpath connecting Ulverston in Cumbria, England with Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The Cumbria Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Way.


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The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water

In no particular order . . .

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - Climbing Great Sca Fell

Climbing Great Sca Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (110)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - Binsey from Longlands Fell

Binsey from Longlands Fell

Photo: David Hayter (168)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - Great Sca Fell summit cairn

Great Sca Fell summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (879)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - Derwent Water and Keswick from Latrigg

Derwent Water and Keswick from Latrigg

Photo: Christine Shepherd (882)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - Checking the route near Orthwaite

Checking the route near Orthwaite

Photo: Terry Howard (98)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - Looking back to Great Sca Fell from the summit cairn on Longlands Fell

Looking back to Great Sca Fell from the summit cairn on Longlands Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (115)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - Me on the summit of Longlands Fell

Me on the summit of Longlands Fell

Photo: Christine Shepherd (881)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - The small cairn on the summit of Great Cockup

The small cairn on the summit of Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (102)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - The summit cairn on Fleetwith Pike

The summit cairn on Fleetwith Pike

Photo: Christine Shepherd (873)

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water - The path back to Orthwaite

The path back to Orthwaite

Photo: Terry Howard (116)


. . . load all 46 walk photos from Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water

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