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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10mls (16km) |
| Ascent: | 3,428ft (1,045m) |
| Time: | 7hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c109:
Eskdale - Wha House Farm - Hare Crag - Quagrigg Moss - Slight Side - Sca Fell - Symonds Knott - Foxes Tarn - Cam Spout Crag - River Esk - Great Moss - Lingcove Bridge - Brotherilkeld - Hardknott Pass - Eskdale
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 2 Wainwrights |
 2 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Sca Fell at 964m (3163ft). Sca Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (2nd highest in England, 10th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 2).
Sca Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (2nd highest in England, 11th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Symonds Knott at 959m (3147ft). Symonds Knott is also known as an English Nuttall (3rd highest in England, 13th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Slight Side at 762m (2501ft). Slight Side is classified as an Wainwright (No. 58).
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c109 Slight Side and Sca Fell from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
In no particular order . . .
Little Stand (foreground), Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) (left), Wetherlam and The Old Man of Coniston (right) from Slight Side
Crinkle Crags (Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), & Gunson Knott), Bow Fell (Bowfell), Esk Pike & The Langdale Pikes from Loughrigg
Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag, Great End and Esk Hause from Lingcove Bridge
Gunson Knott, Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Crinkle Crags (South Top) from Slight Side
Looking towards the Isle of Man (Sellafield rather spoils the view) from Sca Fell
Me looking up the West Wall Traverse between Sca Fell and Scafell Pike
Great Gable (back), Lingmell, the shoulder of Scafell Pike and Mickeldore from Symonds Knott
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