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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10mls (16km) |
| Ascent: | 3,401ft (1,037m) |
| Time: | 7hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c175:
Eskdale - Wha House Farm - Hare Crag - Goat Crag - Dawsonground Crags - Cat Crag - Quagrigg Moss - Slight Side - Sca Fell - Symonds Knott - Hard Rigg - Burnmoor Tarn - Eel Tarn - Christcliff - Wha House Farm - 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)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c175 Slight Side and Sca Fell from Wha House Farm, Eskdale
In no particular order . . .
Gunson Knott, Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Crinkle Crags (South Top) from Slight Side
Little Stand (foreground), Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) (left), Wetherlam and The Old Man of Coniston (right) from Slight Side
Great Gable (back), Lingmell, the shoulder of Scafell Pike and Mickeldore from Symonds Knott
Me looking up the West Wall Traverse between Sca Fell and Scafell Pike
Looking towards the Isle of Man (Sellafield rather spoils the view) from Sca Fell
Crinkle Crags (Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), & Gunson Knott), Bow Fell (Bowfell), Esk Pike & The Langdale Pikes from Loughrigg
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