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North West England

Gibson Knott

North West England

Gibson Knott

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Gibson Knott

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Linking the famous Helm Crag to Calf Crag is a slender, rocky ridge, full of delightful knolls and numerous summits. This is Gibson Knott, a fine crest above the picturesque …

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Lake District National Park

Location: Lakes, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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May 3, 2021

Hiking

Gibson Knott is a Wainwright in the Central Fells of the Lake District National Park. At 1,385 feet (422 m), it's hardly a towering mountain but with views like this it doesn't need to be. It's commonly hiked when walkers link Helm Crag with Calf Crag. Gibson Knott itself is a series of lumps and bumps along a wide ridge that falls away either side between the Far Easedale valley and the Greenburn valley.

April 29, 2026

Hiking

Gibson Knott is a 422-metre (1,385-foot) Wainwright fell, featuring a rocky, undulating ridge walk often combined with Calf Crag and Helm Crag as a panoramic ridge walk overlooking Easedale and Greenburn Valleys. The summit is marked by a small, unassuming cairn on a rocky knoll that has super nice views of the surrounding fells.

February 4, 2024

Hiking

Good walk on rugged path

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Gibson Knott – Helm Crag summit loop from Grasmere

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Gibson Knott summit – Gibson Knott loop from Seat Sandal

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Elevation 470 m

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Location: Lakes, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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