As indicated by the presence of a trig pillar, this is the true summit of Scout Scar, at 771 feet (235 m). However, the legendary Alfred Wainwright neglected this spot in his Outlying Fells of Lakeland guidebook. Instead he chose a more dramatically situated high point on the edge of the escarpment to the north, a superb vantage for gazing towards the fells of the Lake District, beautifully arrayed across the north western horizon.

Scout Scar is a popular objective from Kendal, both with hikers and fell runners. It rises gently above the town, in stark contrast to its western edge: a limestone scarp that drops abruptly to the Lyth Valley.

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