High Pike Summit – Great Lingy Hut loop from Caldbeck

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High Pike Summit – Great Lingy Hut loop from Caldbeck

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High Pike Summit – Great Lingy Hut loop from Caldbeck

05:55

19.0km

690m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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5.77 km

High Pike Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

High Pike is the most northerly of the Lakeland fells over 2,000 feet (610 m). The summit is known for its majestic light and changing moods. It affords an excellent …

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Great Lingy Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great Lingy Hut is a wooden bothy below the summit of Great Lingy Hill. Situated in a remote, isolated and exposed part of the Lakes, the hut is well-placed for hikers on the Cumbria Way.

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Knott Summit Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

At 2,329 feet (710m), Knott is the highest fell in the Back O'Skiddaw area. From here, you can link really easily onto Great Calva, Great Sca Fell and Great Lingy …

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Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell

Highlight • Summit

Great Sca Fell summit is marked with a cairn. You can see countless other northern Lake District fells from this vantage point, including Hike Pike, Knott, Skiddaw, Meal Fell and Binsey (to name a few).

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10.8 km

Summit cairn on Little Sca Fell

Highlight • Viewpoint

Whilst Little Sca Fell is not a Wainwright, it is a Birkett. The views of the Back O'Skiddaw fells are delightful. It boast quite a large summit cairn (maybe trying …

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Great Sca Fell

Highlight • Summit

If, after completing Little Sca Fell, you decide to out a bag Meal Fell & Great Cock Up. Meaning you will double back on yourself to get to Great Sca …

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Brae Fell summit cairn

Highlight • Summit

Brae Fell is a 1,923-foot (586 m) Wainwright in the Northern Fells of the Lake District National Park. It's the 3rd most northerly Wainwright on the list of 214.

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