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Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell – Meal Fell summit loop from Ireby and Uldale

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Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell – Meal Fell summit loop from Ireby and Uldale

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Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell – Meal Fell summit loop from Ireby and Uldale

03:19

10.0km

470m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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: July 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Parking

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1.90 km

Longlands Fell

Highlight • Natural Monument

Longlands Fell is a lovely little fell in the northern Lake District. It is 1,585 feet (483 m) in height and can be walked easily, following a grassy path from the Cumbria Way at the bottom.

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2.59 km

Lowthwaite Fell

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Lowthwaite Fell is a Birkett in the northern Lake District National Park. It's often bypassed as Wainwright baggers connect Brae Fell or Great Sca Fell with Longlands Fell but Lowthwaite …

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5.04 km

Great Sca Fell

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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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5.24 km

Summit cairn on Little Sca Fell

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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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5.60 km

Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell

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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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6.46 km

Meal Fell summit

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Meal Fell is a Wainwright at the 'Back O'Skiddaw'. I walked up from Trusmadoor before going onto Great Sca Fell. On the summit (which boasts three different 'tops' - visit …

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6.56 km

Stone shelter on Meal Fell

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A handy wind shelter, perfect for a spot of lunch

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7.04 km

Trusmadoor Pass

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This junction marks the start of the ascents of Meal Fell and Great Cockup - two of the 'Back O'Skiddaw' Lake District fells. Frozenfell Gill and Burntod Gill also meet here.

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10.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.25 km

2.79 km

Surfaces

6.52 km

2.05 km

749 m

718 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 28 August

19°C

12°C

41 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

October 3, 2022,Day 6. Back of Skiddaw. 5 Wainwrights.

Day 6. Back of Skiddaw. 5 Wainwrights.

Wainwrights: Longlands Fell 483m, Brae Fell 586m, Great Sca Fell 651m, Meal Fell 550m and Great Cockup 526m.

Start point for this route is Longlands on a back road near Uldale on the Northern edge of the Lake District. There are three parking spots that can accommodate around seven cars.
From here walk …

July 13, 2023,Circular route to Great Sca Fell

Really enjoyable route, with great views on a clear day. Not many people about when we walked it - even in July - as it's away from the main Lakes area, so if you want to get away from the crowds this might be a good one for you.

November 4, 2022,Back O'Skiddaw with Mum - she's amazing!

Today I took my Mum out exploring the Back O'Skiddaw fells of the Lake District and she visited 5 new Wainwrights. We had a couple of hours in the clag and bog (character building 🤪) but enjoyed views across the Solway Firth to Scotland when the cloud cleared 🙌🏻

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Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell – Meal Fell summit loop from Ireby and Uldale

Longlands Fell

Lowthwaite Fell

Great Sca Fell

Summit cairn on Little Sca Fell

Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell

Meal Fell summit

Stone shelter on Meal Fell

Trusmadoor Pass

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