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Sca Fell via Slight Side


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By Jandy on 07/03/22 at 6:46pm

Hills walked:
Slight Side (Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger, Synge, and deleted Nuttall)
Scafell (Furth, Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, HuMP, High Hill of Britain, Clem, Sim, Fellranger, Synge, and Tump)
Date started:05/03/2022
Distance:13.4 km or 8.3 miles
Ascent:910m or 2986ft
Descent:910m or 2986ft
Start OSGB:NY200009
Time taken:7:18
Naismith:4:12

Even on a good day we found the ground hard going. Calling it the 'Terrace Route' on the map suggested to me there would be a clear well travelled path. There is not. So yes you gain height gradually over 4 miles but all the way up and down your feet get a pounding. I suspect the first 2 miles would be disconcerting in poor visibility, in sunshine and with gps I was still not 100% sure of the route.

Looking towards Sac Fell from Slight Side - The summit of Slight Side is a scramble

Sca Fell Summit



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