Catstye Cam

Area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County:Westmorland and Furness
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, and High Hill of Britain
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:889.6m (with a drop of 62.4m)
Maps:OL5(S) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY348158         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:cairn
Daylight:dawn 07:08, sunrise 07:46, sunset 17:05, dusk 17:43
External links:Wikipedia

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Catstycam from Helvellyn
Catstycam from Helvellyn


Catstye Cam is the other end of Swirral Edge to Helvellyn.

Despite how it's spelled on the OS maps, many people refer to it as Catstycam, all one word, including Wainwright and many other guidebook writers since, including WalkLakes.

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

190 other walkers registered on our site have already walked up this hill a grand total of 262 times including: 3mz0, @woody, adgl, AGJ64, ahampson, Alan0409, Alexwalking123, amypamy2001, Andrewc1980, Andy Duff, andypresley (twice), annie26793, anthbowles, Ashleighatkinson, atessa, awall, Baxtertrek, beaumont.dan@gmail.com, beckylindeman, BeckyTheBaker (twice), beth (twice), BigEvey, Biggeoff, Bilberry, Billygoat75, Bluebeard, Boss_keloid, bryanatk, Burgpa, CaptainScarlett, CarlandHay, CARLOS (x4), Carolwildbird, cat wakelin, cejackson1951, CEW, charlottegetsaround, chloealina, Chris the rambler, Chrisajones, chrisfry35 (x5), Cowles, creaky, DANE2766, Daniel278, Danrobinson, darby1963, darrendixon, Darrenh, Daver64 (twice), davew, David_F (x13), DavidMBurnett, Daz Graham, digby, DJSibbald, dmthurlow, Drhelenward, drsylvester68, dsutton101, DukeNukem (twice), DuncanG22, Dunkman, eclipseandy, Econ, Ejuk, elbog_20, Entropy, Felltopper, fellwalker68, fizzerfox, Floydian1, gallowshill (twice), Gary Stanley, Gary_D, GaryR, gbh (twice), gdh200, Geaorgina Brough, Gedlup, GeorgiaEvans, gerard.hurst, gill4rolo, Ginty (twice), gossy251, griff44, Hannahfw, Harter hod carrier (x5), HayleyT, hhampson, hillbilly, Homesick Scorrie, iggsypoo (twice), JackKendall, jackyburke80@yahoo.com, James48 (twice), James_scott, Jandy (twice), jegger, Jesspeace, jezsheona, Jimearl6 (twice), JJH94, johngraham5056@aol.com, Jojo777 (twice), JonLI, josiejowalker, JTM, Jul3scorn3ll, Karen.m.burns, kasw3670, Katherined (x8), kenzie (twice), King of the Tops (twice), Lambo330, Lancashire Lad (twice), leedrich, lludwinski, Luizawoods, Luly, mariablky, MarjWatson, markhallam, maxwalks, Michaelholbrow (twice), michaelrusman@hotmail.com, mike palmer, Mikew92, mintcake, MmacD11 (twice), motley 55, Nathaniel Hillman, nature man, navdave, NickiG, Nottspanther, Offtomorrow, On The Rivet, onceuponatime, pah800, pandy (x3), PaulG1952, PDB1963, penno3, Petemoss (x17), peterb, Peterfishwick (twice), pwb999, racheljanemchugh, Rebecca55, Robert Bozic, RParkinson (twice), RuslandRambler, russellporter12, SammieDog, samross, Samrust, sgrice56, SheepFarmer, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, Smoo1610, SophieWalker, Spacemonkey, spookyfish, springfishblue (twice), Stephenmshanks, Steve Britton, steve71, StevetheRover (twice), Stewart Sanderson, Strangerclur, StuartL, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, TheaEvans, theknights, ThinArthur, ThrowerBell, TonyRogerson, Toy poodle, Tricia15, ukhpr (twice), VelandoL1711, Vicksey22, vinmac, wezboyes@hotmail.com, wittonweavers, wolfgangb, wrowlands3, and yorkmunrobagger (twice).

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

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