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Goat Scar

Area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Birkett
(also Synge and deleted Nuttall)
Height:626m
Maps:OL7(N) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY473069         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:outcrop near stile within fence corner
Notes:cairn about 100m E overlooking valley is lower
Daylight:dawn 03:57, sunrise 04:50, sunset 21:43, dusk 22:35

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Alongside Cleft Ghyll with Goat Scar ahead
Alongside Cleft Ghyll with Goat Scar ahead


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?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: CARLOS, chrisfry35, DuncanG22, fizzerfox, Lancashire Lad, lfaulder, McLeish, navdave, Nottspanther, Peterfishwick, RuslandRambler, and StevetheRover.

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

If you need accommodation we have details of 10 properties offering rooms near Goat Scar. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Ghyll Bank Byre, Staveley
£449-2894 per week
6.2km (3.9 miles) away, sleeps 7
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Tranquility Lodge, Troutbeck
£436-2350 per week
6.8km (4.2 miles) away, sleeps 6
3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Ghyll Bank House, Staveley
£1311-8078 per week
6.2km (3.9 miles) away, sleeps 18

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