Scales Fell

Area:	Lake District - Northern Fells
County:	Cumbria
Country:	England
Classification:	Birkett (also Synge)
Height:	682m
Maps:	OL5(S) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:	NY331278         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:	rock in grass
Daylight:	dawn 07:17, sunrise 07:54, sunset 17:58, dusk 18:35

This is one of the Blencathra tops. See Hallsfell Top for information about the range.

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

• A Walker's Blencathra

... 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: beth, Billygoat75, CEW, chrisfry35, darmour, DJSibbald, duncbarnes, euant, fidds, fizzerfox (twice), gallowshill, gilly_3886, King of the Tops (twice), Lancashire Lad (twice), leedrich, Mikew92, ScoutScarShuffler, vinmac, and wak.

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

• 22/04/19 - euant - Blencathra from Scales
• 12/05/19 - Lancashire Lad - Blencathra, Mungrisdale Common, Skiddaw.

If you need accommodation we have details of 12 properties offering rooms near Scales Fell. Here are some examples:

3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Bowscale View, Troutbeck

£362-1616 per week
4.9km (3.1 miles) away, sleeps 4

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Gill Head Farm, Troutbeck Near Penrith

£653-4314 per week
4.4km (2.7 miles) away, sleeps 10

3 Tourist Board Assessed Cottage

Derwent Edge, Portinscale

£325-1476 per week
3.9km (2.4 miles) away, sleeps 4

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