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Scope End

Area:Lake District - North Western Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Birkett
(also Synge)
Height:412m
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY224183         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock
Notes:note there is no summit description given by Birkett on this undulating section of ridge; we have taken the most north easterly rise; other possible positions are NY 22373 18278 & NY 22316 18238
Daylight:dawn 04:35, sunrise 05:20, sunset 21:17, dusk 22:03

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Scope End and the Goldscope Copper mine
Scope End and the Goldscope Copper mine


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: anthbowles, beth, chrisfry35, dsutton101, Fellwalker, fizzerfox, Floydian1, JordWill, Lancashire Lad, leedrich, luverlyjuberly, mariablky, MickRadford, navdave, russellporter12, ScoutScarShuffler (twice), SheepFarmer, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, and StevetheRover.

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

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

4 Tourist Board Assessed Cottage
Yew Tree Cottage Borrowdale, Rosthwaite
£709-3684 per week
4.8km (3.0 miles) away, sleeps 5
5 Tourist Board Assessed Cottage
Stair Cottage, Keswick
£631-2761 per week
3.1km (1.9 miles) away, sleeps 4
3 Tourist Board Assessed Cottage
Grange Fell (Borrowdale), Keswick
£612-2836 per week
3.0km (1.9 miles) away, sleeps 6

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