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338 m · Outlying Fell — Around Penrith · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses, my hikes and live summit weather.

Outlying Fell — Around PenrithAlso a Birkett

Scalebarrow Knott

338 m · Outlying Fell — Around Penrith · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses and live summit weather.

338 m
Height
+4
Bonus Birketts
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338 mOutlying Fell — Around Penrith✓ summit is also a Birkett+4 bonus Birketts within 3 km

Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast

Modelled guidance for the 338 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 18° to 16°C, gusts to 29 mph, 4.1 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
18° / 16°
💨 29 mph
🌧 4.1 mm (98%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
18° / 14°
💨 30 mph
🌧 0.7 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
☁️
17° / 8°
💨 28 mph
🌧 0.1 mm (63%)
Fri 31 Jul
☁️
17° / 4°
💨 25 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (82%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 11 mph
🌧 6.3 mm (31%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌤️
18° / 5°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (25%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
18° / 8°
💨 12 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (24%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 338 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast
Getting there
🅿️ Shap village (free)
For the Shap fells and Crosby Ravensworth commons.
🅿️ Wet Sleddale dam (free)
For the quiet Shap-side fells: Seat Robert, Sleddale fells.
🚌 Route 106
Penrith – Eamont Bridge – Askham – Shap – Kendal

Full parking & bus details ↓

Right now on the summit

🌦️ 18°low 16°C
Gusts29 mph

Full 7-day summit forecast →

Routes up Scalebarrow Knott

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

West of Wet Sleddale - Birketts
23.8 km · ~6.2 hr
Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
Around Penrith
Birkett
Synge
338 m
Height
1,109 ft
In feet
NY 5198 1531
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.

Nearest parking: Shap village (free), about 4.2 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Scalebarrow Knott (within 3 km)

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits — detour to them on this walk and they are pure profit. Distances are straight-line; allow extra for terrain.

1.8 km WSWNaddle Low Forest426 m · Far Eastern
2.3 km SWPowleys Hill465 m · Far Eastern
2.7 km WNWPinnacle Howe383 m · Far Eastern
3.0 km WNWFour Stones Hill415 m · Far Eastern

Routes over Scalebarrow Knott

West of Wet Sleddale - BirkettsPlanned
23.82 km · ~856 m ascent · loop · ~6–8 h
Summits: Seat RobertHigh Wether HoweNabs MoorSelside PikeHare ShawPowleys HillHarper HillsScalebarrow KnottGlede Howe

⬇️ Download GPX

Full route guide ↗

✎️ Planned route — drawn but not personally walked or checked yet.

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

Best parking to hike Scalebarrow Knott

Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).

Shap village (free) — 4.2 km from summit (straight line)
For the Shap fells and Crosby Ravensworth commons.
Directions
🚺 Public toilets (352m) — Free☕ Birchwood Cafe🍺 The Crown Inn🏪 New Balance
Wet Sleddale dam (free) — 4.5 km from summit (straight line)
For the quiet Shap-side fells: Seat Robert, Sleddale fells.
Directions

Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

Tip: pan and zoom the interactive map at the top of this page to spot other potential parking near your route.

Buses to Scalebarrow Knott from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Route 106
Penrith – Eamont Bridge – Askham – Shap – Kendal
Catch it from: Penrith
Monday–Saturday, infrequent — plan carefully. Useful for the Shap and Crosby Ravensworth outlying fells.

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

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Maps & guidebooks for Scalebarrow Knott

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