⛰️ Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell)

📖 Key Information

Scoat Fell at 841m (2,759ft) is the broad, high ridge connecting Pillar to Red Pike (Wasdale) and Haycock, a summit of wide views but modest individual character. Wainwright noted its commanding position on the main Ennerdale-Wasdale ridge, the highest of the fells between Pillar and Haycock. The views south to the Scafells and east to Great Gable are excellent. Most naturally reached from Wasdale via Black Sail or from Ennerdale, combined with Steeple and Haycock for a rewarding circuit of the western ridge.

🎯 Bonus Birketts 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.

🦶 My hikes over Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell) (Strava)

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🅿️ Potential parking

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

🚌 Buses from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

No regular bus serves the start points for this fell — this is one for the car (or a long approach from the nearest served valley). The nearest hubs are Penrith (X4/X5 & 508), Ambleside and Windermere (555, 505, 516).

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

🌦️ 7-day summit forecast

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Other fells in this region

• Base Brown
• Brandreth
• Buckbarrow
• Burnbank Fell
• Caw Fell
• Crag Fell
• Fleetwith Pike
• Great Borne
• Great Gable
• Green Gable
• Grey Knotts
• Grike
• Haycock
• Haystacks (Buttermere)
• Hen Comb
• High Crag (Buttermere)
• High Stile
• Illgill Head
• Kirk Fell
• Lank Rigg
• Mellbreak (Mellbreak South Top)
• Middle Fell
• Pillar
• Red Pike (Buttermere)
• Red Pike (Wasdale)
• Seatallan
• Starling Dodd
• Steeple
• Whin Rigg (Wasdale)
• Yewbarrow