Walk 103 - Caw Fell - 20th June 2026
 

Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 7 The Western Fells
 

Haycock 2615 ft
Caw Fell 2264 ft
Distance
7.2 miles
Time
6 hrs
Lowest Point
386 ft
Highest Point
2615 ft
Total Ascent
2542 ft
 
Walk Rating - moderate
 

Mini Route Map
(larger map at the bottom)

Go to walk start

   

 ///examine.ants.squabbles

 
  Route Description
 

This route started from Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre where I was staying but Bowness car park would be a more common start (although that is longer). After crossing the valley floor it goes left along the south side of the valley for a short way before turning right at and heading up the side of a fence. The route passes over Lingmell (not the Wainwright) where the path is briefly lost then up to Tewit How. After here the route becomes obvious. The path up to the ridge between Scoat Fell and Haycock is easy to follow then turn right and climb Haycock. Drop down after Haycock and after a brief diversion for Little Gowder Crag cross over westwards to Caw Fell - the summit is on the north side of the wall. Head east briefly and then curve north to pick up the path dropping back down towards Ennerdale. At the bottom of the path is a T junction at with bridges close by in both directions. Either is possible but I turned right and quickly met the forest road which took me back to .
   
   
 
 
  10.58 Leaving Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre car park.  
   
  11.17 Panorama 1270 Crossing a field in Ennerdale on a beautiful morning.  
   
  At . The path up to Lingmell is directly ahead and the return road is on the right.  
   
  11.46 Climbing up through the trees.  
   
  11.56 Panorama 1271 Shortly after the trees you reach a rocky section.  
   
  12.23 Reaching the top of the climb up Lingmell  
   
  12.34 Panorama 1203 At the first low summit point of Lingmell.  
   
  12.45 Panorama 1204 There is anoher summit a little further back that is slightly higher.  
 
 
  13.01 Looking along Ennerdale towards Haystacks.  
 
 
  13.23 Steeple  
   
  13.35 Panorama 1205 On the modest summit of Tewit How.Tewit How in front of Great Borne.  
 
 
  14.02  
   
  14.22 Panorama 1206 On the wall at the pass between Haycock and Scat Fell  
   
  14.34 Panorama 1207Ascending Haycock  
   
  14.49 Panorama 1208 Haycock summit  
   
  15.15 Descending Haycock towards Little Gowder Crag.  
   
  15.31 Panorama 1209 On Little Gowder Crag  
   
  16.05 Panorama 1210 On the south side of the wall near the Caw Fell summit.  
   
  16.14 Panorama 1211 A second visit to Caw Fell summit - the first being Wainwright #37 on the 20th July 2018 in so much rain.  
   
  16:23 The path down is easy enough to find in good visibility.  
   
  16.14 Panorama 1212 IA viewpoint stop on the way down with a look across to Tewit How.  
 
 
  17.54 The right hand bridge takes you to a short slope up to the forest road.  
   
  17.54 The left hand bridge route looks shorter on the map but if memory serves its a bit more scrambly.  
   
  18:29 Returning to the field centre under Pillar.  
 
 
   
Back to Top