Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
The week prior to this walk we did the neighbouring Stainton Pike route. In the Outlying
Fell Guide Book, Wainwright suggests that The Knott be thrown in as well to make a
8.75 mile circular walk, with the opening caveat ... "This is a tough walk". In order to
prevent undue strain on Sues new replacement knee, we decided to split the walk into
2 separate days out. In the above picture the line in red shows the route I plotted using
"OS maps" which follows a so called "path" more or less up to the upper
reaches of The Knott.
The line in blue shows what we actually did to make the walk infinitely easier and
does for a large part of the way follow a proper track that runs through the farm.
As we experienced at the time, the initial entry to the Farm was full of Sheep so
therefore, we were advised by one of the Farmers to take the track through the
nearby woods. DONT - wait for the sheep yard to clear and progress through the farm
on a decent track. (see photo later on)
On the A565 heading towards Waberthwaite the key to finding the start point for
this walk is the old Telephone Box on the corner of a side road with the main road.
A small cul-de-sac by a row of cottages allows free parking for around a dozen or so cars
The free parking place
Immediately across the main road a wide track leads down to a farm stead
Setting off down the track. Very easy walking on a good path
The track climbs gently as it journeys towards the Farm
Looking across to Stainton Tower, otherwise known as The Pepper Pot
from the track leading to the Farm
Looking back across the Irish Sea from the track
The track leads to a gate and grazing field for the livestock
Approaching the Farm. As you can see behind the gate was full of sheep.
We naturally assumed that the wall stile and subsequent footbridge over
Stainton Beck was the obvious route to take, and also was in step with the
route I plotted on OS Maps. This leads through the woodeed area seen on the right
which is impassable and also requires you to cross the Beck which was in full flow
Therefore do not use is my advice, wait for the yard to clear and stay on the good track
After much pain in trying to use the alternative path, we gave up and returned to
the farm yard which had now been cleared of the sheep
We followed the good track through the Farm
Carrying on down the track with Stainton Beck on our right hand side
we catch the first view of The Knott. The track is followed to a junction
before branching off left on the open fell side
At the point where you arrive at the junction take the left hand path as indicated.
Keeping right will eventually lead to one of the many twists and turns of Stainton
Beck which is quite wide and difficult to cross without getting your feet wet
Taking the left turn at the junction leads you across a field with a gate on the far side
Go through the gate
Through the gate and what follows now is a series of foot trods that appear and
disappear, but in general lead unerringly towards the right shoulder of The Knott
At this point we have come around half a mile or so across the meadow and
the trod cuts a swathe directly towards the dip between the two peaks
Approaching the wide grass trod between the two high points.
The summit with its 3 separate peaks is not far away now
Approaching one of the summit cairns on The Knott
The second summit
The third summit
Sue on the summit of The Knott. Click here for a 360 degree view
Looking towards White Pike from the summit
Looking towards Stainton Pike from the summit of The Knott
Looking towards the Irish Sea from the summit of The Knott
