Approaching Sail Summit
i Michael Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wainwright Hewitt
Height
773 m · 2,536 ft
Drop
32 m
Grid ref
NY 198 202
Region
Lake District
Range
Lake District C&W
County
Cumberland

Summit: Ground 10m SW of cairn.

Sail is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 773 m (2,536 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Sail, Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Scar Crags, is 16 km with 1,220 m of ascent and takes 6 to 8 hours.

Routes up Sail

Rounds that include Sail (1)

Map

Summit at NY 198 202 (54.5713, -3.2418). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Sail

How high is Sail?
Sail is 773 m (2,536 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 198 202.
How long does it take to climb Sail?
The quickest route on TRXO, Sail, Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Scar Crags, takes 6 to 8 hours: 16 km with 1,220 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Sail?
The route with the least climbing is Sail, Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Scar Crags, starting from Little Town, Newlands Pass (NY 229 200): 16 km and 1,220 m of ascent, graded hard.

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