Heather slope descending from Sails
i Trevor Littlewood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hewitt
Height
667 m · 2,187 ft
Drop
49 m
Grid ref
SD 808 965
Region
Pennines, Dales & Cheviots
Range
North Pennines
County
North Yorkshire

Summit: Cairn by trig point.

Sails is a Hewitt in Pennines, Dales & Cheviots, 667 m (2,187 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Sails from Cotterdale, is 9.9 km with 370 m of ascent and takes 3 to 4 hours.

Routes up Sails

Sails on its own (1)

Map

Summit at SD 808 965 (54.3643, -2.2966). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Sails

How high is Sails?
Sails is 667 m (2,187 ft) high, a Hewitt in Pennines, Dales & Cheviots. The summit is at grid reference SD 808 965.
How long does it take to climb Sails?
The quickest route on TRXO, Sails from Cotterdale, takes 3 to 4 hours: 9.9 km with 370 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Sails?
The route with the least climbing is Sails from Cotterdale, starting from Cotterdale (SD 833 940): 9.9 km and 370 m of ascent, graded moderate.

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