Calders

About Calders

Tucked into the smooth, velvet-like ridges of the Howgills, this rounded Hewitt is often visited as a waypoint on the classic climb from Sedbergh to The Calf. It offers a firm, grassy surface underfoot and serves as an excellent vantage point for the dramatic plunging sides of Cautley Crag.

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• •The name likely derives from the Old Norse 'kalda' or Old English 'ceald', meaning cold, referring to the biting winds that sweep across these exposed, high-altitude grasslands.
• •Alfred Wainwright famously described the surrounding Howgill Fells as looking like a 'huddle of squatting elephants,' a comparison that perfectly captures the smooth, rounded, and grey-green character of this particular hill.
• •Most walkers reach the summit via a broad, well-trodden grassy track that runs north from the town of Sedbergh, forming part of a popular high-level circuit that includes its higher neighbour, The Calf.
• •From the summit, the view to the east is dominated by the massive, flat-topped plateau of Wild Boar Fell, while the western horizon is often lined with the jagged peaks of the Lake District's eastern fells.
• •While the terrain is famously kind to the knees, the lack of rocky landmarks means that in a thick mist, one smooth green slope looks remarkably like every other smooth green slope.