Great Calva

691m
Height
142m
Prominence
NY290311
OS grid ref
Lake District N
Range

Great Calva is a 691m summit in England, classified as a Hewitt, Nuttall, Hump, Wainwright and Birkett. Its topographic prominence of 142m makes it a prominent peak in Lake District N. As a Wainwright, Great Calva is one of the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. There is currently 1 trail running route on Trail Running Planet that summits Great Calva, with free GPX downloads available for all of them.

1 route that summit Great Calva

Bob Graham Round Leg 1: Skiddaw and BlencathraEXPERT
Bob Graham Round Leg 1: Skiddaw and Blencathra
20.8km · 1,576m climb · Point to point
You get the start of the most famous round in British fell running, crossing Skiddaw at 931 m and the lonely top of Great Calva before the high traverse to Blencathra and the steep drop off Hall's Fell.
Checked Jul 2026