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Walk 1158 - High Rigg from Legburthwaite
| Nat Park | Lake District | | County/Area | Cumbria | | Author | Lou Johnson | | Length | 5.5 miles / 8.9 km | | Ascent | 700 feet / 212 metres | | Grade | easy |
Starting from Legburthwaite this walk includes a circuit of High Rigg. This relatively insignificant Lake District fell provides a grandstand view of Blencathra and the hills flanking Thirlmere. 
Suggested Maps It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.  | OS Explorer | Sheet OL5 |  |  | OS Landranger | Sheet 90 | |
Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps. Walks from the same start Walk 2005
High Rigg, Legburthwaite
Grade - easy
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km Walk 2049
Calfhow Pike & the Dodds from Legburthwaite
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km Walk 2524
Thirlmere
Grade - easy
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km Other walks nearby Walk 2019 - 0.8 miles / 1.3 km away
Raven Crag, the Benn & Shoulthwaite Gill near Thirlmere
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km Walk 2032 - 0.8 miles / 1.3 km away
Great How, a short ascent above Thirlmere
Grade - easy
Length - 2.0 miles / 3.3 km Walk 1247 - 1.8 miles / 2.8 km away
Helvellyn & Raise from Swirls
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km Walk 2025 - 1.8 miles / 2.8 km away
Helvellyn & Wythburn from Swirls
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km Walk 2587 - 2.8 miles / 4.5 km away
Castlerigg Stone Circle & St John's in the Vale
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km Walk 1356 - 3.1 miles / 4.9 km away
Walla Crag from Great Wood
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km Walk 1108 - 3.2 miles / 5.1 km away
Ashness Bridge & Grange Fell from Borrowdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km Walk 2525 - 3.3 miles / 5.3 km away
Standing Crag & Dock Tarn from Watendlath
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km Walk 2526 - 3.3 miles / 5.3 km away
Standing Crag, Ullscarf & Borrowdale
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km Walk 1229 - 3.8 miles / 6.0 km away
Helvellyn & Dollywaggon Pike from Wythburn
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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