Walking Britain Cat Bells & High Spy from Grange
Introduction to Walk 1268
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District North Western Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 2600 feet / 788 metres
Time - 6 hours 40 minutes
Grade - moderate
A Lake District walk offering excellent views of Derwentwater. The route climbs over Catbells to Maiden Moor and onto High Spy before returning via Borrowdale and Grange. The scenery throughout the walk is excellent and the walking enjoyable. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Catbells, High Spy, Maiden Moor. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL4 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL4 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
1.4 miles / 2.2 km away
Great Gable from Borrowdale Youth Hostel
Grade - hard
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Ashness Bridge & Grange Fell from Borrowdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Standing Crag & Dock Tarn from Watendlath
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Standing Crag, Ullscarf & Borrowdale
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
1.6 miles / 2.6 km away
Grange & Watendlath from Rosthwaite
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.6 miles / 12.4 km
1.8 miles / 2.9 km away
Robinson & Hindscarth from Newlands
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Catbells from Gutherscale (Route A)
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Catbells from Gutherscale (Route B)
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Catbells, Dale Head & Hindscarth - The Newlands Horseshoe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Castle Crag & Grange from Seatoller
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 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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