Walking Britain Brunt Knott from Staveley
Introduction to Walk 1555
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Lesser Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Ascent - 1600 feet / 485 metres
Time - 5 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This Cumbrian walk on the edges of the Lake District National Park starts from the village of Staveley and takes a rather circuitous route to the summit of Brunt Fell. The route needs careful navigation but the rewards are some glorious views. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL7 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL7 | 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. | |||
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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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