Walking Britain A circuit of Whiteside, Hopegill Head & Grisedale Pike
Introduction to Walk 2021
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District North Western Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - John Paterson
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
Ascent - 2510 feet / 761 metres
Time - 6 hours 20 minutes
Grade - moderate
This high level Lake District circular walk in the north-western fells of Lakeland includes the summits of Whiteside, Hopegill Head & Grisedale Pike. The views are glorious and the walking energetic. What else could you ask for apart from fine weather? Wainwrights included in this walk are - Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Whiteside. 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. | |||
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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.
Recommended Reading
Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks
This guidebook describes 30 of the best low-level walks in the Lake District. From delightful wooded glades and sparkling tarns, to waterfalls and glacier-carved valleys towered over by craggy mountains. The walks described aim to seek out the best walking that the lower areas of the Lake District have to offer.
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