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.
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. | |||
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone. | |||
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Recommended Reading
Great Mountain Days in the Lake District
An inspirational guidebook to 50 challenging walks on the high fells of the Lake District. The graded circular routes, between 4 and 14 miles in length, cover classic Lakeland summits like Fairfield, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Blencathra, to the lesser-known High Spy, King's How and Brund Fell.
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