Walking Britain Glaramara & Allen Crags from Seathwaite
Introduction to Walk 3096
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Southern Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.1 miles / 13.2 km
Ascent - 2500 feet / 758 metres
Time - 6 hours 30 minutes
Grade - moderate
A Lake District walk from Seathwaite along the fine ridge linking Glaramara and Allen Crags. This is one of the best ridge walks in Lakeland offering excellent views of the surrounding fells. The descent follows Grains Gill back to the start. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Allen Crags, Glaramara. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
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| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL6 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL6 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Recommended Reading
Short Walks in Lakeland Book 2: North Lakeland
This guidebook contains 57 short half to full-day walks in the northern Lake District. Walking areas include Borrowdale, Newlands, Bassenthwaite, Thirlmere, Ullswater, Haweswater and the area north of Keswick up to Caldbeck. Part of a three-volume series, and predominantly focusing on low-level walks between 2 to 9 miles, and graded for difficulty.
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