Walking Britain Grune Point from Silloth
Introduction to Walk 3552
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 4.7 miles / 7.6 km
Ascent - 50 feet / 15 metres
Time - 2 hours 20 minutes
Grade - easy
A Cumbria walk from Silloth on the shores of the Solway Firth. The route visits Grune Point and passes the adjacent Nature Reserve. During the walk you have expnsive views across the Firth to Criffel in Dumfried and Galloway, Southern Scotland. 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 OL4 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL4 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 85 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 85 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
15.0 miles / 24.0 km away
Great Sca Fell via Trusmadoor
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
16.0 miles / 25.6 km away
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells
Grade - easy
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
16.1 miles / 25.8 km away
Whitewater Dash and Great Calva
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
16.4 miles / 26.2 km away
Ullock Pike, Long Side and Carl Side
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
17.3 miles / 27.6 km away
A circuit of 4 peaks on the flanks of Skiddaw
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
18.6 miles / 29.7 km away
Barf (via the Bishop) and Lords Seat
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
19.4 miles / 31.0 km away
Lord's Seat & Barf from Whinlatter
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
19.8 miles / 31.7 km away
Carrock Fell, High Pike and Knott from Mosedale
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
19.8 miles / 31.7 km away
Carrock Fell & High Pike from Mosedale
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Books & eBooks
Walking in Cumbria's Eden Valley
Guidebook to 30 graded walks in Cumbria's Eden Valley. The routes, which range from 3 to 15 miles and are best from bases such as Kirkby Stephen and Appleby, explore the region's diverse landscapes and offer dramatic views, either of the Pennines, Lake District or the Scottish hills. Linear routes link with the Settle-Carlisle railway.
More information
Walking the Lake District Fells - Patterdale
Part of the Walking the Lake District Fells series, this guidebook covers a wide range of routes to 35 Lakeland summits that can be climbed from Ambleside, Grasmere and Patterdale and the Thirlmere and Ullswater valleys, with highlights including Helvellyn and Fairfield. Suggestions for longer ridge routes are also included.
More information
Outdoor Photography
This practical handbook covers digital outdoor photography and the whole range of outdoor activities including walking, running, cycling, water sports (in and on the water), as participant or spectator. Covers basic concepts, equipment and processing and optimising your images back at base.
More information
