Route outline for walk c270:
Stonethwaite - Stonethwaite Bridge - Stonethwaite Beck - The Cumbria Way - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Galleny Force - Greenup Gill - Lining Crag - Greenup Edge - Ullscarf - High Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) - Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) - Lord's How - Green Combe - Dock Tarn - Great Crag - Willygrass Gill - Stonethwaite
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 1 English Mountain |
![]() 2 Wainwrights |
![]() 2 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Ullscarf at 723m (2372ft). Ullscarf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (84th highest in England, 145th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 74).
Ullscarf is also known as an English Nuttall (106th highest in England, 180th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) at 656m (2153ft). Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) is also known as an English Nuttall (186th highest in England, 321st highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Great Crag at 450m (1476ft). Great Crag is classified as an Wainwright (No. 191).
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Cumbria Way, a 112km (70 miles) linear footpath connecting Ulverston in Cumbria, England with Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The Cumbria Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Way.
Part of this walk also follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.
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