Orrest Head
238m (781ft)
The Far Eastern Marches, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,247ft (380m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Windermere - Orrest Head - Moorhowe - Dubbs Road - Garburn Road - Longmire Road - Far Orrest Farm - Orrest Head - Windermere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) |
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| Ascent: | 787ft (240m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Windermere - Ellery Woods - Orrest Head - Near Orrest Farm - Mislet Farm - Heaning Farm - Blackmoss Farm - School Knott Plantation - School Knott - The Dales Way - High Cleabarrow Farm - Matson Ground - Heaththwaite Manor - Windermere
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The Far Eastern Marches area of The Lake District National Park
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The Whole of The Lake District National Park
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A go4awalk.com downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format featuring Orrest Head should be available soon.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Orrest Head
Kath Edmundson walked up Orrest Head on April 11th, 2025 [with] John
Vincent Clarke climbed it on August 17th, 2022 [from/via/route] Family walk from Windermere viewing point [with] family [weather] sunny / mild
Rob Bennion bagged it on February 26th, 2022 [from/via/route] From Windermere Train Station [with] Dawn Bennion [weather] Sunny
Trevor Williams hiked Orrest Head on October 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Windermere [with] paul [weather] good
Gill Bates summited on July 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] windermere [weather] very misty
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