Blea Rigg
541m (1776ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,046ft (928m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The New Dungeon Ghyll - Stickle Ghyll - Whitegill Crag - Blea Rigg - Sergeant Man - High Raise (Langdale) - The Langdale Pikes - Thunacar Knott - Pavey Ark - Harrison Stickle - Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle) - Loft Crag - Mark Gate - The New Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,402ft (732m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Castle How - Blea Rigg - Easedale Tarn - Sour Milk Gill - Easedale - Goody Bridge - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,936ft (895m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Sour Milk Gill - Sourmilk Gill Falls - Tarn Crag (Easedale) - Sergeant Man - Blea Rigg - Great Castle How - Little Castle How - Raw Pike - Swinescar Pike - Lang How - Silver How - Spedding Crag - Dow Bank - Huntingstile Crag - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,991ft (1,216m) |
| Time: | 9 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Allan Bank - Wray Gill - Silver How - Lang How - Sinescar Pike - Little Castle How - Great Castle How - Blea Rigg - Sergeant Man - Thunacar Knott - Pavey Ark - Harrison Stickle - Loft Crag - Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle) - High Raise (Langdale) - Codale Head - Tarn Crag (Easedale) - Far Easedale Gill - Sourmilk Falls - Far Easedale Beck - Goody Bridge - Grasmere
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Blea Rigg
James Hughes walked up Blea Rigg on March 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] c144 Sergeant Man from Stickle Tarn [weather] Cloudy & cold on tops - Climbed to Stickle Tarn & then up to Sergeant Man. Descended over Blea Rigg & then Silver How. Pleasant descent back into Langdale Valley before returning to New Dungeon Ghyll.
Pete George climbed Blea Rigg on February 22nd, 2025 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Roco [weather] Good but wet underneath meant crossings in spate
David Higginbottom bagged Blea Rigg on October 3rd, 2024 [from/via/route] C144 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear - A little boggy miserable walk
Tim Winn hiked Blea Rigg on October 23rd, 2023 [with] Steve, John, Andy, Dave and Darrell [weather] Sunny Day
Christine Shepherd summited Blea Rigg on October 31st, 2008 [from/via/route] Walked from Grasmere [with] On my own [weather] Sunshine, showers & rainbows. - Bagged this again using walk c144 on 2.9.10 Climbed again with a group from Head 4 the Hills 31.5.21 Climbed again on 9.10.23 with Jenny. Easedale Tarn, Blea Rigg & Silver How- Walk c195 in reverse.This was a walk in glorious Autumn sunshine.
Steve Lucas conquered Blea Rigg on December 22nd, 2020 [with] On my own
Angeline Grieveson scaled Blea Rigg on February 26th, 2023 [with] Dotty
Paul Roddam walked up Blea Rigg on February 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Bri and Barber [weather] Cloudy but fairly dry with decent visibility
Richard Fulcher climbed Blea Rigg on October 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked in the layby on the A591 opposite a footpath down to Grasmere. Set off through Grasmere & the Easedale Road & then followed the bridle path to Stythwaite Steps, turned left up Stenners Crag & then left up Greathead Crag & on to Tarn Crag. From there we followed a stream up to Codale Head. I continued on up to High Raise (because it was there!) & then joined Jen at Sergeant Man. We then descended down & across to Blea Rigg. The descent from Blea Rigg was initially tricky (probably went the wrong way) but became more manageable as we reached Easedale Tarn. The walk from the tarn & back to the car was on well made paths (Lakes style i.e. boulders) & was a slog! [with] Jen [weather] Sunshine & showers, occasional gusts of wind. At times I was hot, freezing cold, battered by wind & then sometimes no wind & just right! - A tiring but rewarding walk.
Martyn Atherton bagged Blea Rigg on March 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] c206 Blea Rigg, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Thunacar Knot, Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Pike of Stickle & Loft Crag [with] Self [weather] Dry & cloudy ath first then sunny & then raining - A really good & varied walk
Ian Ashton hiked Blea Rigg on February 21st, 2022 [with] Solo
Geoff Hand summited Blea Rigg on January 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Broken cloud & sun, showery, getting clearer as day went on. - Unfortunately main thing which will remain in my mind about thid walk was trapping my finger in the car rear door just as I was setting off! Lots of pain, blood & confusion for most of the walk.
Richard Marchant conquered Blea Rigg on January 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked the car alongside the A591 just along from the Black Swan in a roadside lay-by used by walkers. Then walked straight into Grasmere then out of it on the Easedale Road leading to a footpath alongside Easedale Beck & on to Easedale Tarn. From the Tarn cut up North on past Greathead Crag & then followed the ridge up to Tarn Crag & on to Codale Head then round to Sergeant Man. From here it was Southeast direction following the ridge to Blea Rigg & on to Silver How & back down into Grasmere. [with] Solo [weather] Clear cold frosty day with a dusting of snow on the tops.
Carl Tillotson scaled Blea Rigg on July 24th, 2021 [from/via/route] c144 route with High Raise added [with] June [weather] Slightly cloudy, warm day.
Richard Marshall walked up Blea Rigg on July 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] Sergeant Man & others [with] Me, Bo and Roxy [weather] Sunny very Hot
Damian Gourlay climbed Blea Rigg on June 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Grassmere walk c144 tarn cragg [with] Lee Grist [weather] Sunny - Great walk real leg burner, showing my age. Hope this gets easier
Paul Macey bagged Blea Rigg on June 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Walk 114 [with] Luke [weather] Cloudy
Claire Murray hiked Blea Rigg on May 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked in Grasmere. Silver How, Blea Rigg, Sergeant Man, High Raise & Tarn Crag. [with] Vitor [weather] Lovely day. Was sunny but not to hot. - Lovely walk. East to start with & some stunningly laid stone paths to follow. The last part of the track was a stone path beside a river with the sheep fenced it & it was so beautiful!
Neil Heywood summited Blea Rigg on April 25th, 2021 [with] logan Heywood Ellis Heywood
Angela Haworth conquered Blea Rigg on March 24th, 2002 [from/via/route] From New Dungeon Ghyll car park [with] companion [weather] Dry
John Tippins scaled Blea Rigg on September 22nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Grasmere [weather] Overcast, low cloud for most of the day, drizzle/rain all day.
Andy Buxton walked up Blea Rigg during November, 1989 [from/via/route] From NDG: Blea Rigg, Sergeant Mann, High Raise & Thunacar Knott [with] Solo [weather] Very dreary - I was glad I didn't waste a decent day on this one!
David Hughes climbed Blea Rigg during June, 2007 [from/via/route] 2012 [with] gal waz
Mike Dunphy bagged Blea Rigg on June 24th, 2020 [from/via/route] Grasmere via eats dale rd [with] Caitlin and molly [weather] 28' hot - Great day out 20k with Caitlin & molly on a glorious day, followed with a dip in grassmere
Gill Bates hiked Blea Rigg on March 23rd, 2018 [from/via/route] from Easedale
Andrew Johnson summited Blea Rigg on December 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy - Lost my glasses
Andrew Peate conquered Blea Rigg on April 6th, 2019 [from/via/route] Via Easedale Tarn [with] Jack [weather] Clear, warm
Liz Sheerin scaled Blea Rigg on August 27th, 2015 [with] Neil
Jill Dean has walked up Blea Rigg [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Grez and [weather] Glorious! -
Simon Boddy climbed Blea Rigg on September 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Rydal [with] HF Holidays [weather] Cloudy but quite warm, with drizzle at times
Andy James bagged Blea Rigg on August 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] Scales Fell [with] Suzie James
Lucy Perchard hiked Blea Rigg on May 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] The last of an 8 Wainwright walk including the Langdale Pikes [with] Tony [weather] Sunny spells - Fantastic walk & lovely views over Easedale & Codale Tarns from Blea Rigg
Craig Steeland summited Blea Rigg on June 24th, 2018 [from/via/route] Roadside car park north of Grasmere [with] Sue [weather] Hot & sunny with no wind.
Nick Dobson conquered Blea Rigg on September 30th, 2017 [from/via/route] Grasmere via Easdale Tarn [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Rained all morning & brightened up around 2PM - Planned to go onto Sergeant Man then back via Tarn Crag, however due to the late start just did the one returning to Grasmere via the ridge route to Silver How.
Jo Dixon scaled Blea Rigg on July 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Dungeon Ghyll [with] Sharon [weather] Sunny
Dave Eyes walked up Blea Rigg on November 13th, 2011 [from/via/route] from Grasmere, up round easdale tarn, past codale tarn [with] Southport Fellwalkers - John and Debbie [weather] bright & sunny
Elaine Evans climbed Blea Rigg on July 3rd, 2017 [from/via/route] From Grasmere to Easedale Tarn, then up to Blea Rigg, Sergeant Man & Tarn Crag before descending into valley & back to Grasmere again. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Sunny & dry with a light breeze. - Enjoyable day on the fells, have missed our walks over the last few weeks but today was perfect.
Chris Sheard bagged Blea Rigg on January 30th, 2010 [from/via/route] Up from Grasmere [with] Fellow ATC members - Staff training weekend [weather] Very icy cold day - mgood place for map training
Wayne Baxter hiked Blea Rigg on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Grassmere to Blea Rigg to Sliver How & Grassmere [with] Sue [weather] Sunny
Louis Smith summited Blea Rigg on February 4th, 2017 [weather] fog
Steve Cookson has conquered Blea Rigg [from/via/route] NDG [with] Gillie [weather] Cloudy
Mark Davidson has scaled Blea Rigg [with] Alone [weather] Bit wet & miserable at the start but . . .
David Watson walked up Blea Rigg on July 29th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Grasmere via Helm Crag [weather] Sunny
Gordon Lee climbed Blea Rigg on May 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Sargent Man
Mike Jackson bagged Blea Rigg on January 30th, 2016 [from/via/route] Grasmere
Leon Harvey hiked Blea Rigg on October 31st, 2015 [from/via/route] c144 [with] Solo [weather] Cloudy & Wet
David Noble summited Blea Rigg on August 21st, 2015 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Jack [weather] Overcast & raining
Anthony Scott conquered Blea Rigg on October 12th, 2015 [from/via/route] yha grasmere [with] me [weather] changeable! rain first thing, some blue sky, some white & grey clouds, strong northerly wind but warm in shelter.
Jon Mapp scaled Blea Rigg on September 26th, 2015 [from/via/route] C144 from Grasmere [with] Suzzann [weather] Cloudy with sunny spells - a nice day for walking - Great views over Langdale Pikes & Stickle Tarn
Colin Egan walked up Blea Rigg on September 11th, 2015 [from/via/route] Continuation of walk from Sergeant Man [with] My wife Faith [weather] Clear but windy - Final fell of the day, returned via Stickle Tarn back to dungeon Ghyll
Angela O'neill climbed Blea Rigg on July 9th, 2015 [from/via/route] Grassmere [with] John [weather] Sunny, Warm & Dry - We came across this summit almost accidentally. it is a very small summit.
John Almond bagged Blea Rigg on June 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere
Paul Glynn hiked Blea Rigg during May, 2014 [with] Wife
Christina Lander summited Blea Rigg on February 16th, 2015 [from/via/route] Grasmere - Lang How - Little Castle How - Great Castle How - Blea Rigg - Belles Knott - Easedale Tarn - Brinhowe Crag - Easedale - Grasmere [with] Dick, Michael & Kath Hobday [weather] Dry & cold. Sunny spells - 2nd day of our 1st holiday in the Lake District, staying in Grasmere
Victoria Bates conquered Blea Rigg on February 20th, 2015 [from/via/route] c166 [with] Mark [weather] Windy
Clive Ward scaled Blea Rigg on November 22nd, 2014 [from/via/route] Elterwater, Silver Howe then ridge to tarn below Pavey Arc. Back via ODG [with] Hazel [weather] Showers to start then misty, some clear spells later. - See Silver How
Tracey Cowell walked up Blea Rigg on November 4th, 2014 [from/via/route] Silver howe grasmere [with] On my own [weather] Sunny then cloudy
Darren Wilson climbed Blea Rigg on August 28th, 2010 [from/via/route] New Dungheon Gill, Whitehill Crag, Blea Rigg, Sargeant Man, High Raise (Langdale) Langdale Pikes, Thunacar Knott, Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Pike Of Stickle, Loft Crag [with] Crabs
Phillip Bulley bagged Blea Rigg on September 10th, 2014 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Judith and Toby [weather] Sunny
Jan Dixon hiked Blea Rigg on September 7th, 2014 [from/via/route] Stickle Ghyll Carpark, Blea Rigg, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Thunacar Knott, Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Pike of Stickle, Loft Crag, Stickle Ghyll Carpark [with] Tia and Anya [weather] Sunny with some sun
Adrian Shepherd summited Blea Rigg on March 25th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Grasmere via Easedale Tarn & Sergeant Man [with] Gillian [weather] Hot & sunny
Keith Eastman conquered Blea Rigg on July 2nd, 2014 [from/via/route] c144
Joanne Mcgawley scaled Blea Rigg on March 1st, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] 4 Seasons in 1 Day - 10.5 miles
Bella Wella walked up Blea Rigg on June 11th, 2014 [with] Paul
Steve Frank climbed Blea Rigg on September 11th, 2013 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Jackie Frank [weather] Shite!!
Kevin Parnham bagged Blea Rigg on February 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Easedale Tarn from Grasmere,via Seargent Man [with] Jo [weather] very windy & cold but generally clear at this level.
Deborah Adkins hiked Blea Rigg on December 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] Grasmere - Silver How - Blea Rigg - Pile of Stones - Easedale Tarn - Grasmere [with] Woj [weather] Dry but overcast with occasional patches of blue sky. Foggy around the top. - Very quiet. Only saw a handful of others. Lovely views of Langdale. Time 4.15
Lee Senior summited Blea Rigg on November 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Grasmere via Silver Howe [weather] dry with white cloud- good visibility
Marcus Bradshaw conquered Blea Rigg on October 29th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Grasmere. first climbed silver Howe then on to Blea Rigg then Sergeant man & lastly Tarn Crag [with] Marcus [weather] Rained all the way to Blea Crag - Was a really nice walk from Silver Howe to Blea Crag. We was not sure weather to do this but really glad we did.
Tim Buckley scaled Blea Rigg on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Sergeant Man then back to Stickle Tarn & down [with] Esther [weather] hot & dry - Got totally lost coming down from Sergeant Man, Esther got us back on track. Found the stone shelter drawn by Wainwright in 1958.
Ann Davis walked up Blea Rigg on June 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] grasmere via silver howe [with] moi! [weather] sunny & then cloudy
Harry Meijer climbed Blea Rigg on May 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] High Raise from Grasmere [with] The Lake District Walker
Charlie Housley bagged Blea Rigg on April 28th, 2013 [from/via/route] Via Dungeon Ghyll, clock wise from the new hotel, taking in Loft Crag, Pike O` Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott, High Raise & Sergeant Man. [with] Daz, Dan and Dave (3D!). [weather] If I thought I could use expletives I would, but lets just say the weather wasn`t the best it could have been. Horizontal rain & 60-70 mph gusts with the occasional introduction of hale just to keep us on our toes. - Amazing landscape, even in this weather, not like anything else I`ve walked in the Lakes before, very unique.
Denis Hoyle hiked Blea Rigg on April 7th, 2013 [from/via/route] Grassmere walk c144 [with] Steve [weather] Lovely blue sky with bit of snow still on the tops.
Iain Taylor summited Blea Rigg on February 17th, 2013 [from/via/route] Grasmere NY 33606 07370
Chris Bramley conquered Blea Rigg on September 22nd, 2012 [from/via/route] Langdale [with] Jan,blake,jaq,Darren, Harry
Christine Knowles scaled Blea Rigg on March 10th, 2012 [from/via/route] Chapel Stile [with] Graham [weather] Drizzle
Darren Mortimer walked up Blea Rigg on January 28th, 2012 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Sunny + Snow
Aileen Robinson climbed Blea Rigg on July 9th, 2009 [from/via/route] Grasmere Youth Hostel, Easedale Tarn, Sourmilk Gill [with] School, Jude, Andy M, Andy S [weather] Sunny, some rain
Stephen Byrne, Jenny Godfrey, Patrick Rogozinski, Dale Sexton, Karen Lythgoe, Mike Walker, Melanie Dunn, David Kelley, Adrian Roberts, Ian Gate, Andrew Martin, Adrian Sherriff, David Shaw, John Walter, David Laws, Claire Rigg, Steven Woodroffe, David Butterfield, Adam Beeby, Raymond Barnett, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Louise Sandwith, Jonathan Tobin, Phil Clark, Tracey Cordes, Paul Booth, Linda Mckeogh, Peter Clark, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, Alan Davidson, John Kendall, Gordon Allison, Rob Gurney, John Cuthbert, Carol Juden, Patrick Buckland, John Southward, David Kelley, Rob Barklamb, Andy Nicholls, David Buttress, Jeanette Coward, Pete Howes, Sam Mercer, Ray O'hara, Libby Burns and Stephen Millington have all walked, climbed & bagged Blea Rigg.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Blea Rigg
Great Langdale with Blea Rigg, Lang How and Silver How (left) and Lingmoor Fell (right) from the foot of Oxendale
Grasmere, Silver How, Lang How, Blea Rigg, Easedale Tarn, The LAngdale Pikes, Codale Head, Gibson Knott and Calf Crag from Helm Crag summit cairn
*Codale Tarn (left) and Easedale Tarn from the Blea Rigg ridge with Helvellyn (left), Seat Sandal (centre) and Fairfield (right) on the horizon
Blea Rigg, Castle How, Lang How and Silver How (far left) Great Langdale, Windermere and Elter Water (left), Lingmoor Fell and Side Pike (centre left), Blea Tarn and Little Langdale (centre right), Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) right and Crickle Crags (far right) from the summit of Harrison Stickle, The Langdale Pikes
The view from Sergeant Man featuring Blea Rigg (centre left),Lingmoor Fell (distance centre), Stickle Tarn (partially hidden) and the shoulder of Pavey Ark (The Langdale Pikes) (right)
Great Langdale and Blea Rigg with The Helvellyn Massiff in the distance under a deep blanket of snow from the lower slopes of Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco)
*The view from Sergeant Man featuring Blea Rigg (centre left), Lingmoor Fell (centre distance), Stickle Tarn (partially hidden) and Pavey Ark with Harrison Stickle beyond (The Langdale Pikes) (centre right)
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