Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite

This 6 mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Rosthwaite & will take about 4½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6mls (9.5km)
Ascent:1,861ft (567m)
Time:4½hrs
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Route outline for walk c143:

Rosthwaite  -  The Cumbria Way  -  Lingy End  -  Willygrass Gill  -  Dock Tarn  -  Great Crag  -  Puddingstone Bank  -  Jopplety How  -  Joppletyhow Moss  -  Grange Fell (Brund Fell)  -  King's How  -  Rosthwaite


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Crag at 450m (1476ft). Great Crag is classified as an Wainwright (No. 191).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Grange Fell (Brund Fell) at 415m (1362ft). Grange Fell (Brund Fell) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 199).

You will also reach the summit of King's How at 392m (1286ft). King's How is known as an English Bridget.

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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.


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OS Explorer OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


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OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite

In no particular order . . .

The summit of King's How with Derwent Water and Skiddaw in the distance

The summit of King's How with Derwent Water and Skiddaw in the distance

Photo: Alan Wainwright (233)

Watendlath from Great Crag

Watendlath from Great Crag

Photo: David Hayter (17)

Grange Fell (Brund Fell) from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

Grange Fell (Brund Fell) from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

Photo: Stephen Collins (65)

The bare rocky summit of King's How

The bare rocky summit of King's How

Photo: Chris Leonard (53)

The summit of Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

The summit of Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Donald Lucas (1)

Watendlath & Watendlath Tarn with High Seat (Ashness Fell) beyond from the summit of Great Crag

Watendlath & Watendlath Tarn with High Seat (Ashness Fell) beyond from the summit of Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (72)

The summit cairn on Great Crag

The summit cairn on Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (71)

Dock Tarn

Dock Tarn

Photo: Jamie Caryl (9)

Rosthwaite and Borrowdale from the summit of Great Crag

Rosthwaite and Borrowdale from the summit of Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (73)

Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag from Lingy End

Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag from Lingy End

Photo: Stephen Collins (68)


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