Walk c226 Place Fell from Patterdale
This 8½ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Patterdale & will take you about 6 hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 8½ miles (13.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2552 ft (778m) | |
| Time: | 6 hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Patterdale - Rooking - Boredale Hause - Place Fell - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) - Martindale - Sandwick - Long Crag (Ullswater) - Silver Point - Ullswater - Blowick - Rooking - Side Farm - Patterdale
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 1 Wainwright |
 1 English Nuttall |
 1 English Dewey |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Place Fell at 657m (2156ft). Place Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (137th highest in England, 238th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 108).
Place Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (184th highest in England, 319th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (44th highest in England, 684th highest in the UK).
The summit of Place Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of High Dodd (Sleet Fell) at 501m (1644ft). High Dodd (Sleet Fell) is also known as an English Dewey (177th highest in England, 416th in England & Wales)
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c226 Place Fell from Patterdale
In no particular order . . .
Jenny Smith on the descent from Place Fell to Sandwick with Ullswater in the background
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