Walk c282 Wild Boar Fell from Cotegill Bridge

This 6¼ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cotegill Bridge & will take about 3¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6¼mls (10km)
Ascent:1,548ft (472m)
Time:3¾hrs
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Route outline for walk c282:

Cotegill Bridge  -  Low Soursike  -  Yoadcomb Scar  -  Blackbed Scar  -  The Nab  -  Wild Boar Fell  -  High White Scar  -  The Band  -  Aisgill Head  -  Standard Brow  -  Swarth Fell  -  Swarth Fell Pike  -  Stubbing Rigg  -  Smithy Gill  -  Aisgill Moor Cottages  -  Cotegill Bridge


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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 Wild Boar Fell at 708m (2323ft). Wild Boar Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (99th highest in England, 165th highest in England & Wales)

Wild Boar Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (123rd highest in England, 207th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (29th highest in England, 574th highest in the UK).

The summit of Wild Boar Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Swarth Fell at 681m (2235ft). Swarth Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (114th highest in England, 194th highest in England & Wales)

Swarth Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (152nd highest in England, 257th highest in England & Wales).

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c282 Wild Boar Fell from Cotegill Bridge

In no particular order . . .

Nine Standards Rigg and upper Mallerstang Common from<br>Wild Boar Fell in the snow

Nine Standards Rigg and upper Mallerstang Common from
Wild Boar Fell in the snow

Photo: Robert Nicholls (4)

Topdog hikers on Wild Boar Fell

Topdog hikers on Wild Boar Fell

Photo: Stewart Green (8)

The Langdale Pikes - Pike of Stickle (left) and Loft Crag (centre right) from The Band

The Langdale Pikes - Pike of Stickle (left) and Loft Crag (centre right) from The Band

Photo: Simon Barnett (46)

Wild Boar Fell summit in the snow

Wild Boar Fell summit in the snow

Photo: Robert Nicholls (5)

*The Langdale Valley from The Band

Photo: Wayne Hill (20)

Mallerstang Edge, High Seat (Mallerstang), Archy Styrigg (Gregory Chapel), Hugh Seat, Little Fell (Lunds Fell) (Mallerstang) and Mallerstang Common from Swarth Fell in the snow

Photo: Robert Nicholls (12)

Pike of Stickle from the Band

Pike of Stickle from the Band

Photo: David Hayter (42)

The Howgills from Wild Boar Fell in the snow

The Howgills from Wild Boar Fell in the snow

Photo: Robert Nicholls (7)

The Howgill Fells from Wild Boar Fell in the snow

The Howgill Fells from Wild Boar Fell in the snow

Photo: Robert Nicholls (6)

Swarth Fell summit cairn in the snow with Wild Boar Fell in the background

Swarth Fell summit cairn in the snow with Wild Boar Fell in the background

Photo: Mark Kissipie (3)


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