Walk c310 The Coledale Horseshoe from Braithwaite

This 12 mile, Grade 9 (Very Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Braithwaite & will take about 9¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:12mls (19km)
Ascent:5,261ft (1,603m)
Time:9¾hrs
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Route outline for walk c310:

Braithwaite  -  Sleet How  -  Grisedale Pike  -  Hobcarton Crag  -  Hopegill Head  -  Sand Hill  -  Coledale Hause  -  Grasmoor  -  Wandope  -  Crag Hill (Eel Crag)  -  Sail (Derwent Fells)  -  Scar Crags  -  Causey Pike  -  Outerside  -  Stile End  -  Barrow (Newlands)  -  Braithwaite


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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9
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10
Wainwrights
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10
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Nuttalls
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1
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0
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Marilyns
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Grasmoor at 851m (2794ft). Grasmoor is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (23rd highest in England, 47th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 20).

Grasmoor is also known as an English Nuttall (28th highest in England, 55th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (9th highest in England, 313th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Crag Hill (Eel Crag) at 839m (2753ft). Crag Hill (Eel Crag) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (29th highest in England, 55th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 24).

Crag Hill (Eel Crag) is also known as an English Nuttall (35th highest in England, 63rd highest in England & Wales). The summit of Crag Hill (Eel Crag) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit of Grisedale Pike at 791m (2596ft). Grisedale Pike is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (48th highest in England, 87th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 40).

Grisedale Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (57th highest in England, 106th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (16th highest in England, 410th highest in the UK).

The summit of Grisedale Pike is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

  • Wandope at 773m (2539ft). Wandope is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (57th highest in England, 99th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 51) and an English Nuttall (71st highest in England, 123rd highest in England & Wales).
  • Sand Hill at 756m (2481ft). Sand Hill is known as an English Nuttall (82nd highest in England, 140th highest in England & Wales).
  • Scar Crags at 672m (2205ft). Scar Crags is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (127th highest in England, 212th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 101) and an English Nuttall (169th highest in England, 283rd highest in England & Wales).

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The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c310 The Coledale Horseshoe from Braithwaite

In no particular order . . .

On Sleet How between Grisedale Pike from Braithwaite

On Sleet How between Grisedale Pike from Braithwaite

Photo: William Ringwood (20)

Looking down over Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale Knotts to Crummock Water from Wandope

Looking down over Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale Knotts to Crummock Water from Wandope

Photo: Christine Shepherd (660)

Crag Hill and Wandope from Coledale Hause

Crag Hill and Wandope from Coledale Hause

Photo: David Hayter (53)

Looking back to the zig zags from Scar Crags at the route down from Sail (Derwent Fells)

Looking back to the zig zags from Scar Crags at the route down from Sail (Derwent Fells)

Photo: Keith Evans (4)

The Western Fells from Crag Hill (Eel Crag) trig point

The Western Fells from Crag Hill (Eel Crag) trig point

Photo: Peter Dryden (14)

Snow on Barrow and Outerside from Coledale Hause

Snow on Barrow and Outerside from Coledale Hause

Photo: Mike Knipe (218)

Ladyside Pike from Hopegill Head

Ladyside Pike from Hopegill Head

Photo: Christine Shepherd (291)


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