Walk c322 The Crookdale Round

This 9½ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Demings Moss & will take you about 5½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9½mls (15km)
Ascent:2,050ft (625m)
Time:5½hrs
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Route outline for walk c322:

Demings Moss  -  Shap  -  Whatshaw Common  -  Little Yarlside  -  Great Yarlside  -  Harrop Pike  -  Grey Crag (Sleddale)  -  Lord's Seat (Crookdale)  -  Robin Hood (Crookdale)  -  High House Bank  -  Demings Moss  -  Shap.


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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1
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Mountain
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1
Wainwright
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2
English
Nuttalls
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1
English
Dewey
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6
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Outlying Fells
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0
Marilyns
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Grey Crag (Sleddale) at 638m (2094ft). Grey Crag (Sleddale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (153rd highest in England, 261st highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 118).

Grey Crag (Sleddale) is also known as an English Nuttall (202nd highest in England, 350th highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Harrop Pike at 637m (2091ft). Harrop Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (204th highest in England, 353rd highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Great Yarlside at 585m (1920ft). Great Yarlside is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 3)

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

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c322 The Crookdale Round

In no particular order . . .

Cautley Spout from Yarlside

Cautley Spout from Yarlside

Photo: Mike Knipe (35)

Small Cairn on Lord's Seat (Crookdale)

Small Cairn on Lord's Seat (Crookdale)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (282)

High House Bank summit

High House Bank summit

Photo: Paul Gibson (12)

The fence junction marking the summit of Great Yarlside

The fence junction marking the summit of Great Yarlside

Photo: Paul Gibson (3)

Harrop Pike summit beacon

Harrop Pike summit beacon

Photo: Paul Gibson (5)

Looking down into Borrowdale from near High House Bank

Looking down into Borrowdale from near High House Bank

Photo: Christine Shepherd (277)

Grey Crag (Sleddale) summit cairn

Grey Crag (Sleddale) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (283)

High House Bank from the featureless summit of Whatshaw Common

High House Bank from the featureless summit of Whatshaw Common

Photo: Paul Gibson (2)

Harrop Pike summit beacon

Harrop Pike summit beacon

Photo: Christine Shepherd (284)

Grey Crag (Sleddale) summit cairn

Grey Crag (Sleddale) summit cairn

Photo: Paul Gibson (8)


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