Walk c356 Humphrey Head from Allithwaite
This 3¾ mile, Grade 2 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Allithwaite & will take you about 1¾ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 7 miles (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,373ft (723m) | |
| Time: | 5hrs | |
| 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:
Allithwaite - Wraysholme Tower - The Cumbria Coastal Way - Humphrey Head - Humphrey Head Wood - Wyke Farm - Kirkhead End - Allithwaite
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 1 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Humphrey Head at 53m (173ft). Humphrey Head is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 116) The summit of Humphrey Head is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Humphrey Head actually lies just outside the Lake District National Park southern boundary but it is classified as being within the park for Peak Bagging purposes to stop it getting missed.
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Cumbria Coastal Way, a 305km (189 miles) linear footpath connecting Silverdale in Lancashire, England with Gretna in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The Cumbria Coastal Way is waymarked by named posts (from Milnthorpe to Carlisle). For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Coastal Way.
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