Walk c363 Caw (Dunnerdale Fells) Pikes (Caw), Green Pikes (Caw) and Walna Scar from Seathwaite (Duddon Valley)
This 7 mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Seathwaite (Duddon Valley) & will take you about 5 hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 7 miles (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 2422 ft (738m) | |
| Time: | 5 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:
Seathwaite (Duddon Valley) - Newfield Wood - Dobby Shaw - New Close - How Scale Haw - Old Park Beck - Broadslack - Caw (Dunnerdale Fells) - Pikes (Caw) - Green Pikes (Caw) - Dawson Pike - White Pike - White Maiden - Walna Scar - Walna Scar Road - Broad Haws - Hollin House Haw - Tarn Beck - Seathwaite (Duddon Valley)
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 2 English Nuttalls |
 1 English Dewey |
 4 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Walna Scar at 621m (2038ft). Walna Scar is also known as an English Nuttall (232nd highest in England, 404th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 1)
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of White Maiden at 612m (2010ft). White Maiden is also known as an English Nuttall (245th highest in England, 428th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Caw (Dunnerdale Fells) at 529m (1736ft). Caw (Dunnerdale Fells) is also known as an English Dewey (114th highest in England, 265th in England & Wales) and a Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 15) The summit of Caw (Dunnerdale Fells) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Pikes (Caw) at 469m (1539ft). Pikes (Caw) is classified as a Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 35)
- Green Pikes (Caw) at 420m (1378ft). Green Pikes (Caw) is classified as a Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 43)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c363 Caw (Dunnerdale Fells) Pikes (Caw), Green Pikes (Caw) and Walna Scar from Seathwaite (Duddon Valley)
In no particular order . . .
Grey Friar (left), Dow Crag, Brown Pike and The Old Man of Coniston (right) from White Maiden
Lake Coniston under a temperature inversion from the car park at Walna Scar Road
Dow Crag, Buck Pike, Brown Pike and The Old Man of Coniston from White Maiden the high point on Walna Scar
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