Walk c440 Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Boat How from Miterdale Bridge
This 8¾ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Miterdale Bridge & will take about 5½ hrs to complete.
   |
Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8¾mls (14km) |
| Ascent: | 2,347ft (715m) |
| Time: | 5½hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c440:
Miterdale Bridge - Porterthwaite - Miterdale Forest - Irton Fell - Greathall Gill - Whin Rigg - Illgill Head - Burnmoor Tarn - Burnmoor Lodge - Eskdale Moor - Ellerhow Moss - Boat How - Low Longrigg - River Mite - Low Place Farm - Miterdale Bridge
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 2 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 2 English Deweys |
 1 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Illgill Head at 609m (1997ft). Illgill Head is classified as an Wainwright (No. 129).
Illgill Head is also known as an English Dewey (2nd highest in England, 4th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (52nd highest in England, 757th highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Whin Rigg at 535m (1756ft). Whin Rigg is classified as an Wainwright (No. 156).
Whin Rigg is also known as an English Dewey (103rd highest in England, 239th in England & Wales)
You will also reach the summit of Boat How at 337m (1106ft). Boat How is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 63)
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c440 Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Boat How from Miterdale Bridge
In no particular order . . .
Burnmoor Tarn and the snow-capped Wasdale Fells from the summit of Boat How
*From Left to right: Caw Fell, Seatallan, Red Pike, Pillar, Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Lingmell and Sca Fell and Wast Water (foreground) from Illgill Head (NB. Scafell Pike is largely hidden behind Sca Fell)
. . . load all 26 walk photos from Walk c440 Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Boat How from Miterdale Bridge
Send us your photographs and pictures from your walks and hikes
We would love to see your photographs and pictures from walk c440 Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Boat How from Miterdale Bridge. Send them in to us as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name and where the picture was taken to:
and we shall do our best to publish them.
(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660 pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)
You can also submit photos from walk c440 Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Boat How from Miterdale Bridge via our Facebook Page.
NB. Please indicate where each photo was taken.
To contribute to go4awalk.com or to contact us about anything at all - see Talk To Us.
For help see Help.
go4awalk.com and go4awalk.co.uk are registered trademarks of TMDH Limited.
Copyright © 2000-2026 TMDH Limited. All rights reserved.
Copyright Terms & Conditions Privacy Statement
A - Z Walks Home Log On/Accounts Photo Gallery Walk Ideas and Collections Fell Facts Hill Skills Walking Questions and Answers Your Stories News Competitions Product Reviews/Gear Tests Walking Gear Guides Peaks and Mountains Peak Bagging Find New Walking Friends Camping GPS Waypoints for Walking Contents Walk Search Talk To Us go4awalk.com Help Free Example Walks Newsletter
