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 you about 5½ hrs to complete.
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| Length: | 8¾ miles (14km) | |
| Ascent: | 2347 ft (715m) | |
| Time: | 5½ hours | |
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Route outline for this walk:
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)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c440 Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Boat How from Miterdale Bridge
In no particular order . . .
Wast Water, Yewbarrow (left), Kirk Fell (centre left), Great Gable (centre right) and Lingmell Fell (right) from Illgill Head
Burnmoor Tarn and the snow-capped Wasdale Fells from the summit of Boat How
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