Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite

Good views of Borrowdale away from the crowds


Route outline for walk c143:

Rosthwaite  -  The Cumbria Way  -  Lingy End  -  Willygrass Gill  -  Dock Tarn  -  Great Crag  -  Puddingstone Bank  -  Jopplety How  -  Joppletyhow Moss  -  Grange Fell (Brund Fell)  -  King's How  -  Rosthwaite




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
2
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Crag at 450m (1476ft). Great Crag is classified as an Wainwright (No. 191).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Grange Fell (Brund Fell) at 415m (1362ft). Grange Fell (Brund Fell) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 199).

You will also reach the summit of King's How at 392m (1286ft). King's How is known as an English Bridget.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Cumbria Way, a 112km (70 miles) linear footpath connecting Ulverston in Cumbria, England with Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The Cumbria Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Way.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite

In no particular order . . .

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Dock Tarn

Dock Tarn

Photo: Jamie Caryl (9)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - The rocky summit of Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

The rocky summit of Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Chris Leonard (44)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Dock Tarn (Watendlath Fell)

Dock Tarn (Watendlath Fell)

Photo: Stephen Collins (76)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Early morning valley mist below Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells (Catbells) with the summit of Castle Crag (front right) lit by a ray of sunshine from Rosthwaite

Early morning valley mist below Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells (Catbells) with the summit of Castle Crag (front right) lit by a ray of sunshine from Rosthwaite

Photo: Alan Wainwright (234)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Grange Fell (Brund Fell) summit cairn

Grange Fell (Brund Fell) summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (230)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Robinson, Handscarth and Dale Head (Newlands) from Honister Hause

Robinson, Handscarth and Dale Head (Newlands) from Honister Hause

Photo: Alan Wainwright (235)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - King's How and Grange Fell (Brund Fell) from the summit of Great Crag

King's How and Grange Fell (Brund Fell) from the summit of Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (74)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Derwent Water, with Skiddaw and Blencathra beyond from the summit of King's How

Derwent Water, with Skiddaw and Blencathra beyond from the summit of King's How

Photo: Chris Leonard (51)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - The summit of King's How with Derwent Water and Skiddaw in the distance

The summit of King's How with Derwent Water and Skiddaw in the distance

Photo: Alan Wainwright (233)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - The path beside Dock Tarn (Watendlath Fell)

The path beside Dock Tarn (Watendlath Fell)

Photo: Stephen Collins (77)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Rosthwaite from (King's How (Grange Fell)

Rosthwaite from (King's How (Grange Fell)

Photo: Duncan Grant (3)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag from Lingy End

Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag from Lingy End

Photo: Stephen Collins (68)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - King's How from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

King's How from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

Photo: Stephen Collins (66)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Chris Leonard (41)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Grange Fell (Brund Fell) summit

Grange Fell (Brund Fell) summit

Photo: Mark Davidson (51)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Dock Tarn

Dock Tarn

Photo: David Hayter (16)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Watendlath from Great Crag

Watendlath from Great Crag

Photo: Andy Malcolm (109)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - High Tove summit cairn

High Tove summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (232)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Hannah & Neela on King's How taken in June 2012

Hannah & Neela on King's How taken in June 2012

Photo: Jenny Baldry (1)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Dock Tarn

Dock Tarn

Photo: Marcel Bannon (21)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Dock Tarn

Dock Tarn

Photo: Marcel Bannon (20)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Grange Fell (Brund Fell) from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

Grange Fell (Brund Fell) from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

Photo: Stephen Collins (65)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Borrowdale from Great Crag

Borrowdale from Great Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (25)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - The summit cairn on Great Crag

The summit cairn on Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (71)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - The rocky summit of Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

The rocky summit of Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Chris Leonard (42)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - King's How from Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

King's How from Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Chris Leonard (43)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - On the Cumbrian Way beside Stonethwaite Beck looking up Borrowdale to Alisongrass Crag and Eagle Crag

On the Cumbrian Way beside Stonethwaite Beck looking up Borrowdale to Alisongrass Crag and Eagle Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (67)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Castle Crag from Lingy End

Castle Crag from Lingy End

Photo: Stephen Collins (69)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Small cairn on the path up and down King's How

Small cairn on the path up and down King's How

Photo: Chris Leonard (49)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Standing Crag from Blea Tarn

Standing Crag from Blea Tarn

Photo: Stephen Collins (78)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Watendlath from Great Crag

Watendlath from Great Crag

Photo: David Hayter (17)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Great Crag summit cairn

Great Crag summit cairn

Photo: Marcel Bannon (23)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - The bare rocky summit of King's How

The bare rocky summit of King's How

Photo: Chris Leonard (53)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Castle Crag from the summit of King's How

Castle Crag from the summit of King's How

Photo: Chris Leonard (52)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Chris Leonard (46)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Willygrass Gill

Willygrass Gill

Photo: Marcel Bannon (26)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - King's How from Grange Fell

King's How from Grange Fell

Photo: Chris Leonard (48)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Great Crag summit cairn

Great Crag summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (231)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Great Crag summit cairn

Great Crag summit cairn

Photo: Mark Davidson (50)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Rosthwaite and Borrowdale from the summit of Great Crag

Rosthwaite and Borrowdale from the summit of Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (73)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Skiddaw and Blencathra from the summit of Great Crag

Skiddaw and Blencathra from the summit of Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (75)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Tiny cairn on Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Tiny cairn on Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Chris Leonard (45)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Ruin beside the path up and down King's How

Ruin beside the path up and down King's How

Photo: Chris Leonard (50)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Dock Tarn

Dock Tarn

Photo: Marcel Bannon (22)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Dock Tarn (Watendlath Fell)

Dock Tarn (Watendlath Fell)

Photo: Stephen Collins (70)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Watendlath & Watendlath Tarn with High Seat (Ashness Fell) beyond from the summit of Great Crag

Watendlath & Watendlath Tarn with High Seat (Ashness Fell) beyond from the summit of Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (72)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - The summit of Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

The summit of Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Donald Lucas (1)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Borrowdale from Great Crag

Borrowdale from Great Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (24)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Upper Borrowdale and beyond from the junction of paths by Puddingstone Bank between Great Crag and Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Upper Borrowdale and beyond from the junction of paths by Puddingstone Bank between Great Crag and Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Andy Malcolm (110)

Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite - Ether Knott from Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Ether Knott from Grange Fell (Brund Fell)

Photo: Chris Leonard (47)


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