Route outline for walk c302:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - High Raven Crag - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Brownrigg Moss - Greenup Edge - High Raise (Langdale) - Sergeant Man - Belles Knott - Coledale Tarn - Easedale Tarn - Sour Milk Gill - Easedale - Grasmere
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
Dove Cottage in Grasmere was William Wordsworth's home between1799 and 1813.
William Wordsworth is buried in St Oswald's Church in Grasmere.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 1 English Mountain |
![]() 5 Wainwrights |
![]() 1 English Nuttall |
![]() 1 English Dewey |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 1 Marilyn |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is High Raise (Langdale) at 762m (2501ft). High Raise (Langdale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (65th highest in England, 111th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 57).
High Raise (Langdale) is also known as an English Nuttall (79th highest in England, 135th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (20th highest in England, 467th highest in the UK).
The summit of High Raise (Langdale) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Sergeant Man at 736m (2416ft). Sergeant Man is classified as an Wainwright (No. 69).
You will also reach the summit of Calf Crag at 537m (1762ft). Calf Crag is classified as an Wainwright (No. 155).
Calf Crag is also known as an English Dewey (99th highest in England, 230th in England & Wales)
Along the way you will also bag:
- Gibson Knott at 420m (1378ft). Gibson Knott is classified as a Wainwright (No. 197)
- Helm Crag at 396m (1300ft). Helm Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 201)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c302 High Raise via Calf Crag from Grasmere
In no particular order . . .

Runaway Ramblers from Bury approach 'The Lion and the Lamb' on Helm Crag

Grasmere, Silver How, Lang How, Blea Rigg, Easedale Tarn, The LAngdale Pikes, Codale Head, Gibson Knott and Calf Crag from Helm Crag summit cairn

*Lakeland panorama featuring a snow-topped Helvellyn (centre left) and Fairfield (centre right) from above Grasmere

High Raise (Langdale) and Coledale Head beyond Grasmere Common from Helm Crag

The Far Easdale Valley with Helm Crag (left) and Loughrigg (centre distance) from Brownrigg Moss

Helvellyn (centre left) and Seat Sandal (right) above The Pass of Dunmail Raise from Helm Crag

The Helvellyn Ridge featuring: Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn), White Side, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg and Heron Pike with Steel Fell (mid distance) and Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag (foreground) from Brownrigg Moss

Great Rigg (left). Stone Arthur (centre) and Heron Pike (right) from the top of High Raven Crag

Harrison Stickle (left) and Pike of Stickle (centre right) with the Coniston Fells beyond from High Raise (Langdale)

Helm Crag & Steel Fell (left), Grasmere Village & Dunmail Raise (centre) and Seat Sandal (right) beautifully reflected in Grasmere

Looking down from Helm Crag past the Howitzer on to Dunmail Raise and the A591 Ambleside to Keswick Road

Seat Sandel (left) Grisedale Hause & Fairfield (right) from near Goody Bridge on the outskirts of Grasmere

The view from Sergeant Man featuring Blea Rigg (centre left),Lingmoor Fell (distance centre), Stickle Tarn (partially hidden) and the shoulder of Pavey Ark (The Langdale Pikes) (right)

High Raise (Langdale) (centre), Coledale Head, Calf Crag and Gibson Knott (far right) above Grasmere Common from Helm Crag

Seat Sandal (left) Grisedale Hause, Fairfield (centre) and Great Rigg above The Pass of Dunmail Raise from the top of High Raven Crag

Low White Stones (foreground) with Borrowdale beyond from High Raise (Langdale)

Helm Crag, Seat Sandal, Grisedale Hause, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Heron Crag, Nab Scar, Loughrigg and Grasmere above The Pass of Dunmail Raise from the top of High Raven Crag

The Howitzer on Helm Crag with Helvellyn and The Pass of Dunmail Raise beyond

The Langdale Pikes with Wetherlam and Swirl How in the distance from Sergeant Man summit

*The view from Sergeant Man featuring Blea Rigg (centre left), Lingmoor Fell (centre distance), Stickle Tarn (partially hidden) and Pavey Ark with Harrison Stickle beyond (The Langdale Pikes) (centre right)

The Howitzer and the Lion and the Lamb on the summit of Helm Crag with Loughrigg and Grasmere in the background

*Scafell Pike (far left back) and The Borrowdale Fells featuring Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Stead, Glaramara, Comb Head, Comb Door Top, Dovenest Top and Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) from High Raise (Langdale)
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