Walk Route Map c188 Knott and Great Calva from Grainsgill Bridge, Swineside

Walk c188 Knott and Great Calva from Grainsgill Bridge, Swineside

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Vital Statistics:

Length:	7mls (11km)
Ascent:	1,860ft (567m)
Time:	4½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c188 Knott and Great Calva from Grainsgill Bridge, Swineside pdf

Route outline for walk c188:

Grainsgill Bridge - Swineside - Grainsgill Beck - Knott (Uldale Fells) - Great Calva - The Cumbria Way - River Caldew - Grainsgill Bridge - Swineside.

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2
English
Mountains

2
Wainwrights

2
English
Nuttalls

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Knott (Uldale Fells) at 710m (2330ft). Knott (Uldale Fells) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (94th highest in England, 158th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 83).

Knott (Uldale Fells) is also known as an English Nuttall (118th highest in England, 200th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (28th highest in England, 567th highest in the UK).

The summit of Knott (Uldale Fells) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Great Calva at 690m (2264ft). Great Calva is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (110th highest in England, 182nd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 95).

Great Calva is also known as an English Nuttall (144th highest in England, 236th highest in England & Wales).

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.

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The Lake District National Park

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

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area

OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern area

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

90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c188 Knott and Great Calva from Grainsgill Bridge, Swineside

In no particular order . . .

Skiddaw and Bakestall from Little Calva

Photo: David Hayter (30)

Knott (Uldale Fells) Summit

Photo: David Hayter (33)

Skiddaw from Great Calva

Photo: David Hayter (34)

Great Calva from Knott (Uldale Fells)

Photo: Dave Richards (6)

Mosedale (Mungrisdale) from Great Calva

Photo: Dave Richards (7)

Blencathra or Saddleback from Great Calva

Photo: David Hayter (36)

The summit of Knott (Uldale Fells)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (461)

Great Calva Summmit

Photo: David Hayter (35)

On the summit of Knott (Uldale Fells)

Photo: Mike Dawson (1)

Grainsgill Beck from Grainsgill Beck Bridge

Photo: Dave Richards (9)

Grainsgill Beck from Grainsgill Beck Bridge

Photo: Dave Richards (8)

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