Walk Route Map c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite

Walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite

Fine views though N of Ullscarf - can be boggy

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11¼mls (18km)
Ascent:	3,371ft (1,027m)
Time:	7½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite pdf

Route outline for walk c243:

Rosthwaite - Stonethwaite - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Stonethwaite Beck - Galleny Force - The Cumbria Way - Langstrath Beck - Eagle Crag - Sergeant's Crag - High Raise (Langdale) - Low White Stones - Greenup Edge - Ullscarf - High Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) - Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) - Lord's How - Dock Tarn - Willygrass Gill - Great Crag - Rosthwaite

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2
English
Mountains

5
Wainwrights

3
English
Nuttalls

1
English
Dewey

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

1
Bridget

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 Low White Stones at 733m (2406ft). Low White Stones is known as an English Bridget.

You will also reach the summit of Ullscarf at 723m (2372ft). Ullscarf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (84th highest in England, 145th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 74).

Ullscarf is also known as an English Nuttall (106th highest in England, 180th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) at 656m (2153ft). Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) is known as an English Nuttall (186th highest in England, 321st highest in England & Wales).

Sergeant's Crag at 571m (1874ft). Sergeant's Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 140) and an English Dewey (40th highest in England, 89th highest in England & Wales)

Eagle Crag at 525m (1723ft). Eagle Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 160)

Great Crag at 450m (1476ft). Great Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 191)

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.

Part of this walk also follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.

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 c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite

In no particular order . . .

Great Crag summit cairn

Photo: Mark Davidson (50)

Walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf 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)

Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Photo: Glynn Trueman (44)

Dock Tarn (Watendlath Fell)

Photo: Stephen Collins (76)

High Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) summit with Ullscarf beyond

Photo: Marcel Bannon (13)

Watendlath from Great Crag

Photo: David Hayter (17)

The Cumbria Way near Stonethwaite

Photo: David Hayter (11)

Dock Tarn

Photo: Marcel Bannon (22)

Tarn at Leaves from Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (849)

Shaun, Tetley & Grizzly on High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: Gerry Ball (61)

*Bowfell, Esk Pike and (the end of) The Scafell Massif from Langdale

Photo: Robert Withers (2)

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

Photo: Alan Wainwright (220)

The Borrowdale Fells from Low White Stones

Photo: Alan Wainwright (219)

Walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf 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)

High Raise (Langdale) summit trig point

Photo: Alan Wainwright (221)

Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Photo: Glynn Trueman (47)

High Raise (Langdale) Summit

Photo: Hugh Turner (3)

Great Crag summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (231)

Wonky stile on the route up Eagle Crag

Photo: Christine Shepherd (845)

Watendlath from Great Crag

Photo: Andy Malcolm (109)

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