Walk Grayrigg Forest from Hause Bridge
Superb views, absolutely superb
This 4½ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Hause Bridge Parking Area & will take you about 3 hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | c384 | |
| Length: | 4½ miles (7km) | |
| Ascent: | 1214 ft (370m) | |
| Time: | 3 hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Route outline for this walk:
Hause Bridge Parking Area - Grayrigg Pike - Grayrigg Forest - Repeater Station - Borrowdale Wood - Hause Bridge Parking Area
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 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 Grayrigg Forest at 494m (1621ft). Grayrigg Forest is classified as an English Marilyn (80th highest in England, 994th highest in the UK). The summit of Grayrigg Forest is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Grayrigg Forest from Hause Bridge
In no particular order . . .
Jeffery's Mount and The M6 Motorway (right) from the lower slopes of Grayrigg Forest
The Repeater Station on Grayrigg Forest with Whinfell Common in the background
Cleugh Gill (left) and Blease Fell from the lower slopes of Grayrigg Forest
Blease Fell (left), Fell Head (Howgills) and The M6 Motorway from the stream crossing on the lower slopes of Grayrigg Forest
Whinash, Winterscleugh, Roundthwaite Common, Belt Howe, Birk Knott, Casterfell Hill and Jeffrey's Mount from The Repeater Station on Grayrigg Forest
The view south-east and west from the summit of Grayrigg Pike (Grayrigg Forest)
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