Walk Route Map c433 The St John's in the Vale Skyline from Legburthwaite

Walk c433 The St John's in the Vale Skyline from Legburthwaite

A fine walk with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11¼mls (18km)
Ascent:	3,965ft (1,208m)
Time:	8¼hrs
Grade:

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Route outline for walk c433:

Legburthwaite Car Park - A591 - Long Band - Cowrake Head - Moss Crag - High Rigg - Carlisle Diocese Youth Centre - St John's In The Vale Church - B5322 - Wanthwaite Bank - Threlkeld Knotts - Buck Castles - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Legburthwaite Car Park

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

3
English
Mountains

5
Wainwrights

3
English
Nuttalls

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

1
Bridget

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The highest point of this walk is Great Dodd at 857m (2813ft). Great Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (22nd highest in England, 45th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 19).

Great Dodd is also known as an English Nuttall (26th highest in England, 52nd highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Stybarrow Dodd at 843m (2767ft). Stybarrow Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (25th highest in England, 51st highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 21).

Stybarrow Dodd is also known as an English Nuttall (31st highest in England, 59th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Watson's Dodd at 789m (2589ft). Watson's Dodd is classified as an Wainwright (No. 41).

Along the way you will also bag:

Clough Head at 726m (2383ft). Clough Head is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (82nd highest in England, 141st highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 75) and an English Nuttall (103rd highest in England, 175th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Clough Head is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Calfhow Pike at 650m (2133ft). Calfhow Pike is known as an English Bridget.

High Rigg at 357m (1172ft). and an English Marilyn (106th highest in England, 1286th highest in the UK).

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c433 The St John's in the Vale Skyline from Legburthwaite

In no particular order . . .

St John's in the Vale Church

Photo: Glynn Trueman (2)

High Rigg

Photo: David Hayter (288)

Blencathra from High Rigg

Photo: Stephen Dawson (38)

Clough Head from High Rigg

Photo: Mark Jolley (3)

Walk c433 The St John's in the Vale Skyline from Legburthwaite - A cairn below Little Dodd (St John's Common) offering good views of Thirlmere in the valley below

A cairn below Little Dodd (St John's Common) offering good views of Thirlmere in the valley below

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (24)

Walk c433 The St John's in the Vale Skyline from Legburthwaite - Blencathra or Saddleback (left), Clough Head, Fisher's Wife's Rake, Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn) and Helvellyn in the centre with a glimpse of Thirlmere (right) from the summit of High Rigg

Blencathra or Saddleback (left), Clough Head, Fisher's Wife's Rake, Calfhow Pike, Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn) and Helvellyn in the centre with a glimpse of Thirlmere (right) from the summit of High Rigg

Photo: Peter Crumpler (1)

Legburthwaite from High Rigg

Photo: Mark Jolley (1)

Walk c433 The St John's in the Vale Skyline from Legburthwaite - Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell (centre left), Great Calva (centre) and Belncathra or Saddleback, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell (centre right) from the summit of High Rigg

Carl Side, Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell (centre left), Great Calva (centre) and Belncathra or Saddleback, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell (centre right) from the summit of High Rigg

Photo: Peter Crumpler (4)

The cairn on the summit of High Rigg

Photo: Christine Shepherd (509)

Thirlmere from Stybarrow Dodd

Photo: Andy Malcolm (29)

Skiddaw from Watson's Dodd

Photo: David Hayter (243)

Stybarrow Dodd from Sticks Pass

Photo: Roy Smith (6)

Steel Fell (Dead Pike) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (915)

Thirlmere from High Rigg

Photo: Stephen Dawson (39)

Heading for Sticks Pass from Raise

Photo: Paul Coulter (14)

The stone wind shelter on Great Dodd summit

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (22)

Blencathra (Saddleback) from High Rigg

Photo: Mark Jolley (2)

Clough Head summit trig point and wind break

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (18)

Great Dodd summit cairn

Photo: Jon Nuttalls (21)

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