Walk Gragareth and Great Coum from Leck Fell House
Good views of the 'three peaks' & lakeland
This 8½ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Leck Fell House in the Yorkshire Dales & will take you about 4¾ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | ny129 | |
| Length: | 8½ miles (13.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1653 ft (504m) | |
| Time: | 4¾ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Leck Fell House - The Three Men of Gragareth - Gragareth - Green Hill (Gragareth) - Lancashire County Stone - Great Coum - Crag Hill - Casterton Fell - Ease Gill - Leck Fell House
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The County Stone (a large boulder built into a wall junction) 800m south of the summit of Great Coum marks the NE tip of the county of Lancashire.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 0 Wainwrights |
 2 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Green Hill (Gragareth) at 628m (2061ft). Green Hill (Gragareth) is also known as an English Nuttall (217th highest in England, 379th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Gragareth at 628m (2060ft). Gragareth is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (162nd highest in England, 281st highest in England & Wales)
Gragareth is also known as an English Nuttall (218th highest in England, 381st highest in England & Wales). The summit of Gragareth is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Gragareth is the highest point in the county of Lancashire.
Be Adventure Smart
If walking in the Lake District (and anywhere else) please be adventure smart.
Ask yourself 5 questions before you set off:
- Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
- Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
- Do I have the right GEAR for the day?
- Do I have enough FOOD & DRINK for the day?
- Do I have all the ESSENTIAL ITEMS for the day?
Note that there is no mobile phone or WiFi coverage in many parts of the Lake District
A dedicated GPS Device can be a good navigational aid, but only if you know how to use it properly. See The Myths and Truths about GPS for Walking and Hiking
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
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 Gragareth and Great Coum from Leck Fell House
In no particular order . . .
County Stone, marking the north east tip of Lancashire, located 750m due south of the summit of Great Coum
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