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21st September 2008 - A Coledale Horseshoe plus Grasmoor

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 10.7 miles

Total ascent: 4562 ft

OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Braithwaite-Braithwaite Lodge-Barrow-Barrow Door-Sail Pass-Sail-Crag Hill-Wandope-Grasmoor-Coledale Hause-Hopegill Head-Grisedale Pike-Kinn-Braithwaite

A very murky day for this walk in the north-western fells so not many photos taken and no real long distance views.

I started this walk from the small car park on the Whinlatter road. From the car park I walked down the road and into Braithwaite, through the village to Braithwaite Lodge and then upto the summit of Barrow. It was then a high level walk around the head of Coledale visiting the summits of Sail, Crag Hill, Wandope, Grasmoor, Hopegill Head and finally Grisedale Pike before heading down.

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Skiddaw from my first summit of the day, Barrow
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A view across Rowling End to Maiden Moor, Dale Head and Hindscarth
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Derwent Water through the murk
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Just a few of the fells to come. Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Crag Hill and Outerside.
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On Sail and there's a more distant view of High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson. The high fells of Bowfell, the Scafells and Great Gable can be made out behind Robinson.
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The previous summit of Sail from Crag Hill
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Grisedale Pike
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The Ard Crags to Knott Rigg ridge below from Wandope
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On Grasmoor. The view here is looking down at Whiteless Pike and into Buttermere. You might be able to make out the dome of Great Gable through the murk.
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Mellbreak and Crummock Water
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Hopegill Head and Ladyside Pike from my final summit of the day, Grisedale Pike
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The final shot of the day, the Whinlatter fells

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