Orrest Head
238m (781ft)
The Far Eastern Marches, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,247ft (380m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Windermere - Orrest Head - Moorhowe - Dubbs Road - Garburn Road - Longmire Road - Far Orrest Farm - Orrest Head - Windermere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) |
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| Ascent: | 787ft (240m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Windermere - Ellery Woods - Orrest Head - Near Orrest Farm - Mislet Farm - Heaning Farm - Blackmoss Farm - School Knott Plantation - School Knott - The Dales Way - High Cleabarrow Farm - Matson Ground - Heaththwaite Manor - Windermere
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Orrest Head
Vincent Clarke walked up on August 17th, 2022 [from/via/route] Family walk from Windermere viewing point [with] family [weather] sunny / mild
Rob Bennion climbed it on February 26th, 2022 [from/via/route] From Windermere Train Station [with] Dawn Bennion [weather] Sunny
Trevor Williams bagged it on October 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Windermere [with] paul [weather] good
Gill Bates hiked it on July 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] windermere [weather] very misty
Simon Boddy summited on April 9th, 2007 [from/via/route] Windermere [with] My girlfriend [weather] Fair
Tracey Cowell conquered it on April 26th, 2018 [with] Billy Foster
Dave Gay scaled on May 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] Rail & Walk...10.33 Oxenholme to Windermere (09.16 from Manchester)From Windermere Railway Station, continued on to Dubbs Reservoir, Appplethwaite Common,Troutbeck, Townend & finishing at Troutbeck Bridge. With Jess & Nathaniel...back on the 16.00 from Windermere [with] Nathaniek & Jessica
Lorraine Parkinson walked up on January 3rd, 2015 [with] Hubby, [weather] Various - Walked orrest over 20 times
Colin Egan climbed it on October 1st, 1980 - Fantastic view
Cheryl Hawkes bagged it during May, 2014 [from/via/route] Windermere [with] Denise
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