Blea Rigg
541m (1776ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,046ft (928m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The New Dungeon Ghyll - Stickle Ghyll - Whitegill Crag - Blea Rigg - Sergeant Man - High Raise (Langdale) - The Langdale Pikes - Thunacar Knott - Pavey Ark - Harrison Stickle - Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle) - Loft Crag - Mark Gate - The New Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,402ft (732m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Castle How - Blea Rigg - Easedale Tarn - Sour Milk Gill - Easedale - Goody Bridge - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,936ft (895m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Sour Milk Gill - Sourmilk Gill Falls - Tarn Crag (Easedale) - Sergeant Man - Blea Rigg - Great Castle How - Little Castle How - Raw Pike - Swinescar Pike - Lang How - Silver How - Spedding Crag - Dow Bank - Huntingstile Crag - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,991ft (1,216m) |
| Time: | 9 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Allan Bank - Wray Gill - Silver How - Lang How - Sinescar Pike - Little Castle How - Great Castle How - Blea Rigg - Sergeant Man - Thunacar Knott - Pavey Ark - Harrison Stickle - Loft Crag - Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle) - High Raise (Langdale) - Codale Head - Tarn Crag (Easedale) - Far Easedale Gill - Sourmilk Falls - Far Easedale Beck - Goody Bridge - Grasmere
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Blea Rigg
Iain Jones walked up it on July 29th, 2025 [from/via/route] Great Langdale via Whitegill Crag
James Hughes climbed it on March 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] c144 Sergeant Man from Stickle Tarn [weather] Cloudy & cold on tops - Climbed to Stickle Tarn & then up to Sergeant Man. Descended over Blea Rigg & then Silver How. Pleasant descent back into Langdale Valley before returning to New Dungeon Ghyll.
Pete George bagged it on February 22nd, 2025 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Roco [weather] Good but wet underneath meant crossings in spate
David Higginbottom hiked it on October 3rd, 2024 [from/via/route] C144 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear - A little boggy miserable walk
Tim Winn summited on October 23rd, 2023 [with] Steve, John, Andy, Dave and Darrell [weather] Sunny Day
Christine Shepherd conquered it on October 31st, 2008 [from/via/route] Walked from Grasmere [with] On my own [weather] Sunshine, showers & rainbows. - Bagged this again using walk c144 on 2.9.10 Climbed again with a group from Head 4 the Hills 31.5.21 Climbed again on 9.10.23 with Jenny. Easedale Tarn, Blea Rigg & Silver How- Walk c195 in reverse.This was a walk in glorious Autumn sunshine.
Steve Lucas scaled it on December 22nd, 2020 [with] On my own
Angeline Grieveson walked up it on February 26th, 2023 [with] Dotty
Paul Roddam climbed it on February 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Bri and Barber [weather] Cloudy but fairly dry with decent visibility
Richard Fulcher bagged it on October 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked in the layby on the A591 opposite a footpath down to Grasmere. Set off through Grasmere & the Easedale Road & then followed the bridle path to Stythwaite Steps, turned left up Stenners Crag & then left up Greathead Crag & on to Tarn Crag. From there we followed a stream up to Codale Head. I continued on up to High Raise (because it was there!) & then joined Jen at Sergeant Man. We then descended down & across to Blea Rigg. The descent from Blea Rigg was initially tricky (probably went the wrong way) but became more manageable as we reached Easedale Tarn. The walk from the tarn & back to the car was on well made paths (Lakes style i.e. boulders) & was a slog! [with] Jen [weather] Sunshine & showers, occasional gusts of wind. At times I was hot, freezing cold, battered by wind & then sometimes no wind & just right! - A tiring but rewarding walk.
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