Grayrigg Forest
494m (1621ft)
The Far Eastern Marches, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Grayrigg Forest is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.5mls (7km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,214ft (370m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Hause Bridge Parking Area - Grayrigg Pike - Grayrigg Forest - Repeater Station - Borrowdale Wood - Hause Bridge Parking Area
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Grayrigg Forest
Stephanie Doyle walked up Grayrigg Forest on April 19th, 2022 [weather] Ok
Adrian Howard climbed Grayrigg Forest on February 23rd, 2012 [from/via/route] Borrowdale Wood
Mike Walker has bagged Grayrigg Forest [with] Alone
Christine Shepherd hiked Grayrigg Forest on June 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Hause Bridge using walk c384 [with] On my own [weather] Beautiful. - The initial climb up Grayrigg Pike seemed steeper than it looked from the layby. However, it might just have been my legs objecting to climbing again only 5 days after The 10 in 10 challenge.
Mark Davidson summited Grayrigg Forest on March 10th, 2014 [with] Alone [weather] Bright, sunny, spring day with lots of sunshine - Views of the Howgill Fells really are fantastic & down to the M6
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Grayrigg Forest
Blease Fell (left), Fell Head (Howgills) and The Calf (right) above Low Carlingill from the lower slopes of Grayrigg Forest
Cleugh Gill (left) and Blease Fell from the lower slopes of Grayrigg Forest
Blease Fell (left), Fell Head (Howgills) and The M6 Motorway from the stream crossing on the lower slopes of Grayrigg Forest
Telecommunications Mast from the Trig Point on the summit of Grayrigg Forest
Grayrigg Pike (Grayrigg Forest) summit cairn with Blease Fell in the background
The view south-east and west from the summit of Grayrigg Pike (Grayrigg Forest)
Jeffery's Mount and The M6 Motorway (right) from the lower slopes of Grayrigg Forest
Birk Knott, Jeffrey's Mount, The M6 Motorway, Powson Knott, Blease Fell, Fell Head (Howgills) and The Howgill Fells from Grayrigg Pike (Grayrigg Forest)
. . . see all 31 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Grayrigg Forest
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