Grey Friar
770m (2527ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Grey Friar is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL6 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Grey Friar is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
Walk c179 The Seathwaite Round from Seathwaite, Duddon Valley
Quiet and lonely (except for the Old Man!)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,523ft (1,074m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Walna Scar Road (nr Seathwaite Duddon Valley), Long Houses, Brown Pike, Dow Crag, Goat's Hawse, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Levers Hawse, Swirl Band, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Seathwaite Tarn, Walna Scar Road.
Walk c420 The Coniston Fells from Walna Scar Road, Coniston
Superb high level route
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,191ft (1,277m) | |
| Time: | 8.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Coniston, Walna Scar Road, Boo Tarn, Torver Beck, Cove Bridge, Goat's Water, Goat's Hawse, Dow Crag, Goat's Hawse, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Levers Hawse, Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Prison Band, Keld Gill Head, Wetherlam, Swirl Hawse, Levers Water, Crowberry Haws, Walna Scar Road, Coniston.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Grey Friar
Andrew Johnson walked up on November 14th, 2019 [from/via/route] Coniston [weather] Some cloud, very windy, snow and ice on tops - Scary descent of Swirl How ridge.
Christina Lander climbed on June 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Three Shires Stone - Wet Side Edge - Little Carrs - Great Carrs - Grey Friar - Little Carrs - Three Shires Stone [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Warm with sunny spells.
Elaine Evans bagged on February 26th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Cockley Bridge to summit of Grey Friar and return. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Beautiful sunny day. - Unbelievably hot day for February! Amazing views - well worth the effort.
David Watson hiked on August 29th, 2018 [from/via/route] Coniston [weather] Sunny
Phillip Bulley summited on September 4th, 2018 [from/via/route] Via Swirl How. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny
Caroline Winter conquered on April 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] Wrynose pass, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Swirl How, Black sails, Wetherlam [with] Becky [weather] Cloud lifted and great views late morning/afternoon, breezy on ascent to Hell Gill Pike - Busy up here. Some off to Coniston from Swirl Hawse, we some how missed plane debris on Great Carrs! Lost time on descent of Prison Band and detour off path to Black Sails. Also, after rocky scramble decent.....ended up on the minor track to the mines, and boy was it steep and never ending. We were in dismay at another climb to get back over to Wet Side. Late for booked meal, but fantastic circuit
Iain Jones scaled on July 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] Great Langdale National Trust Campsite - 27 August 2017 - The Wainwright 60 - Day 7 (Coniston)
Simon Boddy walked up on June 30th, 2017 [from/via/route] Torver [with] HF Holidays [weather] Breezy and cool with low cloud turning warmer and sunny later.
Chris Sheard climbed on September 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] Ridge from Great Carrs [with] George & Arron [weather] Cool day with light showers - Slower pace than would have liked - felt cold
Claire Kirk bagged on April 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Walna Scar car park [with] Phil [weather] Sunshine and clear day
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Grey Friar
*Loft Crag (foreground far left), Lingmoor, Blea Tarn, Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco), Cold Pike and Crinkle Crags (featuring Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Gunson Knott) (mid-distance left to right) and Wetherlam, Great Carrs and Grey Friar (far-distance centre to right) from the summit of Pike of Stickle (Langdale Pikes)
From left to right: Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End, Esk Hause, Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Cold Pike, Little Stand and finally the shoulder of Grey Friar from the summit of Hard Knott
White Maiden summit cairn with Grey Friar (left), Dow Crag, Brown Pike and The Old Man of Coniston (right) in the background
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