Lank Rigg
541m (1775ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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The summit of Lank Rigg is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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You can walk/hike to the top of Lank Rigg by using any of these 3 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk c340 Grike, Crag Fell and Lank Rigg from Scaly Moss
Less visited fells with stunning views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75mls (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,028ft (618m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Scaly Moss - Blackely Moss - Heckbarley Wood - Red Moss - Grike - Crag Fell - Black Pots - Whoap - Lank Rigg - Whoap Beck - Lankrigg Moss - Stinking Gill - Blackeley Raise - Whorl Gill - Scaly Moss
Walk c403 Lank Rigg and Whoap from Friar Well
Quiet and lonely - marvellous
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,854ft (565m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Friar Well - Friar Gill - River Calder - Tongue How - Town Bank - Lank Rigg - Whoap - Whoap Beck - Stinking Gill - Lankrigg Moss - Latterbrow Moss - Latterbrow Beck - Friar Well
Walk c267 Haycock, Iron Crag, Lank Rigg and Grike from Ennerdale Water
Excellent high level well away from the crowds
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,125ft (1,257m) |
| Time: | 9.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ennerdale Weir - Ennerdale Water - Silver Cove Beck - Woundell Beck - Little Gowder Crag - Haycock - Caw Fell - Silver Cove - Iron Crag - Whoap - Lank Rigg - Crag Fell - Grike - Ennerdale Weir
See Lank Rigg and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Western Fells of The Lake District National Park
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The Whole of The Lake District National Park
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See Lank Rigg and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
You can find Lank Rigg & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Lank Rigg
Geoff Hand walked up Lank Rigg on July 1st, 2025 [from/via/route] Walked from Scaly Moss to Grike, then onto Crag Fell, over Whoap & onto Lank Rigg. Back to the car by Whoap beck to Blakeley raise. [with] none [weather] Started off Sunny then cloud, mist & light rain caught me up at Crag Fell - When I got back to my car, the key fob wouldn't work. Eventually it worked & I had to high tail it to Workington to get a new barrey installed in the key.
Ian Ashton climbed it on August 11th, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
Christine Shepherd bagged it on August 13th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Scaly Moss using walk c340 Climbed again 31.8.20 using the same walk.Disconcerting to see so few trees after the initial copse; made this a very different walk than 10 years ago. Climbed for a third time on 28.4.24 did the same walk but added on Caw Fell before Lank Rigg. [with] On my own [weather] Damp & overcast but stayed clear enough to see the views. - In spite of Wainwright saying that you are unlikely to meet anyone on this fell, I met two other peak baggers. One of these turned out to be the brother of a friend from Leeds! It is a small world.
Pete George hiked Lank Rigg on March 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] Scaly Moss, Enerdale [with] Roco [weather] Warm spring day
Richard Marchant summited on November 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Roadside parking just up from Blakeley Stone Circle. From here it was Eastward on a footpath/track up to the Grike from here it was a short ridge round to Crag Fell. From Crag Fell I headed South dropping down gradually before ascending up on to Whoap & finally ridging round to a short climb up on to Lank Rigg. I then back tracked down to the source of Whoap Beck & dropped down into the valley & basically followed the stream when it became the River Calder & veered off to join the road I parked on & followed it for a short distance back to my car. [with] On my Own [weather] Sun Shine & Showers sort of Day with a slight breeze & cold
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