Stone Arthur
500m (1641ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,661ft (811m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - River Rothay - Grasmere (A591) - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) - Heron Pike - Butter Crag - Alcock Tarn - Brackenfell - Dove Cottage - Grasmere (A591) - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,116ft (950m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Mill Bridge - Little Tongue - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Tarn - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,984ft (1,214m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) - Greenhead Gill Head - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike (Scandale) - Low Pike (Scandale) - High Sweden Bridge - High Sweden Coppice - Ambleside
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Stone Arthur
Andrew Thornton walked up Stone Arthur on August 6th, 2023 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Jenny [weather] Overcast - Excellent path.
Angeline Grieveson climbed Stone Arthur on April 5th, 2023 [with] Dotty
Martin Hartshorne bagged Stone Arthur on September 12th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Low cloud then sunshine to finish
Christine Shepherd hiked Stone Arthur on August 15th, 2008 [from/via/route] Walked from Grasmere [with] On my own [weather] Overcast - Bagged this again on a very windy day on 2.5 2011 when I was force to give up the Horseshoe due to high winds so came down over Stone Arthur into Grasmere instead. Enjoyed a visit to Allcock Tarn before walking along the coffin route back to Ambleside. Climbed again using walk c266 on 2.11.17 Climbed again on 26.09.2021 straight up & down from Grasmere to celebrate a friend's 214.
Mark Davidson summited Stone Arthur during 1998 [from/via/route] Grasmere, Stone Arthur, Great Rigg & then back down to Grasmere [with] One of the first walks I did with Theresa [weather] Not too bad until it started snowing on Great Rigg
Caroline Winter conquered Stone Arthur on June 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] Swan pub lay by on A591, Stone Arthur, Great Rigg, Fairfield, St Sunday, Grisedale Tarn, Seat Sandal, Great Tongue [with] Solo [weather] Hot & humid
Ian Ashton scaled Stone Arthur on January 15th, 2022 [with] Solo
Richard Marchant walked up Stone Arthur on December 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] Basically a straight up & back route parking the car alongside the A591 just along from the Black Swan in a roadside lay-by used by walkers. Then walked straight up to Stone Arthur & back via the direct footpath. Steel climb but up & back with in 2 hours. [with] Solo [weather] Low level cloud down to 600m a very mild day for the time of the year & breezy all day.
Geoff Hand climbed Stone Arthur on November 23rd, 2021 [from/via/route] c266 From Great Rigg, off the top for 100m then SW. Tess & I had a good run down to Stone Arthur back out of the cloud. On the way back to Grasmere recognised the the paths from the 2018 British Fell relays. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] cloud coming & going. - Set out from Grasmere & headed for Low Mill Bridge. Followed Tongue Gill then cut across to Seat Sandal. Scurried down to Grisedale Hause & then up to Fairfield where the clouds came in. S to Great Rigg & SW to Stone Arthur. From there back to Grasmere.
Michael Nolan bagged Stone Arthur on September 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] Swan hotel Grasmere [with] Morag the lurcher Lucy [weather] lovely evening
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Stone Arthur
Great Rigg (left). Stone Arthur (centre) and Heron Pike (right) from the top of High Raven Crag
Helm Crag, Seat Sandal, Grisedale Hause, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Heron Crag, Nab Scar, Loughrigg and Grasmere above The Pass of Dunmail Raise from the top of High Raven Crag
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