Whin Rigg
535m (1756ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Whin Rigg is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL6 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 89 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Whin Rigg is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
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Walk c440 Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Boat How from Miterdale Bridge
Superb views of Wast Water, the Scafell Massif and the southern fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,347ft (715m) | |
| Time: | 5½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Miterdale Bridge, Porterthwaite, Miterdale Forest, Irton Fell, Greathall Gill, Whin Rigg, Illgill Head, Burnmoor Tarn, Burnmoor Lodge, Eskdale Moor, Ellerhow Moss, Boat How, Low Longrigg, River Mite, Low Place Farm, Miterdale Bridge.
Walk c116 Illgill Head and Whin Rigg from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
Superb ridge walk above Lakeland's deepest lake
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,402ft (732m) | |
| Time: | 5.75hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, (National Trust Campsite), Wast Water, Lingmell Gill, Illgill Head, Whin Rigg, Greathall Gill, Wasdale Hall Youth Hostel, Wast Water, Wasdale Head.
Walk c423 The Wast Water Round from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
Testing hike around Lakeland's deepest lake
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,841ft (1,475m) | |
| Time: | 10½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, (National Trust Campsite), Wast Water, Lingmell Gill, Illgill Head, Whin Rigg, Greathall Gill, Low Wood, Lund Bridge, Woodhow Farm, Woodhow Tarn, Scale Farm, Tosh Tarn, Gill Farm, Gill Beck, Buckbarrow, Cold Well, Nether Wasdale Common, Seatallan, Windscale Hows, Middle Fell (Wasdale), Greendale Farm, Nether Beck, Overbeck Bridge, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Whin Rigg
Richard Beardsley walked up on September 20th, 2019 [from/via/route] Used part of Route C116 On summiting Illgill Head and Whin Rigg we retraced back to the start point. [with] Gillian. [weather] Lovely sunny day. - Parked at Campsite, (£7 all day), and commenced walk at 0945hrs. Ideal weather conditions attracting lots of walkers for Scafell Pike. Arrived back at 1415hrs after our walk along the ridge above Wast Water. Thoroughly enjoyable day.
Liz Sheerin climbed on August 27th, 2020 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Neil [weather] Cloudy, bit misty muzzle rain at the end - Camping in Wasdale Head
Wayne Baxter bagged on August 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Irton Pike cr park straight path up to Whin Rigg and then onto Illgill Head. [with] Sue [weather] Bright sun very hot
Stephen Eddy hiked on August 8th, 2020 [from/via/route] Boot via Illgill head [with] Mike Woodhouse, Tony Harris, Martin Bayliss [weather] Very hot
Paul Macey summited on July 16th, 2020 [from/via/route] After Illgill Head [weather] Low cloud
Andrew Johnson conquered on February 7th, 2020 [from/via/route] Heather Wasdale [with] Ted [weather] Blue skies
Richard Marshall scaled on November 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] C440 [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy wet start sunny later.
Phillip Bulley walked up on July 12th, 2019 [from/via/route] Via Illgill Head. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny and warm.
Jamie Bryan climbed on August 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] c116 [weather] Sunny and clear. Can see all the way to the coast and Sellafield
Christina Lander bagged on June 26th, 2019 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head - Illgill Head - Whin Rigg - The Screes - Wasdale Head [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Warm and dry, sunny spells - The boulder field with the dog was challenging!
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Whin Rigg
The Wasdale Screes below Illgill Head (centre) and Whin Rigg (right) from Ponsonby Fell
Red Pike (centre left), Pillar, Yewbarrow (centre), Kirk Fell & Great Gable (right) beyond Wast Water from Whin Rigg
Yewbarrow, Wasdale Head, Wast Water, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell, Illgill Head and Whin Rigg from below Middle Fell (Wasdale)
Illgill Head and Whin Rigg (left) Wast Water and Yewbarrow and Middle Fell (right) from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable
Wast Water with the Scafel Massive (far left- featuring Ling Mell, Great End, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott and Sca Fell) and Illgill Head (centre) and Whin Rigg (centre right) above the Wast Water screes from Buckbarrow
Wasdale featuring Lingmell (left), Illgill Head and Whin Rigg (left of centre in the distance), Wast Water (centre) and Yewbarrow (right) from Westmorland Cairn near the summit of Great Gable
The Scafell Massif, Illgill Head, Whin Rigg and the Wast Water Screes from Buckbarrow
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