Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere

Good ridge walk above Grasmere


Route outline for walk c144:

Grasmere  -  Sour Milk Gill  -  Sourmilk Gill Falls  -  Tarn Crag (Easedale)  -  Sergeant Man  -  Blea Rigg  -  Great Castle How  -  Little Castle How  -  Raw Pike  -  Swinescar Pike  -  Lang How  -  Silver How  -  Spedding Crag  -  Dow Bank  -  Huntingstile Crag  -  Grasmere



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Dove Cottage in Grasmere was William Wordsworth's home between1799 and 1813.

William Wordsworth is buried in St Oswald's Church in Grasmere.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
4
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
2
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Sergeant Man at 736m (2416ft). Sergeant Man is classified as an Wainwright (No. 69).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Tarn Crag (Easedale) at 550m (1805ft). Tarn Crag (Easedale) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 149).

You will also reach the summit of Blea Rigg at 541m (1776ft). Blea Rigg is classified as an Wainwright (No. 152).

Along the way you will also bag:

  • Lang How at 414m (1359ft). Lang How is known as an English Bridget.
  • Dow Bank at 280m (919ft). Dow Bank is known as an English Bridget.

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL6 The English Lakes - South Western area


OS Explorer OL7 The English Lakes - South Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere

In no particular order . . .

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Tarn Crag (Easedale) Summit Cairn

Tarn Crag (Easedale) Summit Cairn

Photo: David Hayter (267)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - On Silver How above Grasmere

On Silver How above Grasmere

Photo: Gillian Lauder (3)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Grasmere from Silver How

Grasmere from Silver How

Photo: Glynn Trueman (25)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Towards Blea Rigg from Tarn Crag (Easedale)

Towards Blea Rigg from Tarn Crag (Easedale)

Photo: David Hayter (266)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - The Coniston Range from Great Castle How

The Coniston Range from Great Castle How

Photo: David Hayter (393)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Tarn Crag (Easedale) Summit

Tarn Crag (Easedale) Summit

Photo: David Hayter (265)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Blea Rigg summit cairn

Blea Rigg summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (462)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Sunburst on Great Langdale from near Blea Rigg

Sunburst on Great Langdale from near Blea Rigg

Photo: Andy Malcolm (46)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Grasmere shore

Grasmere shore

Photo: David Hayter (408)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Pavey Ark and Langdale Pikes from Silver How

Pavey Ark and Langdale Pikes from Silver How

Photo: David Baines (13)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Snowdrops emerging in Grasmere - spring is on the way!

Snowdrops emerging in Grasmere - spring is on the way!

Photo: Mike Knipe (214)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Sergeant Man Summit

Sergeant Man Summit

Photo: David Hayter (263)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Lang How from (nr) Silver How

Lang How from (nr) Silver How

Photo: David Connolly (4)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Lang How from (nr) Silver How

Lang How from (nr) Silver How

Photo: David Connolly (3)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Great Langdale from Silver How

Great Langdale from Silver How

Photo: David Connolly (10)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Looking 0ver Sour Milk Gill Falls

Looking 0ver Sour Milk Gill Falls

Photo: Wayne Hill (62)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Me on the summit of Blea Rigg

Me on the summit of Blea Rigg

Photo: Christine Shepherd (511)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Dove Cottage near Grasmere

Dove Cottage near Grasmere

Photo: David Wright (262)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - Helm Crag & Steel Fell (left), Grasmere Village & Dunmail Raise (centre) and Seat Sandal (right) beautifully reflected in Grasmere

Helm Crag & Steel Fell (left), Grasmere Village & Dunmail Raise (centre) and Seat Sandal (right) beautifully reflected in Grasmere

Photo: David Hayter (415)

Walk c144 Sergeant Man from Grasmere - *Codale Tarn (left) and Easedale Tarn from the Blea Rigg ridge with Helvellyn (left), Seat Sandal (centre) and Fairfield (right) on the horizon

*Codale Tarn (left) and Easedale Tarn from the Blea Rigg ridge with Helvellyn (left), Seat Sandal (centre) and Fairfield (right) on the horizon

Photo: Tim Hope (26)


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