Route outline for walk c180:
Carlingill Bridge - The Howgills - Carlingill Beck - Screes of Black Force - Carlingill Spout - Blakethwaite Bottom - Docker Knott - Great Blea Gill - Simon's Seat (Howgills) - Langdale Beck (Howgills) - Hazelgill Knott - Bowderdale Beck - Bowderdale Head - Cautley Spout - Cautley Crag - Great Dummacks - Little Dummacks - Calders - Bram Rigg Top - The Calf - White Fell Head - Bush Howe - Windscarth Wyke - Breaks Head - Fell Head (Howgills) - Fell Head Scar - Linghaw - Knowles - Back Balk - Gibbet Hill - Carlingill Bridge - The Howgill Fells.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 3 English Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 4 English Nuttalls |
![]() 2 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 1 Marilyn |
![]() 4 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is The Calf at 676m (2218ft). The Calf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (117th highest in England, 199th highest in England & Wales) The Calf is also known as an English Nuttall (157th highest in England, 265th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (37th highest in England, 642nd highest in the UK). The summit of The Calf is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Calders at 674m (2212ft). Calders is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (122nd highest in England, 206th highest in England & Wales) Calders is also known as an English Nuttall (163rd highest in England, 274th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Bram Rigg Top at 672m (2205ft). Bram Rigg Top is known as an English Bridget. Bram Rigg Top was demoted from a 'Nuttall' to a 'Bridget' in November 2016.
Along the way you will also bag:
- Great Dummacks at 663m (2175ft). Great Dummacks is known as an English Bridget.
- Fell Head (Howgills) at 640m (2100ft). Fell Head (Howgills) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (151st England, 258th Eng & Wal) and an English Nuttall (201st highest in England, 348th highest in England & Wales).
- Bush Howe at 623m (2044ft). Bush Howe is known as an English Nuttall (225th highest in England, 392nd highest in England & Wales).
- Simon's Seat (Howgills) at 587m (1926ft). Simon's Seat (Howgills) is classified as an English Dewey (21st highest in England, 54th highest in England & Wales).
- Hazelgill Knott at 578m (1896ft). Hazelgill Knott is classified as an English Dewey (32nd highest in England, 73rd highest in England & Wales).
- Docker Knott at 530m (1739ft). Docker Knott is known as an English Bridget.
- Linghaw at 499m (1637ft). Linghaw is known as an English Bridget.
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Map OL19 | |
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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OS Landranger Map 97 & 98 | |
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Cautley Crag, Cautley Spout, Yarlside, Cautley Holme Beck, and Cross Keys from Great Dummacks
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