Walk Route Map c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite

Superb view of Borrowdale

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9mls (14.5km)
Ascent:	2,780ft (847m)
Time:	6hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite pdf

Route outline for walk c189:

Rosthwaite - Stonethwaite - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Stonethwaite Beck - Galleny Force - The Cumbria Way - Langstrath Beck - Eagle Crag - Sergeant's Crag - High Raise (Langdale) - Low White Stones - Greenup Edge - Lining Crag - Greenup Gill - Stonethwaite Beck - Stonethwaite - Rosthwaite

Find new companions for walks in North West England

See photos from this walk

Get Directions to the start of walk c189

See our unique interactive walk planning map of The Lake District National Park

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

1
English
Mountain

3
Wainwrights

1
English
Nuttall

1
English
Dewey

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is High Raise (Langdale) at 762m (2501ft). High Raise (Langdale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (65th highest in England, 111th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 57). High Raise (Langdale) is also known as an English Nuttall (79th highest in England, 135th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (20th highest in England, 467th highest in the UK). The summit of High Raise (Langdale) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Low White Stones at 733m (2406ft). Low White Stones is known as an English Bridget.

You will also reach the summit of Sergeant's Crag at 571m (1874ft). Sergeant's Crag is classified as an Wainwright (No. 140). Sergeant's Crag is also known as an English Dewey (40th highest in England, 89th in England & Wales)

Along the way you will also bag:

Eagle Crag at 525m (1723ft). Eagle Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 160)

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Cumbria Way, a 112km (70 miles) linear footpath connecting Ulverston in Cumbria, England with Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The Cumbria Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL4
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 89 or 90
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite

In no particular order . . .

Low White Stones (foreground) with Borrowdale beyond from High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (220)

Grange Fell (Brund Fell) from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

Photo: Stephen Collins (65)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Harrison Stickle (left) and Pike of Stickle (centre right) with the Coniston Fells beyond from High Raise (Langdale)

Harrison Stickle (left) and Pike of Stickle (centre right) with the Coniston Fells beyond from High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (222)

On the High Raise (Langdale) massif

Photo: Alan Wainwright (216)

Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Photo: Glynn Trueman (44)

Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Photo: Glynn Trueman (47)

Langstrath and Eagle Crag (right)

Photo: Martyn Hibbert (7)

Low White Stones summit

Photo: Alan Wainwright (217)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Early morning valley mist below Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells (Catbells) with the summit of Castle Crag (front right) lit by a ray of sunshine from Rosthwaite

Early morning valley mist below Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells (Catbells) with the summit of Castle Crag (front right) lit by a ray of sunshine from Rosthwaite

Photo: Alan Wainwright (234)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Mere Gill, Greenhow Gill and Footmoorgate Gill 'streaming' into Greenup Gill beyond Pounsey Crag (far right) as seen from Eagle Crag

Mere Gill, Greenhow Gill and Footmoorgate Gill 'streaming' into Greenup Gill beyond Pounsey Crag (far right) as seen from Eagle Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (4)

The High Raise (Langdale) summit trig point

Photo: Tim Hope (31)

Alisongrass Crag and Borrowdale from Eagle Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (3)

Approaching Sergeant's Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (7)

Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark from Langdale

Photo: Pauline Mealor (1)

Eagle Crag summit cairn

Photo: Marcel Bannon (5)

Shaun, Tetley & Grizzly on High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: Gerry Ball (61)

Sergeant's Crag from Eagle Crag

Photo: Gerry Ball (47)

Borrowdale from Eagle Crag

Photo: Gerry Ball (46)

Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Photo: Glynn Trueman (45)

The Langstrath Valley from Stonethwaite Beck

Photo: Stuart Crane (1)

. . . load all 59 walk photos from Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite

Send us your photographs and pictures from your walks and hikes

We would love to see your walk photographs and pictures walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite. Please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660 pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)