Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite

Superb view of Borrowdale


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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
3
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
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:

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.



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 Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


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

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite

In no particular order . . .

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Looking north across the High Raise (Langdale) massif

Looking north across the High Raise (Langdale) massif

Photo: Alan Wainwright (215)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Approaching Sergeant's Crag

Approaching Sergeant's Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (7)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - The Borrowdale Fells from Low White Stones

The Borrowdale Fells from Low White Stones

Photo: Alan Wainwright (219)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Skiddaw from High Raise (Langdale)

Skiddaw from High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: James Brennan (2)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Its a dogs-life in Langdale

Its a dogs-life in Langdale

Photo: Toby Mettam (1)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Eagle Crag from Sergeant's Crag

Eagle Crag from Sergeant's Crag

Photo: Gerry Ball (45)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - On the Cumbrian Way beside Stonethwaite Beck looking up Borrowdale to Alisongrass Crag and Eagle Crag

On the Cumbrian Way beside Stonethwaite Beck looking up Borrowdale to Alisongrass Crag and Eagle Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (67)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - High Raise (Langdale) from Low White Stones

High Raise (Langdale) from Low White Stones

Photo: Alan Wainwright (214)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Low White Stones (foreground) with Borrowdale beyond from High Raise (Langdale)

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

Photo: Alan Wainwright (220)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Alisongrass Crag and Borrowdale from Eagle Crag

Alisongrass Crag and Borrowdale from Eagle Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (3)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - The Borrowdale Fells from Greenup Edge

The Borrowdale Fells from Greenup Edge

Photo: Alan Wainwright (213)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag from Lingy End

Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag from Lingy End

Photo: Stephen Collins (68)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - The Stonethwaite Valley with Great Crag, White Crag and High Crag beyond from Greenup Gill on the lower slopes of Eagle Crag

The Stonethwaite Valley with Great Crag, White Crag and High Crag beyond from Greenup Gill on the lower slopes of Eagle Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (1)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Photo: Glynn Trueman (45)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - The Stonethwaite Valley South East of Stonethwaite

The Stonethwaite Valley South East of Stonethwaite

Photo: John Antrobus (28)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - The Trig point on the summit of High Raise (Langdale)

The Trig point on the summit of High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (497)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Stonethwaite beck in the Langstrath Valley

Photo: Glynn Trueman (46)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - King's How from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

King's How from near Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

Photo: Stephen Collins (66)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Eagle Crag summit cairn

Eagle Crag summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (846)

Walk c189 High Raise from Rosthwaite - Langstrath and Eagle Crag (right)

Langstrath and Eagle Crag (right)

Photo: Martyn Hibbert (7)


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