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Route outline for walk c216:

Grasmere  -  River Rothay  -  Grasmere (A591)  -  Stone Arthur  -  Great Rigg  -  Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top)  -  Heron Pike  -  Butter Crag  -  Alcock Tarn  -  Brackenfell  -  Dove Cottage  -  Grasmere (A591)  -  Grasmere

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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.

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1 English Mountain

3 Wainwrights

3 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Rigg at 766m (2514ft). Great Rigg is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (62nd highest in England, 107th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 54).

Great Rigg is also known as an English Nuttall (76th highest in England, 131st highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) at 621m (2038ft). Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) is also known as an English Nuttall (231st highest in England, 402nd highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

• Heron Pike at 612m (2008ft). Heron Pike is classified as a Wainwright (No. 128) and an English Nuttall (246th highest in England, 430th highest in England & Wales)

• Stone Arthur at 500m (1641ft). Stone Arthur is classified as a Wainwright (No. 175)

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