Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Dob Gill Car Park (Thirlmere), is 10 miles long and will take about 6¼hrs. It is graded 6 (Moderate).


Route outline for walk c218:

Dob Gill Car Park (Thirlmere)  -  Harrop Tarn  -  Standing Crag  -  Ullscarf  -  Greenup Edge  -  Low White Stones  -  High Raise (Langdale)  -  Sergeant Man  -  Codale Head  -  Broadstone Head  -  Mere Beck  -  Brownrigg Moss  -  Calf Crag  -  Wyth Burn  -  Stockhow Bridge  -  Thirlmere




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
2
English
Mountains
Wainwright
4
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
3
English
Nuttalls
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 Sergeant Man at 736m (2416ft). Sergeant Man is classified as an Wainwright (No. 69).

You will also reach the summit of Low White Stones at 733m (2406ft). Low White Stones is known as an English Bridget.

Along the way you will also bag:

  • Codale Head at 732m (2402ft). Codale Head is known as an English Nuttall (100th highest in England, 171st highest in England & Wales).
  • Ullscarf at 723m (2372ft). Ullscarf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (84th highest in England, 145th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 74) and an English Nuttall (106th highest in England, 180th highest in England & Wales).
  • Calf Crag at 537m (1762ft). Calf Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 155) and an English Dewey (99th highest in England, 230th highest in England & Wales)

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 OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


OS Explorer OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern area


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

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere

In no particular order . . .

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Me on the summit of Ullscarf

Me on the summit of Ullscarf

Photo: Christine Shepherd (848)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Deer Bields, Ferngill Crag and Broadstone Head from Calf Crag

Deer Bields, Ferngill Crag and Broadstone Head from Calf Crag

Photo: Tim Hope (66)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Sergeant Man

Sergeant Man

Photo: Mike Jennings (8)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Broadstone Head from Brownrigg Moss

Broadstone Head from Brownrigg Moss

Photo: Tim Hope (65)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - The view from Sergeant Man featuring Blea Rigg (centre left),Lingmoor Fell (distance centre), Stickle Tarn (partially hidden) and the shoulder of Pavey Ark (The Langdale Pikes) (right)

The view from Sergeant Man featuring Blea Rigg (centre left),Lingmoor Fell (distance centre), Stickle Tarn (partially hidden) and the shoulder of Pavey Ark (The Langdale Pikes) (right)

Photo: Tim Hope (30)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Sergeant Man

Sergeant Man

Photo: Andy Malcolm (43)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Raise (Helvellyn)

Raise (Helvellyn)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (212)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - On Sergeant Man

On Sergeant Man

Photo: Kurt Elliott (4)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Approaching the summit of Sergeant Man

Approaching the summit of Sergeant Man

Photo: Tim Hope (28)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - *Fairfield, Grasmere, Windermere and Coniston Water Sergeant Man

*Fairfield, Grasmere, Windermere and Coniston Water Sergeant Man

Photo: Wayne Hill (65)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Steel Fell from Calf Crag

Steel Fell from Calf Crag

Photo: David Hayter (74)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Deep Slack and Codale Head (right) from Sergeant Man summit

Deep Slack and Codale Head (right) from Sergeant Man summit

Photo: Simon Barnett (32)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - *The view from Codadle Head featuring Pavey Ark (The Langdale Pikes) (centre left) and Sergeant Man (centre right)

*The view from Codadle Head featuring Pavey Ark (The Langdale Pikes) (centre left) and Sergeant Man (centre right)

Photo: Tim Hope (27)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - The High Raise (Langdale) summit trig point

The High Raise (Langdale) summit trig point

Photo: Tim Hope (31)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Ullscarf summit

Ullscarf summit

Photo: Marcel Bannon (12)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Clouds over the Langdale Pikes from near Sergeant Man

Clouds over the Langdale Pikes from near Sergeant Man

Photo: David Hayter (264)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Broadstone Head

Broadstone Head

Photo: Tim Hope (58)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - The Helvellyn Ridge featuring: Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn), White Side, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg and Heron Pike with Steel Fell (mid distance) and Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag  (foreground) from Brownrigg Moss

The Helvellyn Ridge featuring: Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn), White Side, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg and Heron Pike with Steel Fell (mid distance) and Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag (foreground) from Brownrigg Moss

Photo: Alan Wainwright (211)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Easedale from the summit of Sergeant Man

Easedale from the summit of Sergeant Man

Photo: Simon Barnett (30)

Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere - Sergeant Man Summit

Sergeant Man Summit

Photo: David Hayter (263)


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