Walk Route Map c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite

Walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite

Fine views though N of Ullscarf - can be boggy

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11¼mls (18km)
Ascent:	3,371ft (1,027m)
Time:	7½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite pdf

Route outline for walk c243:

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 - Ullscarf - High Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) - Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) - Lord's How - Dock Tarn - Willygrass Gill - Great Crag - Rosthwaite

Find new companions for walks in North West England

See photos from this walk

Get Directions to the start of walk c243

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

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2
English
Mountains

5
Wainwrights

3
English
Nuttalls

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 Ullscarf at 723m (2372ft). Ullscarf is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (84th highest in England, 145th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 74).

Ullscarf is also known as an English Nuttall (106th highest in England, 180th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) at 656m (2153ft). Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) is known as an English Nuttall (186th highest in England, 321st highest in England & Wales).

Sergeant's Crag at 571m (1874ft). Sergeant's Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 140) and an English Dewey (40th highest in England, 89th highest in England & Wales)

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

Great Crag at 450m (1476ft). Great Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 191)

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 more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area

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

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water

90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite

In no particular order . . .

Walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf 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)

Langstrath Valley

Photo: Paul Johnson (6)

Langstrath Beck

Photo: Andy Malcolm (111)

The Borrowdale Fells from Low White Stones

Photo: Alan Wainwright (219)

On Sergeant's Crag

Photo: Marcel Bannon (8)

King's How and Grange Fell (Brund Fell) from the summit of Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (74)

Bridge over Stonethwaite Beck in the Langstrath Valley

Photo: Glynn Trueman (48)

Tarn at Leaves from Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (849)

Shaun, Tetley & Grizzly on High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: Gerry Ball (61)

Eagle Crag from Sergeant's Crag

Photo: Gerry Ball (45)

Sergeant's Crag summit cairn

Photo: Marcel Bannon (9)

Dock Tarn (Watendlath Fell)

Photo: Stephen Collins (70)

The summit cairn on Great Crag

Photo: Stephen Collins (71)

The Cumbria Way near Stonethwaite

Photo: David Hayter (11)

Dock Tarn

Photo: Marcel Bannon (22)

Eagle Crag Summit

Photo: David Hayter (13)

On the summit of High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (847)

Great Crag summit cairn

Photo: Mark Davidson (50)

Galleny Force

Photo: Gerry Ball (44)

Glaramara and The Borrowdale Fells from Langstrath Beck

Photo: David Swales (3)

. . . load all 97 walk photos from Walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite

Send us your photographs and pictures from your walks and hikes

We would love to see your photographs and pictures from walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite. Send them in to us as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name and where the picture was taken to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

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