Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere

A gentle stroll to fine views


Route outline for walk c255:

Windermere  -  Ellery Woods  -  Orrest Head  -  Near Orrest Farm  -  Mislet Farm  -  Heaning Farm  -  Blackmoss Farm  -  School Knott Plantation  -  School Knott  -  The Dales Way  -  High Cleabarrow Farm  -  Matson Ground  -  Heaththwaite Manor  -  Windermere




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
2
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Orrest Head at 238m (781ft). Orrest Head is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 97)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of School Knott at 232m (761ft). School Knott is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 101)

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Dales Way, a 130km (81 miles) linear footpath connecting Ilkley in West Yorkshire, England with Bowness-On-Windermere in Cumbria, England. The Dales Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dales Way.



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):

OL7 The English Lakes - South Eastern area


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

96 Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakeland


97 Kendal & Morecambe, Windermere & Lancaster


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere

In no particular order . . .

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lake Windermere

Lake Windermere

Photo: Linda Baker (5)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Looking North West to Windermere from a wet and rainy Orrest Head

Looking North West to Windermere from a wet and rainy Orrest Head

Photo: Clare Howard (2)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lake Windermere

Lake Windermere

Photo: Linda Baker (7)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Rocky outcrop marking the summit of School Knott

Rocky outcrop marking the summit of School Knott

Photo: Andy Lyons (97)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - *The Coniston Ridge

*The Coniston Ridge

Photo: Eddie Lismore (3)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Orrest Head summit

Orrest Head summit

Photo: Clare Howard (3)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - *Windermere from Orrest Head

*Windermere from Orrest Head

Photo: Alan Sturges (1)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lake Windermere from Bowness-on-Windermere

Lake Windermere from Bowness-on-Windermere

Photo: Kath Waterston (5)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - The Old Man of Coniston from Windermere

The Old Man of Coniston from Windermere

Photo: Eddie Lismore (1)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lone tree beside the small lake on the Dales way south west of School Knott

Lone tree beside the small lake on the Dales way south west of School Knott

Photo: Andy Lyons (102)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lake Windermere (North) from Orrest Head

Lake Windermere (North) from Orrest Head

Photo: Tony Harvey-James (2)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lake Windermere

Lake Windermere

Photo: Linda Baker (6)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lake Windermere from School Knott summit

Lake Windermere from School Knott summit

Photo: Craig Bowe (4)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Matson Ground

Matson Ground

Photo: Andy Lyons (91)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Matson Ground

Matson Ground

Photo: Andy Lyons (92)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lake Windermere from nr Bowness-on-Windermere

Lake Windermere from nr Bowness-on-Windermere

Photo: Kath Waterston (6)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Windermere from a wet and rainy Orrest Head

Windermere from a wet and rainy Orrest Head

Photo: Clare Howard (1)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - School Knott

School Knott

Photo: Andy Malcolm (202)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Lake Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere from the summit of School Knott

Lake Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere from the summit of School Knott

Photo: Andy Lyons (98)

Walk c255 Orrest Head and School Knott from Windermere - Windermere from the summit of Orrest Head

Windermere from the summit of Orrest Head

Photo: Christine Shepherd (79)


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