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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8½mls (13.5km) |
| Ascent: | 2,435ft (742m) |
| Time: | 5½hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c294:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - Ghyll Foot Farm - Green Burn - Greenburn Bottom - Contra Breast - Dead Pike - Steel Fell (Dead Pike) - Brownrigg Moss - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - High Raven Crag - Grasmere
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.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 4 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 2 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Steel Fell (Dead Pike) at 553m (1815ft). Steel Fell (Dead Pike) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 146).
Steel Fell (Dead Pike) is also known as an English Dewey (63rd highest in England, 148th in England & Wales)
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Calf Crag at 537m (1762ft). Calf Crag is classified as an Wainwright (No. 155).
Calf Crag is also known as an English Dewey (99th highest in England, 230th in England & Wales)
You will also reach the summit of Gibson Knott at 420m (1378ft). Gibson Knott is classified as an Wainwright (No. 197).
Along the way you will also bag:
- Helm Crag at 396m (1300ft). Helm Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 201)
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c294 Steel Fell from Grasmere
In no particular order . . .
Early morning mist over Grasmere with Heron Pike (left) and Helm Crag (right) from Steel Fell (Dead Pike)
Helm Crag & Steel Fell (left), Grasmere Village & Dunmail Raise (centre) and Seat Sandal (right) beautifully reflected in Grasmere
The Howitzer on Helm Crag with Helvellyn and The Pass of Dunmail Raise beyond
Loughrigg Fell with Windermere beyond from between Steel Fell (Dead Pike) and Calf Crag
Grasmere from the summit of Steel Fell (Dead Pike) with Helm Crag right of centre
High Raise (Langdale) and Coledale Head beyond Grasmere Common from Helm Crag
Looking down from Helm Crag past the Howitzer on to Dunmail Raise and the A591 Ambleside to Keswick Road
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