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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10¼mls (16.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,128ft (953m) | |
| Time: | 6¾hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route outline for walk c302:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - High Raven Crag - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Brownrigg Moss - Greenup Edge - High Raise (Langdale) - Sergeant Man - Belles Knott - Coledale Tarn - Easedale Tarn - Sour Milk Gill - Easedale - Grasmere.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 5 Wainwrights |
 1 English Nuttall |
 1 English Dewey |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
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 a English Mountain (Hewitt) (65th highest in England, 111th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 57). High Raise (Langdale) is also known as a English Nuttall (79th highest in England, 135th highest in England & Wales). High Raise (Langdale) is also classified as a English Marilyn (20th highest in England, 467th highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Sergeant Man at 736m (2416ft). Sergeant Man is classified as a Wainwright (No. 69).
You will also reach the summit of Calf Crag at 537m (1762ft). Calf Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 155). Calf Crag is also known as a English Dewey (100th highest in England, 230th in England & Wales)
Along the way you will also bag Gibson Knott at 420m (1378ft). Gibson Knott is classified as a Wainwright (No. 197) ; Helm Crag at 396m (1300ft). Helm Crag is classified as a Wainwright (No. 201)
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Maps OL6 & OL7 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c302 High Raise via Calf Crag from Grasmere
In no particular order . . .
Harrison Stickle (left) and Pike of Stickle (centre right) with the Coniston Fells beyond from High Raise (Langdale)
Me dismounting The Cioch (or Cioch Buttress) on the South West ridge of Sgurr Sgumain (Sgurr Alasdair) in The Cuillin Hills, Isle fo Skye
Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor
Hallin Fell from a viewpoint on the descent from High Dodd (Sleet Fell)
Kinder Reservoir and Mermaid's Pool from near the Kinder Downfall, Kinder Scout
*Lakeland panorama featuring a snow-topped Helvellyn (centre left) and Fairfield (centre right) from above Grasmere
Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)
Helm Crag, Seat Sandal, Grisedale Hause, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Heron Crag, Nab Scar, Loughrigg and Grasmere above The Pass of Dunmail Raise from the top of High Raven Crag
On the lower slopes of Ben Nevis with Meall an t-Suidhe and Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe in the background
Public Footpath number 3, which runs from Fen Road to Walcott Road, Billinghay
Helm Crag & Steel Fell (left), Grasmere Village & Dunmail Raise (centre) and Seat Sandal (right) beautifully reflected in Grasmere
Low White Stones (foreground) with Borrowdale beyond from High Raise (Langdale)
Cwm Idwal featuring Glyder Fawr (left), Twll Du or The Devil's Kitchen (centre) and Y Garn (right)
Barley, Ing Ends and Ogden Reservoirs from the top Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
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 East face path up of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) wih Pendle House below
The Howitzer on Helm Crag with Helvellyn and The Pass of Dunmail Raise beyond
Arnside Knott, Humphrey Head, Dixon Heights (Newton Fell) and Saskills (Newton Fell) from the Whitbarrow Scar ridge
Ruthwaite Lodge (Climbing Hut), upper Grisedale with Fairfield in the background
*Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)
Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) with Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) beyond during a winter temperature inversion
Descending in to the Grwyne Fawr Valley from Pen y Gadair Fawr in The Black Mountains
Winhill Pike (Win Hill), Ladybower Reservoir and Crook Hill from Dovestones Tor, Derwent Edge
Mellbreak taken in the evening sunlight from the Kirkstile Inn in Loweswater Village
Runaway Ramblers from Bury approach 'The Lion and the Lamb' on Helm Crag
The Packhorse Bridge over The River Derwent at the northern end of Howden Reservoir
Looking down Glen Sligachan from the start of the pinnacle ridge at Sgurr nan Gilliean
*The view from Sergeant Man featuring Blea Rigg (centre left), Lingmoor Fell (centre distance), Stickle Tarn (partially hidden) and Pavey Ark with Harrison Stickle beyond (The Langdale Pikes) (centre right)
Scar Crags with Sail (Derwent Fells) and Crag Hill (Eel Crag) beyond from Causey Pike
High Raise (Langdale) and Coledale Head beyond Grasmere Common from Helm Crag
On the way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) on the PYG track with Cribau and Y Lliwedd prominent in the background
The Howitzer and the Lion and the Lamb on the summit of Helm Crag with Loughrigg and Grasmere in the background
Wild Camping at Loch Lundie between Invergarry and Fort Augustus in the Great Glen
Looking down from Helm Crag past the Howitzer on to Dunmail Raise and the A591 Ambleside to Keswick Road
Great Rigg (left). Stone Arthur (centre) and Heron Pike (right) from the top of High Raven Crag
Helvellyn (centre left) and Seat Sandal (right) above The Pass of Dunmail Raise from Helm Crag
Rodney's Pillar (Breidden Hill) (left) and Moel y Golfa (centre) and from the A458 road near the railway bridge at Cefn
The Langdale Pikes with Wetherlam and Swirl How in the distance from Sergeant Man summit
The Cannon Kissing Gate allowing access into Chatsworth Park from Baslow
Seat Sandel (left) Grisedale Hause & Fairfield (right) from near Goody Bridge on the outskirts of Grasmere
Seat Sandal (left) Grisedale Hause, Fairfield (centre) and Great Rigg above The Pass of Dunmail Raise from the top of High Raven Crag
Harter Fell (Eskdale) (right) and Green Crag (Ulpha Fell) (left) from Great Worm Crag
Derwent Water with Maiden Moor, Cat Bells (Catbells) and Causey Pike (right) beyond from Friar's Crag
*Derwent Water with Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell and High Seat beyond from Cat Bells (Catbells)
Stream above Dyserth Waterfall (Rhaeadr Dyserth)
from the North Wales Path, Dyserth
Malvern (Worcestershire Beacon) and Sugarloaf Hill (Malverns) from North Hill (Malverns)
Bamford Edge, Bamford Moor with Stanage Edge (Stanage Edge) in the distance
The Far Easdale Valley with Helm Crag (left) and Loughrigg (centre distance) from Brownrigg Moss
Grasmere, Silver How, Lang How, Blea Rigg, Easedale Tarn, The LAngdale Pikes, Codale Head, Gibson Knott and Calf Crag from Helm Crag summit cairn
High Raise (Langdale) (centre), Coledale Head, Calf Crag and Gibson Knott (far right) above Grasmere Common from Helm Crag
*Scafell Pike (far left back) and The Borrowdale Fells featuring Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Stead, Glaramara, Comb Head, Comb Door Top, Dovenest Top and Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) from High Raise (Langdale)
Me jumping for joy at the great view from at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, with Edinburgh Castle in the background
Looking across Great Langdale to Side Pike and Lingmoor Fell from Stickle Ghyll, The Langdale Pikes
The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom
The Helevllyn 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 Plaque beneath the Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore
Callow (left), Nills, Church Stretton, The Lawley, Caer Caradoc Hill and Ragleth Hill (right) from near Minton
. . . see just 10 walk photos from Walk c302 High Raise via Calf Crag from Grasmere
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