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Date: 16/04/2016
From: Braithwaite
Parking: Foot of Whinlatter Pass
Start Point: Foot of Whinlatter Pass
Region: North Western Fells
Route length: 13.1 miles (21 km)
Time taken: 07:05
Average speed: 1.8 mph
Ascent: 1,649m
Descent: 1,678m
Wainwrights on this walk:
Grisedale Pike (791m), Hopegill Head (770m), Grasmoor (852m), Wandope (772m), Crag Hill (839m), Sail (773m), Scar Crags (672m), Causey Pike (637m), Outerside (568m), Barrow (455m)
Additional summits: Kinn (374m), Hobcarton Crag (739m), Sand Hill (756m), Eel Crag (807m), Stile End (447m)
Other points of interest: Hobcarton Crag, Coledale Hause, Dover Crags, Force Crag Mine
The longer days of summertime are finally upon us which means full days out in the mountains without the looming pressure of sunset to hurry you on your way. Longer days mean longer walks and today's, the Coledale Round, is amongst the longest of the well established days out. 13 miles and 5,000ft of elevation gain would see us across 15 peaks in one of the most picturesque areas of the Lake District. Throw in some superb early Spring weather and you have a real classic that's hard to beat.
Our starting point was a short distance from Braithwaite as the narrow road towards Whinlatter begins its climb up through the dark woods. An old quarry (I assume) with space for a few cars sits at the foot of a set of wooden steps that throw you straight into the action. These steps lead up onto the long sweeping southeastern ridge of Grisedale Pike.
The climb out from the car park |
A bright morning over Skiddaw |
Causey Pike across Coledale |
The long ridge up to Grisedale Pike |
Sail seen across the valley |
Panorama from the climb up Grisedale Pike |
Kinn with Skiddaw beyond |
Climbing Grisedale Pike via Sleet How |
Grisedale Gill and the trees of Whinlatter |
A great view of the triangular profile of Grisedale Pike |
Crag Hill seen across the valley |
Grisedale Pike's summit |
Panorama from Grisedale Pike |
The magnificent Hopegill Head |
The view along Hobcarton Crag to Grasmoor |
Hopegill Head seen across Hobcarton Crag |
Looking along Hobcarton Crag to Grisedale Pike |
Hobcarton Crag |
Hopegill Head's summit |
The view along the Whiteside ridge |
Coledale Hause and the route up towards Grasmoor |
Crag Hill standing over Coledale Hause |
Coledale |
Sand Hill from Coledale Hause |
Whiteside in the sunshine |
Grasmoor |
Looking west over Low Fell to Loweswater |
Dove Crags on Grasmoor |
The less impressive side of Hopegill Head |
Grasmoor's summit shelter |
The Scafells and Great Gable |
High Stile and High Crag |
Buttermere |
Wandope - not impressive from this side |
Wandope's summit |
The view from Wandope |
Crag Hill over Addacomb Hole |
Addacomb Hole |
Wandope |
The tumbled trig pillar on Crag Hill |
A large snow flurry drifts pass |
Grisedale Pike, Coledale and the Force Crag |
The high fells |
Leaving the summit of Crag Hill |
The small hause between Crag Hill and Sail |
Knott Rigg and Sail Beck |
Crag Hill |
Sail's summit |
Grisedale Pike over Coledale |
Another large snow flurry |
The ugly path to Sail Pass |
View from Scar Crags to Causey Pike |
Outerside |
Causey Pike |
Newlands and Keskadale from Scar Crags |
Ard Crags |
Causey Pike's summit |
Derwentwater and Keswick from Causey Pike |
Scar Crags |
A shower engulfs Dodd |
Stonycroft Gill |
Force Crag mine |
The summit of Outerside |
Barrow and Derwentwater from Outerside |
Causey Pike |
Barrow marks the final hill of the day |
Skiddaw picked out in the sun |
Barrow's summit |
Dodd in the showers once again |
Keswick and Derwentwater |
The ridge leading down from Barrow |
Showers over Skiddaw |
Keswick beneath the showers |
Carl Side, Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man |
Braithwaite Lodge |
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