11.7km/7¼ miles 5 hours

The summit of Grisedale Pike offers one or the finest viewpoints in the Lakes.

NY230236 Roadside The imposing Hobcarton Crag. Grisedale Pike 1 parking is available is named for or the school yard can be the ‘valley of used for a small fee at weekends and during the wild pigs’ school holidays. From the in Old Norse. village follow the B5292 The National uphill for a few hundred metres to the small car Trust is working park area on the left. to protect rare Immediately after turning alpine plants into this area, climb the steps on the right, which that only lead to the ascending grow on these track as it loops to the summits. north before heading over Kinn on its way to Sleet How. It doesn’t take long before you’ve gained enough height to enjoy 360 degree views with behind you, off to the left, Thornthwaite Forest to

the right and Grisedale RICHARDSON PAUL Pike ahead. Keep to the MODERATE WALKMODERATE track ahead over Sleet summit of Grisedale Pike, the edge a few metres How before the track descending for a few distant – probably a more becomes steeper on the hundred metres before sensible option in icy rocky ascent of Grisedale a steady climb to the conditions or in poor Pike. Standing atop this eastern edge of visibility. Both these magnificent peak will Hobcarton Crag. At this tracks lead to Hopegill provide your mate with point you can choose Head, where 1 their first summit to pop between two paths, in their Wainwright and the one you pick Trail 100 ‘bag’, and if they depending are a natural collector of these things – who knows where it may lead them? 2 Near Force NY198225 Crag the path 2 Continue over the becomes steeper as it leads over the rocky surface and into the ROUTE STATS 3 valley bottom. This stony descent soon gives way to Strenuousness lllll a well- defined path and a Navigation lllll stream crossing involving Technicality lllll 4 a bit of boulder hopping. Wainwrights 2 3 NY185221 There The route skirts close by are many very the Force Crag Mine, Distance 11.7km tempting paths which seems ridiculously (7¼ miles) leading away from out of place as it nestles Total ascent 840m – take snugly on the lower Time 5 hours the one that heads slopes of Grisedale Pike. Start/finish southwards to Sand Hill. , NY230236 Drop down the far side NY199216 From on how lucky you feel a bit of a clamber onto the of Sand Hill, and just 4 Nearest town Keswick Force Crag Mine, and the weather. The summit is rewarded with after the footpath from keep to the main track as Terrain clear track, right-hand track takes panoramic views that are Gasgale Gill joins from it follows the course of although care needs you close to the top edge guaranteed to have your the right, take the track Beck for about to be taken in poor of the spectacular new walking buddy to the left and continue 3km to return to the car weather above Hobcarton Crag whereas asking for the details as it descends into the park area and the short Hobcarton Crag the left-hand path keeps of the next trip. valley. road section to the finish. as the path is near a long, steep drop Maps OS Explorer GRADIENT (1:25,000) OL4; OS PROFILE Start Grisedale Pike Hopegill Head Finish Landranger (1:50,000) 1400 1200 90; Harvey British METRES 1000 Mountain Map ABOVE 800 SEA 600 (1:40,000) LEVEL 400 1 2 3 4 and Superwalker 200 (1:25,000) Lakeland MILES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KILOMETRES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8910 11 ©CROWN COPYRIGHT 2019 ORDNANCE SURVEY. MEDIA 001/19 COPYRIGHT 2019 ORDNANCE SURVEY. ©CROWN