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Grasmere

  
 
 
 
Links to directory items found nearby:
 Alcock Tarn
 
 Easedale Tarn
 
 Grasmere (Lake)
 
 Grasmere Church
 
 Lang How Tarn
 
 Rydal
 
 Rydal Water
 
 
Links to fells found nearby:
 Fairfield
 
 Gibson Knott
 
 Great Rigg
 
 Helm Crag
 
 Heron Pike
 
 Loughrigg Fell
 
 Nab Scar
 
 Seat Sandal
 
 Silver How
 
 Steel Fell
 
 Tarn Crag (Easedale)
 
 
 

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  Grasmere church from the outside of Grasmere garden centre.  
 
 
   
  This little bric-a-brac shop was one of only a few places that were open in Grasmere today.  
 
 
   
     
 
 
   
     
 
 
   
  Grasmere taken from the route down from Alcock Tarn.  
 
 
   
     
 
 
   
     
 
 
   
     
 
 
   
     
 
 
 

Find a walk which includes this place:

Date: ( I did the walk ) Walk: Distance: Ascent:
1st August 2010 Allcock Tarn and Nab Scar 6.2 mile 1700 ft
Route:        A591 - Alcock Tarn - below Lord Crag - Nab Scar - sheepfold above Rydal Beck - Rydal - Coffin Route - How Top - Grasmere - A591
 
26th June 2010 Silver How and Loughrigg Fell 10.4 mile 3050 ft
Route:        A591 - Grasmere - Allan Bank - Wray Gill - Silver How - Megs Gill - Chapel Stile - Walthwaite - High Close - Loughrigg Terrace - Loughrigg Fell - Rydal Caves - Rydal Water - Rydal - Rydal Mount - Coffin route - How Top - Grasmere - A591
 
3rd May 2010 Seat Sandal, Alcock Tarn and Grasmere from Dunmail Raise 9.5 mile 3500 ft
Route:        Dunmail Raise - Seat Sandal - Little Tongue - Mill Bridge - Greenhead Gill - Alcock Tarn - How Top - Grasmere - Easedale Road - Underhelm - Helmside - Cotra - Dunmail Raise
 
26th April 2010 Plan "B" took us to Easedale Tarn 5.6 mile 1100 ft
Route:        Swan Hotel - Butharlyp Howe - Easedale - Sourmilk Gill - Easedale Tarn - Stythwaite Steps - Lancrigg - Easedale Road - Grasmere - Swan Hotel
 
18th April 2010 Making it up as we go along from Grasmere 9.8 mile 980 ft
Route:        A591 - Grasmere - Hunting Stile - Walthwaite - Chapel Stile - Elterwater - Elter Water - Skelwith Bridge - Loughrigg Tarn - Loughrigg Terrace - Grasmere (lake) - A591 - Grasmere - A591
 
17th January 2010 Silver How and the longer way back to Grasmere 7.4 mile 1720 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Allan Bank - Wray Gill - Silver How - Spedding Crag - Dow Bank - High Close - Loughrigg Terrace - Rydal Water - Rydal - Coffin Route - How Top - Grasmere
 
26th December 2009 A short walk around Grasmere 3.5 mile 100 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Road to The Lea - Grasmere shoreline - Weir - Banneriggs - main road back to Grasmere
 
11th December 2009 Stone Arthur to Alcock Tarn 7.4 mile 2500 ft
Route:        A591 - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Heron Pike - Nab Scar - Alcock Tarn - Town End - Grasmere - A591
 
4th October 2009 A Greenburn round - Helm Crag to Steel Fell 8.5 mile 2431 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale Road - Lancrigg - Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Steelfell Tarn - Steel Fell - Cotra - Helmside - Underhelm - Easedale Road - Grasmere
 
5th September 2009 Rain from start to finish - Grasmere, Elterwater and Loughrigg Tarn 6.7 mile 1031 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Hunting Stile - Wanthwaite Bottom - Elterwater - Loughrigg Tarn - Loughrigg Terrace - Grasmere (lake) - Road back to Grasmere
 
5th July 2009 A bit of an odd route - two fells, three tarns and four sheepfolds 10.1 mile 2800 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale - Easedale Tarn - Blea Rigg - Stickle Tarn - Codale Tarn - Tarn Crag - Far Easedale - Easedale - Grasmere
 
20th June 2009 Here, there and everywhere after Silver How 9.1 mile 2300 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Allan Bank - Wray Gill - Silver How - Lang How Tarn - Lang How - Swinescar Pike - Below Lang How - Brigstone Moss - Below Silver How - Dow Bank ridge - High Close - Loughrigg Terrace - White Moss car park - How Top - Grasmere
 
4th April 2009 Grasmere, Elterwater, Skelwith Bridge and Loughrigg Tarn 7.5 mile 1000 ft
Route:        Grasmere - The Wyke - Walthwaite Bottom - Elterwater - Eltermere - Skelwith Force - Skelwith Bridge - Tarn Foot - Loughrigg Tarn - Red Bank Wood - The Wyke - Grasmere
 
6th March 2009 A circuit of Grasmere and Rydal Water 6.2 mile 700 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Town End - Coffin Route to Rydal - Rydal Water - Grasmere - Road to Grasmere
 
30th December 2008 Grasmere to High Raise 9.5 mile 2600 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale - Easedale Tarn - Blea Rigg - Sergeant Man - High Raise - Codale Head - Tarn Crag - Stythwaite Steps - Easedale Grasmere
 
22nd November 2008 Grasmere, Silver How, Chapel Stile and Elterwater 5.8 mile 1700 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Kelbarrow - Silver How - Megs Gill - Chapel Stile - Elterwater - High Close Road - Grasmere Road - Grasmere
 
19th October 2008 A short, wet walk around Grasmere 3.5 mile 100 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Road to The Lea - Grasmere shoreline - Weir - Banneriggs - main road back to Grasmere
 
16th August 2008 So much for the bad forecast - Grasmere to Easedale Tarn 6 mile 1000 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale Road - Easedale - Sourmilk Gill - Easedale Tarn - Far Easedale - Easedale Road - Grasmere
 
20th April 2008 Grasmere and Silver How 5.7 mile 1450 ft
Route:        A591 - Grasmere - Alan Bank - Silver How - Dow Bank (below) - Redbank Wood (edge of) - The Lea - Grasmere - A591
 
16th December 2007 Helm Crag to Steel Fell 8.5 mile 2456 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale - Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Steel Fell Tarn - Steel Fell - Cotra Breast - Helmside - Easedale Road - Grasmere
 
24th November 2007 A circuit of Grasmere and Rydal Water 4.5 mile 11.50 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Grasmere Lake - Loughrigg Terrace (end of) - Rydal Caves - Rydal Water - Rydal - Corpse Road - Grasmere
 
30th September 2007 Helm Crag to Calf Crag and Greenburn Bottom 7.6 mile 2200 ft
Route:        A591 - Grasmere - Easedale - Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Greenburn Bottom - Mill Bridge - A591
 
25th August 2007 Two fells, two lakes and a tarn from Grasmere 7.1 mile 2305 ft
Route:        A591 - Alcock Tarn - Heron Pike - Nab Scar - Rydal - Rydal Water - Grasmere (lake) - Grasmere - A591
 
28th May 2007 Silver How, Loughrigg Tarn and Geasmere 7.7 mile 1970 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Kelbarrow - Silver How - Dow Bank - High Close - Loughrigg Tarn - Loughrigg Terrace - Baneriggs - A591 - Grasmere
 
28th April 2007 A walk from Grasmere to Blea Rigg and Tarn Crag 8 mile 2330 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale - Easedale Tarn - Blea Rigg - Codale Tarn - Tarn Crag - Far Easedale - Easedale - Grasmere
 
31st March 2007 A walk on the fells above Grasmere and Rydal - with no particular route in mind 8.3 mile 3245 ft
Route:        Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Alcock Tarn - Grasmere - Allan Bank - Silver How - Dow Bank - High Close - Loughrigg Terrace - Rydal Water - Rydal
 
28th January 2007 An unusual combination - Loughrigg Fell and Alcock Tarn from Grasmere 8.5 mile 2680 ft
Route:        Grasmere Village - Grasmere (lake) - Loughrigg Fell - Rydal Water - Rydal - Coffin Route - Alcock Tarn - Greenhead Gill - Grasmere Village
 
24th December 2006 Possibly the best 7.5 mile I've ever walked - Grasmere to Fairfield 7.5 mile 2844 ft
Route:        Grasmere - A591 - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Tongue Gill - A591 - Grasmere
 
25th November 2006 Grasmere to Loughrigg Fell via Elterwater and Skelwith Bridge 7.1 mile 1680 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Hunting Stile - Elterwater - Eltermere - Skelwith Bridge - Loughrigg Tarn - Loughrigg Fell - Grasmere
 
30th July 2006 Greenburn Skyline. Helm Crag to Steel Fell from Grasmere. 8 mile 2500 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Steel Fell - Helmside - Grasmere
 
1st May 2006 A circuit of Grasmere and Rydal Water 6.1 mile 1030 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Grasmere Church - The Lea - Landing Stages - Grasmere (lake) - Weir - Loughrigg Terrace - Caves - Jobson Close - Rough Intake - Rydal Water - Steps End - A591 - Rydal - Rydal Church - Rydal Hall - Rydal Mount - ford - How Top - Dove Cottage - Town End - A591 - B5287 - Grasmere
 
29th April 2006 Keswick to Grasmere along the Cenral ridge. 17 mile 4100 ft
Route:        Keswick - Rakefoot - Walla Crag - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat - The Pewits - High Tove - Armboth Fell - Bell Crags - Ullscarf - Greenup Edge - High Raise - Sergeant Man - Blea Rigg - Lang How - Silver How - Grasmere
 
4th April 2006 The Langdales from Grasmere 12.7 mile 4101 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale Tarn - Blea Rigg - Stickle Tarn - Harrison Stickle - Loft Crag - Pike O'Stickle - Thunacar Knott - Pavey Ark - High Raise - Sergeant Man - Tarn Crag - Far Easedale - Grasmere
 
19th March 2006 Fun in the snow on Silver How 4.5 mile 1280 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Allan Bank - Silver How - Dow Bank - Hunting Stile - Grasmere
 
26th December 2005 A Boxing Day introduction to the fells with a walk to Easedale Tarn. 6.4 mile 1211 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale - Easedale Tarn - Far Easedale - Grasmere
 
11th December 2005 A walk from Grasmere to a new tarn, an old favourite and walk along a corpse road. 6.1 mile 2339 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Alcock Tarn - Heron Pike - Dockey Tarn - Nab Scar - Rydal - White Moss - Grasmere
 
1st November 2005 Sergeant Man to Silver How from Grasmere 11 mile 3333 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale Tarn - Sergeant Man - Thunacar Knott - Pavey Ark - Stickle Tarn - Blea Rigg - Silver How - Grasmere
 
31st July 2005 The ridge above Grasmere - Stone Arthur to Nab Scar. 9 mile 2936 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Heron Pike - Nab Scar - Rydal - Rydal Water - Grasmere (lake) - Grasmere
 
29th May 2005 Tarn Crag to Blea Rigg via the Langdales. 11.4 mile 3865 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale Tarn - Tarn Crag - High Raise - Thunacar Knott - Pike O Stickle - Loft Crag - Harrison Stickle - Stickle Tarn - Blea Rigg - Easedale Tarn - Grasmere
 
20th March 2005 Grasmere, Rydal and Loughrigg Fell. 7.2 mile 1847 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Grasmere (lake) - Loughrigg - Rydal - Rydal Water - Grasmere (lake) - Grasmere
 
12th March 2005 The Greenburn Skyline - Steel Fell to Helm Crag. 8.2 mile 2549 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Helmside - Steel Fell - Steel Fell Tarn - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm Crag - Grasmere
 
28th Novemver 2004 A change of plan on Gibson Knott. 8.4 mile 1946 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Greenburn - A591 - Grasmere (lake) - Grasmere
 
2nd October 2004 Stone Arthur to Alcock Tarn 5.6 mile 2457 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Greenhead Gill - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Stone Cove - Heron Pike - Alcock Tarn - Greenhead Gill - Grasmere
 
21st August 2004 A long walk from Grasmere - Blea Rigg to Tarn Crag and everything in between. 12.3 mile 3996 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Easedale Tarn - Blea Rigg - Stickle Tarn - Harrison Stickle - Loft Crag - Pike O'Stickle - Pavey Ark - Thunacar Knott - High Raise - Sergeant Man - Tarn Crag - Grasmere
 
31st May 2004 A walk from Grasmere - Silver How to Loughrigg. 7.1 mile 2329 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Brigtone Moss - Silver How - Dow Bank - Huntingstile Crag - High close ( YHA ) - Loughrigg Tarn - Loughrigg - Loughrigg Terrace - Grasmere (Lake) - Grasmere.
 
24th January 2004 Easedale Tarn and the Blea rigg ridge from Grasmere. 7.9 mile 2270 ft
Route:        Grasmere - Sourmik Gill - Easedale Tarn - Belles Knott - Codale Tarn - Blea Rigg - Lang How - Lang How Tarn - Brigstone Moss - Grasmere
 
28th December 2003 A circuit of Grasmere and Rydal. 6.2 mile 1132 ft
Route:        Grasmere village - Grasmere - Loughrigg Terrace - Jobson Close - Caves above Rydal - Steps End - River Rothay - Rydal Water - Rydal Mount - Dockey Beck - A591
 
13th July 2003 A walk around Grasmere and Rydal. 6.1 mile 1132 ft
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