Difficulty: Hard
Distance: 16km / 10 miles max.
Time: 5/6 Hours approx.
Starting from: Braithwaite Village, near Keswick
Postcode: CA12 5TD
Price: £20 per person / Family tickets available
The Route:
A great walk for all abilities, once up on the ridge the route can be altered to include any number of summits.
We will climb from Braithwaite along the Kin Ridge to the wonderful summit of Grisedale Pike with great views over Bassenthwaite, Derwentwater, Keswick and the Solway Coast.
From the summit of Grisedale Pike Hopegill Head is a short walk away before descending to the wide saddle of Grisedale Hause. Here the path climbs again steeply to the summit of Crag Hill, the highest point of the walk and a wonderful viewpoint over the surrounding fells with views to Great Gable and the Scafells as well as a wonderful view over to the Buttermere Fells.
A short walk from Crag Hill brings us down to the summit of Sail and a short descent to Sail Pass, from here we will either descend back to Braithwaite via Barrow or continue along the main ridge a little further to take in the summits of Scar Crags and the craggy summits of Causey Pike before descending back to Braithwaite.
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Directions:
Braithwaite is found just off the A66 main road between Keswick and Cockermouth, turn off the road into the village and follow the signs for Whinlatter Pass, as the road leaves the village and starts to climbs through the trees a small car park (free) will be seen to the left, we will meet here.
