Grasmoor End to Whiteside

The striking western face of Grasmoor, high above Crummock Water, looks from the roadside to offer no direct route to the summit, but with a little ingenuity a splendid route can be found zig zagging around the crags with amazing views down to Crummock Water and across the valley to the high fells beyond.

This magnificent route climbs to Grasmoor End, the western edge of the Grasmoor plateau and a wonderful viewpoint.

The return journey along the Whiteside ridge is also a wonderful route, a narrow ridge above steep crags with fine views west and down to Crummock Water throughout.

From Lanthwaite Green we will climb east, finding an easy path around the scree slopes to the heather above, here a good, although intricate route climbs over and around crags with wonderful views all around eventually climbing to Grasmoor End where a gentle grassy slope will bring us to the summit of Grasmoor.

We will descend the north eastern shoulder of Grasmoor above Dove Crags to descend to Coledale Hause before climbing over Sand Hill to the summit of Hopegill Head and west along the fine Whiteside ridge.

The good path continues as it descends over Whin Ben down to Gasgale Gill and across to Lanthwaite Green.

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