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Wasdale Head
Where to meet: Outside the Wasdale Head Inn
Postcode: CA20 1EX
Grid Reference: NY 186 087
Directions
Gosforth can easily be found on the A595 road south of Egremont (An easy drive south from Cockermouth and Workington). Follow the road through the village, turning left as the road forks on the High Street.
Follow this road taking the left hand fork (avoiding Nether Wasdale) and follow the road signs for Wasdale Head and Wastwater.
When a junction is reached near the lake (Wastwater) turn left and follow this lane past the end of the lake until after two sharp bends a car park is seen on the right of the road, a short distance away from the Wasdale Head Inn. Park here and we will meet outside the Wasdale Head Inn.
Bus Services
There are no bus services to Wasdale Head.
Stagecoach bus timetables can be viewed here
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Great Gable from Wasdale Head
£25.00Difficulty:Exposure:Distance: 10km / 6 milesAscent: 1100m / 3600ftDuration: 5 hoursMaximum Group Ratio: 10:1One of the shorter routes to the high summits of the Lake District but steep and rough underfoot at times
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Pillar & the High Level Route
£25.00Difficulty:Exposure:Distance: 16km / 10 milesAscent: 1400m / 4700ftDuration: 8 hoursMaximum Group Ratio: 8:1A long walk over rough ground with some easy scrambling, one of the great walks in the Lake District
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Pillar from Wasdale Head
£25.00Difficulty:Exposure:Distance: 16km / 10 milesAscent: 1300m / 4300ftDuration: 7 hoursMaximum Group Ratio: 10:1A long day on the fells with a few scrambles, but a classic Lakeland route
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Pillar Rock by Slab & Notch
£160.00 As low as: £80.00Difficulty:Exposure:An exposed scramble to one of the most dramatic places in the Lake District, a long walk in
Distance: 16km / 10 milesAscent: 1400m / 4700ftDuration: 8-9 hoursMaximum Group Ratio: 3:1 -
Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head
£25.00Difficulty:Exposure:Distance: 12km / 7 milesAscent: 960m / 3200ftDuration: 7 hoursMaximum Group Ratio: 10:1A steep climb to start then great walking through heathery fellside with stunning views over Wastwater throughout
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The Wasdale Horseshoe
£30.00Difficulty:Exposure:Distance: 20km / 12 milesAscent: 2800m / 9200ftDuration: 14 hoursMinimum / Maximum Group Ratio: 3:1 / 8:1A very long day above the Wasdale Valley covering some of the most iconic summits in England
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