Walk Information

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Walk route: Grasmere Village - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Heron Pike North Top (Erne Crag) - Heron Pike - Alcock Tarn - Grasmere Village

Distance: 6.00 miles

Ascent: 2,500ft

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Time: 4 hours 0 minutes

With: Gordon & Gail Parker and Anne

Conditions: Sunshine, blue sky and only a light breeze

Photos

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Stone Arthur from the showground, GrasmereHelm Crag from behind the Swan HotelOur route followed a path between the two walls across the fellside before ascending back left to Stone Arthur's summitLooking back to Helm Crag from the traverseThe head of Greenhead Gill, the dark fell on the skyline (middle) is Great RiggThe final rocky section to Stone Arthur's summitLooking back down on Grasmere from Stone Arthur with Alcock Tarn on the far left360 Panorama from Stone Arthur's summitThe ridge to Great Rigg from Stone ArthurZooming in on Alcock TarnSeat Sandal with Dollywaggon Pike behind rightHeading for Great RiggWindermere from Great Rigg's summitFairfield from Great Rigg's summitLooking west to Great Gable, Pillar and the High Stile ridgeGreenhead Gill and Grasmere from aboveThe ridge to Erne Crag and Heron PikeStone Arthur with the Langdale Fells beyondGreat Rigg, Fairfield and Hart Crag from Erne Crag's summitLooking across Greenhead Gill to Stone Arthur with Seat Sandal behindNorth westerly panorama from our ascent of Heron PikeWindermere from Heron Pike's summitLooking north to Fairfield from Heron Pike's summitGreat Rigg from Alcock TarnHeron Pike from Alcock TarnLooking south to Windermere from near Alcock TarnEvening light as we descend to Grasmere from Alcock Tarn

previous walk - Sun 11 Feb 2007 - Alcock Tarn and Nab Scar

next walk - Sun 18 Feb 2007 - Helvellyn and Raise

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