Walk Information
Walk route: Grasmere Village - Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Far Easedale - Easedale - Grasmere Village
Distance: 8.00 miles
Ascent: 1,850ft
Time: 5 hours 30 minutes
With: 5 HF Holidays guests and another leader
Conditions: Overcast, sunny intervals, windy
Route Map
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Photos
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Wordsworth's grave, St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
Loughrigg Fell and Grasmere from the ascent of Helm Crag
Looking up Far Easedale
Grasmere, village and lake from Helm Crag
Easedale Tarn just visible across Easedale with Harrison Stickle on the skyline
Climbing up to the Lion
Heading towards the Howitzer, Helm Crag summit
Lion and The Lamb, Helm Crag with Grasmere and Loughrigg Fell in the distance
The Howitzer and Dunmail Raise
Gibson Knott from Helm Crag
Steel Fell from Helm Crag
Looking back to Helm Crag from the route up Gibson Knott
Looking towards Calf Crag from Gibson Knott summit
Deer Bields on the side of Tarn Crag
The view back down the ridge
Approaching Calf Crag summit
Calf Crag summit cairn
360 Panorama from Calf Crag's summit - click on image for a larger version
Heading down into Far Easdale
Looking back up at Calf Crag summit
Far Easedale looking towards Helm Crag
Helm Crag from the edge of Grasmere village
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