Grasmere H3 - Calf Crag & Steel Fell

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.70 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 591 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 589 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 549 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 67 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Start on College Street
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Langdale Road
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.48 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.77 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Easedale Road
  7. 7 : km 1.56 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.56 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Easedale Road
  9. 9 : km 1.57 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 1.7 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.81 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.68 - alt. 317 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 2.75 - alt. 332 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 2.88 - alt. 371 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.98 - alt. 382 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 3.01 - alt. 386 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.13 - alt. 394 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 3.21 - alt. 387 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 5.4 - alt. 453 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 6.48 - alt. 509 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 6.77 - alt. 505 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 7.32 - alt. 470 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 11.18 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 11.2 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 11.72 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 12.86 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Easedale Road
  27. 27 : km 12.93 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 13.22 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 13.41 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 13.59 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight left onto Langdale Road
  31. 31 : km 13.6 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Red Lion Square
  32. S/E : km 13.7 - alt. 67 m

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Walking From Helm Crag to Calf Crag and Easedale

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From Helm Crag to Calf Crag and Easedale
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A nice walk taking in the ever popular Lion and Lamb rock formation at Helm Crag before following the ridge walk with great views to the head of Easedale and then descending more gently down the lovely valley, passing some waterfalls.

Walking Rydal Water & Grasmere from Grasmere

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Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - YHA Grasmere to YHA Ambleside

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↔13.06 km ↗+325 m ↘-368 m ◔4h 40 ▲Moderate
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Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - YHA Grasmere to YHA Langdale

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The YHA is a great institution and I guess most fell walkers have stayed at a hostel at some time in their lives. Funny how they were created "to help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside, particularly by providing hostels or other simple accommodation for them on their travels". Here's a collection of routes starting or finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. Along the way are 6 Wainwrights, 3 tarns and 1 pub

Walking YHA Hopping in the Lake District - YHA Grasmere to YHA Hawkshead

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↔25.37 km ↗+929 m ↘-937 m ◔9h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
The YHA is a great institution and I guess most fell walkers have stayed at a hostel at some time in their lives. They were created "to help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside, particularly by providing hostels or other simple accommodation for them on their travels". Here's a collection of routes starting and finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. Along the way there are 2 Wainwrights, 2 tarns, 2 pubs and a lake.

Walking Fairfield Horseshoe & Loughrigg from High Close

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↔22.44 km ↗+1,151 m ↘-1,153 m ◔9h 40 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
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Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - YHA Langdale to YHA Hawkshead

Association or club
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⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
The YHA is a great institution and I guess most fell walkers have stayed at a hostel at some time in their lives. Funny how they were created "to help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside, particularly by providing hostels or other simple accommodation for them on their travels". Here's a collection of routes starting or finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. Along the way are 1 Wainwright, 1 tarn and 1 pub.

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