St John in the valley and High Rigg

Beautiful circular walk to High Rigg summit from Legburthwaite. Dog friendly.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.74 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 238 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 244 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 341 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 155 m

Description of the walk

Start: Legburthwaite village hall car park, Keswick (CA12 4TJ) Grid ref. NY 318 189

(S/E) Exit the car park and turn right (North) on Black Lane towards The Lodge in the Vale hotel and Legburthwaite village. Continue straight until seeing a footpath on the left-hand side after a small car park. Turn left to take that footpath and continue straight South-West until reaching the A591 road. At the road turn right, then right again at the gate to take the footpath toward Rigghause End.

(1) At the first intersection of paths, take left and continue on this path going up to Wren Crag. Keep walking on this main path, ignoring side paths, to reach High Rigg summit (there are several small paths all going toward High Rigg).

(2) At High Rigg summit, take the left path and walk down until reaching a road (the right path goes to the same road so you can take any of the paths).

(3) At the road turn right and walk toward St John in the Vale centre. Keep walking on the road until seeing a path on the right-hand side (before the bend).

(4) Turn right on the path and keep on this path to reach Rake How. Then continue straight on this path (South-East) passing by Sosgill Wood and then below Rigghause Wood until reaching Rigghause End.

(1) Then use the same path you used on the way inward to find the car park again (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 172 m - Legburthwaite village hall car park
  2. 1 : km 1.2 - alt. 178 m - Rigghause End - Take left
  3. 2 : km 4.04 - alt. 341 m - High Rigg summit
  4. 3 : km 4.74 - alt. 225 m - Right on the road toward St John's in the Valley
  5. 4 : km 5.04 - alt. 209 m - Turn right to take the footpath
  6. S/E : km 9.74 - alt. 173 m - Legburthwaite village hall car park

Notes

Start: Legburthwaite village hall car park, Keswick (CA12 4TJ) Grid ref. NY 318 189

Car park: Legburthwaite village hall car park or Legburthwaite car park by the forest. Keswick CA12 4TJ

Terrain: Field, road and rocky paths

Dog friendly: Yes, but can have sheep in the fields so please keep on lead

Pushchair friendly: No, small rocky paths to reach the top

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