Wansfell Pike

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.73 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,729 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,699 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,575 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 167 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 167 ft - Start out going southeast on A591/Rydal Road.
  2. 1 : mi 0.01 - alt. 167 ft - Turn right onto A591/Rydal Road.
  3. 2 : mi 0.21 - alt. 197 ft - Go straight.
  4. 3 : mi 0.23 - alt. 203 ft - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed south through Lake District National Park (See map for details).
  5. 4 : mi 0.23 - alt. 203 ft - Turn slight right onto Stock Ghyll Lane.
  6. 5 : mi 0.43 - alt. 276 ft - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed east through Lake District National Park (See map for details).
  7. 6 : mi 0.75 - alt. 433 ft - Turn left onto Stock Ghyll Lane.
  8. 7 : mi 0.82 - alt. 482 ft - Stock Ghyll Lane becomes unnamed road.
  9. 8 : mi 0.9 - alt. 525 ft - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed southeast through Lake District National Park (See map for details).
  10. 9 : mi 2.21 - alt. 1,142 ft - Turn slight right onto Nanny Lane (Portions unpaved).
  11. 10 : mi 2.96 - alt. 597 ft - Turn left.
  12. 11 : mi 3.2 - alt. 554 ft - Turn slight right.
  13. 12 : mi 3.96 - alt. 751 ft - Robin Lane becomes Hundreds Road (Portions unpaved).
  14. 13 : mi 4.24 - alt. 814 ft - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed northwest through Lake District National Park (See map for details).
  15. 14 : mi 4.92 - alt. 682 ft - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  16. 15 : mi 5.42 - alt. 518 ft - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  17. 16 : mi 5.49 - alt. 443 ft - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  18. 17 : mi 5.58 - alt. 384 ft - Turn slight right onto Skelghyll Lane.
  19. 18 : mi 6.06 - alt. 184 ft - Turn slight right onto Old Lake Road.
  20. 19 : mi 6.37 - alt. 180 ft - Turn slight right onto A591/Lake Road. Continue to follow A591.
  21. S/E : mi 6.73 - alt. 167 ft

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