The Grasmoor fells
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Grasmoor and its neighbours are situated in the north west of the Lake
District between Derwentwater and Buttermere, and are among the most
delightful fells in the National Park.
The fells form the central massif of this corner of the lakes, with the
Dale Head group immediately to the south across Newlands Pass, and the
Whinlatter Forest group to the north. They consist essentially of two
east-west ridges joined by a central col, with the lonely Codale valley
draining between the ridges eastwards towards Braithwaite, and the
lively ravine of Gasgale Gill doing the same towards Crummock Water to
the west. The northern ridge includes Whiteside, Hopegill Head and
Grizedale Pike, while the southern ridge consists of Whiteless Pike,
Wandope, Eel Crag, Sail, Scar Crags, and the characteristic knobbled
top of Causey Pike. Grasmoor itself, the highest in the group at 2791
ft, stands in isolation west of the main col. Whiteless Pike has an
outlier, the delightful Rannerdale Knotts, while the Eel Crag ridge
also feaures a subsidiary ridge that forms the fells of Outerside and
Barrow. South of the main group is a tertiary ridge overlooking the
Newlands valley from the north, and forming the tops of Knott Rigg and
Ard Crags.
Journeys along these ridges are a delight and represent some of the
best walking in Lakeland. The through routes between Buttermere and
Braithwaite, done with the aid of an initial bus jorney out from
Keswick, are particularly good.
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This page last updated 17th January 2005
