Book One: The Eastern Fells

Route Details

Distance:94.7 kilometres
Ascent:6,028 metres
Estimated Duration:33 hours 43 minutes How is estimated duration calculated?
Wainwrights Visited:35
Start:Kirkstone Pass  -  NY 4012 0811
Finish:Watermillock  -  NY 4453 2267

This route is part of the Walk the Wainwrights in 7 Weekends collection.

Route Map

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An interactive Ordnance Survey map showing the route, Book One: The Eastern Fells

PLEASE NOTE: This route is a linear route with different start and finish locations.

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Route Profile

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35 Wainwrights Visited

A list of the 35 Wainwrights visited
NameHeightRegion
Red Screes776 metres The Eastern Fells
Middle Dodd654 metres The Eastern Fells
Little Hart Crag637 metres The Eastern Fells
High Hartsop Dodd519 metres The Eastern Fells
High Pike (Scandale)656 metres The Eastern Fells
Low Pike508 metres The Eastern Fells
Dove Crag792 metres The Eastern Fells
Hart Crag823 metres The Eastern Fells
Hartsop Above How584 metres The Eastern Fells
Great Rigg766 metres The Eastern Fells
Heron Pike612 metres The Eastern Fells
Nab Scar450 metres The Eastern Fells
Stone Arthur504 metres The Eastern Fells
Fairfield873 metres The Eastern Fells
Seat Sandal737 metres The Eastern Fells
St Sunday Crag841 metres The Eastern Fells
Birks624 metres The Eastern Fells
Arnison Crag433 metres The Eastern Fells
Birkhouse Moor718 metres The Eastern Fells
Catstye Cam890 metres The Eastern Fells
Helvellyn950 metres The Eastern Fells
Nethermost Pike891 metres The Eastern Fells
Dollywaggon Pike859 metres The Eastern Fells
White Side863 metres The Eastern Fells
Raise883 metres The Eastern Fells
Stybarrow Dodd844 metres The Eastern Fells
Watson's Dodd789 metres The Eastern Fells
Great Dodd857 metres The Eastern Fells
Clough Head726 metres The Eastern Fells
Hart Side756 metres The Eastern Fells
Sheffield Pike676 metres The Eastern Fells
Glenridding Dodd442 metres The Eastern Fells
Gowbarrow Fell481 metres The Eastern Fells
Great Mell Fell537 metres The Eastern Fells
Little Mell Fell505 metres The Eastern Fells

Maps

Modern technology has made navigating in the Lake District fells much easier, however, it is imperative that you also carry a map and compass and know how to use them.

The following maps cover the full Book One: The Eastern Fells route.

The following maps only show part of the Book One: The Eastern Fells route. As such you will need to pair each map with another to provide full coverage.

The Eastern Fells

All of the Wainwrights visited by this route appear in The Eastern Fells, the second of seven books that Alfred Wainwright wrote in his bestselling walkers guidebook series, A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.

The cover of A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book One: The Eastern Fells book
A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book One: The Eastern Fells

Frequently Asked Questions

How is estimated duration calculated?

Estimated duration is calculated using Naismith's rule, based on someone moving at a speed of 4 kilometres per hour whilst adding 1 minute for every 10 metres of ascent. Please be aware this calculation assumes you are continually moving and does NOT take into account any breaks.

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