Dale Head

The North Western Fells

height 753 metres  -  NY 22289 15325

Interactive Ordnance Survey map loading
An interactive Ordnance Survey map showing Dale Head

Routes Taking in Dale Head

Distance (kilometres)

Ascent (metres)

Duration (hours)

A list of routes taking in Dale Head (column headers with buttons are sortable)
Dale Head Horseshoe5 Wainwrights15.4 kilometres1,049 metres5 hours 36 minutes
The Newlands Watershed10 Wainwrights23.6 kilometres1,809 metres8 hours 55 minutes
Buttermere10 Wainwrights30.3 kilometres2,170 metres11 hours 11 minutes
Book Six: The North Western Fells29 Wainwrights71.8 kilometres5,043 metres26 hours 22 minutes
A Wainwright Round214 Wainwrights525.1 kilometres35,164 metres189 hours 53 minutes

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells

Dale Head appears in Alfred Wainwright's book A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book Six: The North Western Fells.

The cover of A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book Six: The North Western Fells book
A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book Six: The North Western 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. Dale Head appears on the following Ordnance Survey and Harvey Maps.