Walking Britain Gray Crag and Pasture Beck from Hartsop village
Introduction to Walk 1959
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Far Eastern Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
Ascent - 2200 feet / 667 metres
Time - 5 hours 0 minutes
Grade - moderate
This short Lake District walk provides excellent views and great walking. The start is the pretty village of Hartsop. The climb onto Gray Crag is steep but once this ascent has been completed the walk is relatively easy and includes Thornthwaite Beacon and a beautiful valley walk alongside Pasture Beck back to the start. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Gray Crag. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
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| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL5 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL5 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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