Walking Britain The Angletarn Pikes and Brock Crags from Hartsop
Introduction to Walk 2060
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Far Eastern Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 2050 feet / 621 metres
Time - 6 hours 0 minutes
Grade - moderate
The Angletarn Pikes are the main objective of this Lake District walk from Hartsop. The route climbs to Boredale Hause before completing a circuit to Hayeswater Reservoir. In addition the summit of Brock Crag is also included in the walk. This route offers a number of excellent panoramas across the surrounding Lakeland fells. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Angletarn Pikes, Brock Crags. 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.
Maps | |||
| 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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Other walks nearby
0.5 miles / 0.8 km away
Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike & Kirkstone Pass
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
0.6 miles / 0.9 km away
Thornthwaite Beacon & High Street from Hartsop
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
0.6 miles / 0.9 km away
Gray Crag and Pasture Beck from Hartsop village
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
0.6 miles / 0.9 km away
Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, High St. & The Knott
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
1.6 miles / 2.6 km away
Birks & Arnison Crag from Patterdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
1.6 miles / 2.6 km away
Helvellyn & Fairfield Horseshoe from Patterdale
Grade - very hard
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km
1.6 miles / 2.6 km away
Place Fell from Patterdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
1.6 miles / 2.6 km away
Circuit of Boredale from Patterdale
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 11.5 miles / 18.7 km
1.6 miles / 2.6 km away
Angle Tarn and Hayeswater from Patterdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.3 miles / 13.5 km
2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Helvellyn via Striding and Swirral Edges
Grade - hard
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
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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