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View of Yewbarrow – Wast Water from Illgill Head Loop from Nether Wasdale

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View of Yewbarrow – Wast Water from Illgill Head Loop from Nether Wasdale

Alex Bateman planned a hike

July 27, 2022

View of Yewbarrow – Wast Water from Illgill Head Loop from Nether Wasdale

Moderate

04:48

13.8km

2.9km/h

600m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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Parking

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353 m

Wast Water

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It is from the western and southern banks of Wast Water that a view, often cited as England's favourite, will enchant anyone who visits. Framed perfectly by the lake below, …

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1.03 km

View of the Wasdale Screes

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There are many tremendous viewpoints for Wast Water and the famous north west-facing aspect of the Illgill Head and Whin Rigg ridge. This is known as the Screes and it …

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2.66 km

View of Wast Water and Yewbarrow

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Yewbarrow is steep but worth the effort. Brilliant views of Wast Water and the surrounding fells. I ascended Yewbarrow via Bell Rib which is a grade 1 scramble. I then …

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4.33 km

Wasdale Campsite & Lake Head Car Park

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A great little camp site that's very central to some amazing walks. The hike to the highest point in England, Scafell Pike, at 3,209 feet (978 m), can be started from here.

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4.63 km

View of Wast Water

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The views at the top of Scafell Pike are worth the sacrifice of climbing this mountain.

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7.94 km

Illgill Head

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Illgill Head is a Wainwright Fell that I've hiked 3 times. Once in beautiful sunshine, once in the dark and most recently in a glorious summer haze. It never disappoints. …

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8.51 km

View of Wast Water from Illgill Head

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The view from the smaller ridge surrounding Wast water can be just as impressive.

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10.3 km

Whin Rigg

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Whin Rigg is a 1,755-foot (537m) fell in the South Western Lake District. It forms part of a stretch of high ground that hugs the south-eastern edge of Wast Water …

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13.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.47 km

3.31 km

2.85 km

2.75 km

360 m

Surfaces

4.65 km

4.48 km

2.85 km

1.66 km

103 m

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View of Yewbarrow – Wast Water from Illgill Head Loop from Nether Wasdale

Wast Water

View of the Wasdale Screes

View of Wast Water and Yewbarrow

Wasdale Campsite & Lake Head Car Park

View of Wast Water

Illgill Head

View of Wast Water from Illgill Head

Whin Rigg

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