Wainwrights (class W): The Wainwrights Lakeland Fells appear in the series of seven guidebooks created by Alfred Wainwright. They are not all hills or summits; some are just prominent points at the end of a ridge or spur from a higher mountain.
Classification: W,B,Sy,Fel
Meters/Feet: 561.2/1841
Feature: large cairn
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v17 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk).
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.
Meters/Feet: 561.2/1841
Feature: large cairn
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v17 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk).
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.
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Brock Crags (Wainwright)
Coordinates
OS Grid
NY 41664 13662
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54.514891, -2.902593
DMS
54°30'53.6"N 2°54'09.3"W
UTM
30U 506305 6040815
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Bicycle Rides
· North West England
Demanding cycling round trip from Eden via Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head (Wainwright), and the Knott
Difficulty
difficult
Distance
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Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
978 m
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Difficulty
difficult
Distance
16.7 km
Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
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A circular walk around the fells immediately east of Patterdale.
from David Garside,
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· North West England
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Difficulty
Distance
278.9 km
Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
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from Geoff Hick,
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